Comparative Statistics

PCUSA Congregations and Membership

                                                                       
                                          1994       1993       1984

Number of Congregations . . . . . . .    11,399     11,416     11,639
Reported Membership . . . . . . . . . 2,698,262  2,742,192  3,100,951
Mean Number of Members per  
   Congregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237        240        266
Median Number of Members per 
   Congregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130        132        151
Net Change in Membership
   (Current to previous year) . . . . . -43,930    -38,214    -30,277
Percent Change in Membership  . . . . . . .  -1.6      -1.4       -1.0

Churches Organized  . . . . . . . . . . . .  41         21          41
Churches Merged . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26         12          21
Churches Resulting from Mergers . . . . . .  14          6          11
Churches Dissolved  . . . . . . . . . . . .  43         49          53
Churches Dismissed  . . . . . . . . . . . .   3          6           1
New Church Developments  . . . . . . . . . .  25         28          --

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