•Sources of Data

•Guidelines for Use

1. PC(USA) Congregations and Membership: 1986-1996
2. Distribution of PC(USA) Congregations by Church Membership Size and Synod—1996
3. PC(USA) Membership by State/Territory—1996
4. Membership Gains and Losses of PC(USA) Synods and Presbyteries—1996
5. PC(USA) Congregations with One-Fifth or More Minority Racial/Ethnic Membership by Synod—1996
6. Fifteen Largest Congregations Based on Membership Size—1996
7. Descriptive Statistics of PC(USA) Ministers
8. PC(USA) Ministers by Synod—1996
9. Number and Percent of PC(USA) Ministers by Call: 1992-1996
10. PC(USA) Membership, Total Contributions, and Local Program and Local Mission Information By Synod and Presbytery—1995 and 1996
11. Congregational Receipts—1995 and 1996
12. Congregational Expenditures—1995 and 1996
13. Synod and Presbytery Rankings Based on Per Member Validated Mission Expenditures—1996
14. Race/Ethnicity and Gender of PC(USA) Members, Elders, Deacons and Ministers—1996

1. Church Growth (1986 to 1996) by Region
2. Church Growth (1986 to 1996) by Church Membership Size
3. Average Contributions Per Number in Attendance at Worship by Congregation Size
4. Number of Active PCUSA Ministers by Gender and Year
5. Congregation Size by Region
6. Worship Attendance (as a Percent of Membership) by Region

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