Comparative Statistics 1996
Research Services

Table 8
PC(USA) Ministers by Synod

 

Pastors/
Co-Pastors

Asst/Assoc Pastors

Supply Pastors

Interims

Chaplains

PC(USA) Executives

Schools

Counselors

Tentmakers

Other Professionals

Retired

Other

Total

% of Total

 

% Women

Alaska-Northwest

192

65

12

21

18

14

7

8

2

13

198

80

630

3.0

13.8

 

Boriquen en Puerto Rico

28

1

20

0

6

7

3

2

0

6

19

5

97

0.5

13.4

 

Covenant

557

88

38

52

37

29

26

13

5

28

444

148

1,465

7.0

16.2

 

Lakes & Prairies

534

66

47

30

39

38

39

11

10

15

402

117

1,348

6.5

18.2

 

Lincoln Trails

449

111

37

38

39

45

62

17

0

36

327

133

1,294

6.2

17.5

 

Living Waters

381

67

29

23

37

49

52

16

8

17

368

160

1,207

5.8

10.7

 

Mid-America

263

49

37

29

20

23

16

4

0

8

231

80

760

3.7

17.6

 

Mid-Atlantic

871

157

66

54

71

57

81

45

20

50

838

273

2,583

12.4

13.8

 

Northeast

801

107

95

98

85

70

63

52

5

58

653

276

2,363

11.4

21.4

 

Pacific

384

122

25

35

46

46

25

21

0

32

423

203

1,362

6.6

16.7

 

Rocky Mountains

142

31

12

22

20

13

10

9

4

7

176

76

522

2.5

17.4

 

South Atlantic

632

176

61

33

67

58

65

46

6

43

640

205

2,032

9.8

12.4

 

Southern California & Hawaii

284

95

16

26

30

22

39

7

6

17

354

144

1,040

5.0

12.2

 

Southwest

111

20

10

7

7

13

6

4

0

7

222

50

457

2.2

13.8

 

Sun

559

107

34

30

62

43

37

31

8

13

522

124

1,570

7.5

13.4

 

Trinity

783

114

83

65

60

58

51

21

6

43

582

187

2,053

9.9

14.3

Total

6,971

1,376

622

563

644

585

582

307

80

393

6,399

2,261

20,783

100.0

15.4


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Number and Percent of PCUSA Ministers by Call -- 1992 to 1996

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