1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

Number of Congregations

11,328

11,361

11,399

11,416

11,456

11,468

11,501

11,537

11,573

11,593

11,598

Reported Membership

2,631,466

2,665,276

2,698,262

2,742,192

2,780,406

2,814,821¹

2,856,713

2,895,706

2,938,830

2,976,937

3,016,488

Mean Number of Members Per Congregation

232

235

237

240

243

245

248

251

254

257

260

Median Number of Members Per Congregation

126

128

130

132

134

135

137

139

141

143

145

Net Change in Membership

-33,810

-32,986

-43,930

-38,214

-34,415

-41,892

-38,993

-43,124

-38,107

-39,551

-40,738

Percent Change in Membership

-1.3

-1.2

-1.6

-1.4

-1.3

-1.5

-1.4

-1.5

-1.3

-1.3

-1.3

Churches Organized

43

28

41

21

35

41

32

33

51

53

52

Churches Merged

26

30

26

12

29

35

29

23

28

12

19

Churches Resulting from Mergers

13

16

14

6

14

18

14

12

14

6

9

Churches Dissolved

50

51

43

49

32

41

40

47

49

44

53

Churches Dismissed

0

1

3

6

0

16

13

11

5

8

12

New Church Developments²

17

23

25

28

45

B

B

B

B

B

B