Comparative Statistics 1996
Research Services

Table 9
Number and Percent of PC(USA) Ministers by Call

Pastors/Co-Pastors

Asst/Assoc Pastors

Supply Pastors

Interims

Chaplains

PC(USA) Executives

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1992

Men

Women

7,337

6,664

673

36

37

26

1,490

997

493

7

6

19

572

461

111

3

2

4

525

397

128

3

2

5

664

481

183

3

3

7

689

566

123

3

3

5

1993

Men

Women

7,247

6,535

712

35

37

26

1,492

984

508

7

6

19

586

462

124

3

2

5

528

393

135

3

2

5

678

484

194

3

3

7

640

511

129

3

3

5

1994

Men

Women

7,126

6,384

742

34

36

26

1,416

928

488

7

5

17

576

449

127

3

3

4

565

411

154

3

2

5

670

481

189

3

3

7

623

496

127

3

3

4

1995

Men

Women

7,037

6,211

826

34

35

27

1,369

881

488

7

5

16

621

479

142

3

3

5

561

398

163

3

2

5

660

462

198

3

3

7

608

477

131

3

3

4

1996

Men

Women

6,971

6,114

857

34

35

27

1,376

868

508

7

5

16

622

478

144

3

3

4

563

391

172

3

2

5

644

435

209

3

2

6

585

449

136

3

3

4

Schools

Counselors

Tentmakers

Other Professionals

Retired

Other

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1992

Men

Women

684

607

77

3

3

3

286

235

51

1

1

2

88

72

16

**

**

1

464

402

62

2

2

2

5,577

5,464

113

27

30

4

2,151

1,609

542

10

9

21

20,527

17,955

2,572

100

100

100

1993

Men

Women

677

560

87

3

3

3

285

228

57

1

1

2

84

68

16

1

**

1

461

391

70

2

2

3

5,823

5,692

131

28

32

5

2,084

1,521

563

10

8

21

20,585

17,859

2,726

100

100

100

1994

Men

Women

644

549

95

3

3

3

277

216

61

1

1

2

90

76

14

**

**

**

460

383

77

2

2

3

6,046

5,898

148

29

33

5

2,131

1,500

631

10

8

22

20,624

17,771

2,853

100

100

100

1995

Men

Women

614

512

102

3

3

3

262

198

64

1

1

2

79

70

9

**

**

**

455

371

84

2

2

3

6,212

6,044

168

30

34

6

2,162

1,511

651

10

9

22

20,640

17,614

3,026

100

100

100

1996

Men

Women

582

475

107

3

3

3

307

227

80

2

1

2

80

70

10

**

**

**

393

317

76

2

2

2

6,399

6,209

190

31

35

6

2,261

1,548

713

11

9

22

20,783

17,581

3,202

100

100

100

**less than 0.5%; rounds to zero

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