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United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (1958 - 1983) - Religious Group

Religious Family: Presbyterian/Reformed
Religious Tradition: Unclassified
Description: The United Presbyterian Church of North America and Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. merged in 1958 to form the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Official Site: Not available
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Connections: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.


 
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United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Members (1958 - 1982)1


United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Ministers & Churches (1958 - 1982)1


United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Trends (1958 - 1982)1

YEAR MEMBERS MINISTERS CHURCHES
1958 3,094,286 11,526 9,212
1959 3,145,733 11,769 9,145
1960 3,259,011 11,943 9,383
1961 3,242,479 11,993 9,162
1962 3,265,234 12,304 9,092
1963 3,279,240 12,452 9,056
1964 3,292,204 12,519 9,016
1965 3,304,321 12,743 9,026
1966 3,298,583 12,850 8,968
1967 3,268,761 12,932 8,877
1968 3,222,663 12,939 8,716
1969 3,165,490 12,955 8,615
1970 3,087,213 13,151 8,610
1971 3,013,808 13,451 8,760
1972 2,908,958 13,624 8,732
1973 2,808,942 13,687 8,688
1974 2,723,565 13,736 8,675
1975 2,657,699 13,771 8,630
1976 2,607,321 13,772 8,618
1977 2,561,234 13,825 8,598
1978 2,520,367 13,871 8,567
1979 2,477,364 14,092 8,633
1980 2,423,601 14,222 8,770
1981 2,379,249 14,727 8,868
1982 2,342,441 15,093 8,909
       

Sources

1 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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