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United Presbyterian Church of North America (1858 - 1958) - Religious Group

Religious Family: Presbyterian/Reformed
Religious Tradition: Unclassified
Description: The United Presbyterian Church of North America was formed in 1858 by a merger of the Associate Presbyterian Church and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.
Official Site: Not available
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Connections: United Presbyterian Church of North America


 
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United Presbyterian Church of North America, Members (1925 - 1957)1


United Presbyterian Church of North America, Ministers & Churches (1925 - 1957)1


United Presbyterian Church of North America, Trends (1925 - 1957)1

YEAR MEMBERS MINISTERS CHURCHES
1925 168,638 964 922
1929 178,131 913 894
1931 168,540
1933 177,265 874
1935 179,338 881 875
1937 180,065 861
1940 187,470 853
1942 190,724 850
1944 193,637 847
1946 198,815
1950 213,810 877 832
1951 219,027 888 830
1952 222,201 914 829
1953 228,718 929 831
1954 237,233 949 827
1955 244,973 967 833
1956 251,344 991 833
1957 257,513 996 839
       

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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