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Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) (1822 - Present) - Religious Group

Religious Family: Presbyterian/Reformed
Religious 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/
Interactive Timeline: Presbyterian/Reformed Family Interactive Timeline

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
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
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
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
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.

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