Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) (1822 - Present) - Religious Group
Religious Family: Presbyterian/ReformedReligious Tradition: Evangelical Protestant
Description: The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) grew out of the Seceder Movement that broke with the Church of Scotland in the 1740s. It formed in 1782 as the merger between the Associate Presbyterian Church and the Reformed Presbyterian Church. In 1822, the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church split into northern and southern branches. The southern branch continues today as the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod). The church is a member of the International Conference of Reformed Churches.
Official Site: http://arpchurch.org/
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Connections: Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)
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Maps: Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)1
Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2010)
Congregations (2020)
Top 5 Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) States (2010)1 [View all States]
Rank | State | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | South Carolina | 65 | 10,567 | 2.28 |
2 | North Carolina | 79 | 8,460 | 0.89 |
3 | Mississippi | 11 | 776 | 0.26 |
4 | Florida | 21 | 4,290 | 0.23 |
5 | Tennessee | 11 | 1,068 | 0.17 |
Top 5 Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Counties (2010)1 [View all Counties]
Rank | County | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Lexington city, VA | 2 | 251 | 35.64 |
2 | Covington city, VA | 2 | 197 | 33.05 |
3 | Lincoln County, TN | 3 | 475 | 14.24 |
4 | Chester County, SC | 5 | 434 | 13.10 |
5 | York County, SC | 12 | 2,877 | 12.73 |
Top 5 Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Metro Areas (2010)1 [View all Metro Areas]
Rank | Metro | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Sebring-Avon Park, FL Metro Area | 3 | 1,131 | 11.45 |
2 | Newberry, SC Micro Area | 2 | 204 | 5.44 |
3 | Greenwood, SC Micro Area | 6 | 475 | 5.00 |
4 | Laurinburg, NC Micro Area | 0 | 179 | 4.95 |
5 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | 11 | 3,772 | 4.91 |
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod), Members (1925 - 2010)2
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod), Ministers & Churches (1925 - 2010)2
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod), Trends (1925 - 2010)2
YEAR | MEMBERS | MINISTERS | CHURCHES |
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1925 | 19,721 | 123 | 137 |
1929 | 20,141 | 118 | 138 |
1935 | 22,501 | 116 | 138 |
1936 | 21,981 | 141 | |
1937 | 21,585 | 118 | |
1943 | 23,491 | 145 | |
1944 | 23,385 | 142 | |
1947 | 24,651 | 142 | |
1950 | 25,706 | 100 | 146 |
1951 | 26,544 | 100 | 146 |
1952 | 26,330 | 107 | 145 |
1953 | 27,171 | 107 | 146 |
1955 | 27,116 | 102 | 147 |
1956 | 27,467 | 109 | 147 |
1957 | 27,560 | 118 | 148 |
1958 | 27,561 | 115 | 148 |
1960 | 27,397 | 108 | 147 |
1961 | 27,690 | 132 | 144 |
1962 | 27,879 | 127 | 144 |
1963 | 27,114 | 134 | 143 |
1964 | 26,703 | 131 | 144 |
1965 | 27,464 | 120 | 143 |
1966 | 27,758 | 131 | 143 |
1968 | 28,312 | 136 | 144 |
1969 | 28,273 | 134 | 145 |
1970 | 28,427 | 145 | 145 |
1971 | 28,443 | 144 | 147 |
1972 | 28,711 | 154 | 108 |
1973 | 31,347 | 162 | 152 |
1974 | 31,154 | 166 | 153 |
1975 | 31,358 | 170 | 154 |
1976 | 31,854 | 171 | 157 |
1977 | 31,867 | 171 | 158 |
1978 | 32,139 | 170 | 158 |
1979 | 31,964 | 179 | 159 |
1980 | 31,518 | 171 | 156 |
1983 | 35,934 | 202 | 170 |
1984 | 35,467 | 217 | 170 |
1985 | 36,543 | 214 | 172 |
1987 | 37,585 | 224 | 179 |
1988 | 36,949 | 237 | 181 |
1989 | 38,274 | 245 | 182 |
1990 | 37,988 | 247 | 189 |
1991 | 38,552 | 247 | 189 |
1992 | 38,763 | 254 | 196 |
1994 | 38,936 | 270 | 206 |
1995 | 38,996 | 279 | 207 |
1996 | 39,840 | 310 | 215 |
1997 | 40,060 | 325 | 238 |
1998 | 40,113 | 325 | 244 |
2000 | 41,500 | 357 | 255 |
2001 | 40,861 | 366 | 257 |
2002 | 40,905 | 381 | 264 |
2003 | 40,703 | 399 | 268 |
2004 | 41,019 | 401 | 256 |
2007 | 44,988 | 441 | 283 |
2008 | 39,681 | 449 | 296 |
2010 | 39,639 | 462 | 293 |
Sources
1 The 2020 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include data for 372 religious bodies or groups. Of these, the ASARB was able to gather data on congregations and adherents for 217 and on congregations only for 155. [More information on the data sources]
2 All data on clergy, members, and churches are taken from the National Council of Churches’ Historic Archive CD and recent print editions of the Council’s Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The CD archives all 68 editions of the Yearbook (formerly called Yearbook of the Churches and Yearbook of American Churches) from 1916 to 2000. Read more information on the Historic Archive CD and the Yearbook.
Membership figures are "inclusive." According to the Yearbook, this includes "those who are full communicant or confirmed members plus other members baptized, non-confirmed or non-communicant." Each denomination has its own criteria for membership.
When a denomination listed on the Historic Archive CD was difficult to identify, particularly in early editions of the Yearbook, the ARDA staff consulted numerous sources, including Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions and the Handbook of Denominations in the United States. In some cases, ARDA staff consulted the denomination’s website or contacted its offices by phone. When a denomination could not be positively identified, its data were omitted.