Comparative Statistics 1997
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Table 8
PC(USA) Ministers by Call and Synod -- 1997

Pastors/
Co-Pastors		 Asst/Assoc Pastors Supply Pastors Interims Chaplains PC(USA) Executives Schools Counselors Tent-
makers		 Other Professionals Retired Other Total % of Total % Women
Alaska-Northwest 196 66 16 16 19 13 9 5 5 13 199 73 630 3.0 15.4
Boriquen en Puerto Rico 27 0 19 0 6 6 4 1 0 6 21 8 98 0.5 13.2
Covenant 550 97 40 44 35 29 24 14 5 31 457 140 1,466 7.0 17.0
Lakes & Prairies 517 60 42 31 40 44 39 9 6 16 424 128 1,356 6.5 19.2
Lincoln Trails 449 105 33 34 35 44 54 15 1 38 337 130 1,275 6.1 18.3
Living Waters 384 66 34 20 35 51 53 11 8 16 386 152 1,216 5.8 12.0
Mid-America 247 53 41 24 18 27 14 4 0 7 233 91 759 3.6 18.5
Mid-Atlantic 852 166 53 62 78 59 74 33 18 61 865 292 2,613 12.5 14.8
Northeast 800 99 99 89 85 67 66 44 5 60 667 292 2,373 11.3 22.1
Pacific 372 117 21 41 48 40 31 21 2 28 436 228 1,385 6.7 17.2
Rocky Mountains 144 31 18 16 22 14 13 1 3 11 181 74 528 2.5 18.8
South Atlantic 630 181 59 33 61 53 59 40 5 49 667 219 2,056 10.0 12.8
SoCal & Hawaii 290 101 15 22 26 23 37 8 5 17 363 135 1,042 5.0 12.6
Southwest 108 20 7 8 12 14 6 1 0 6 230 52 464 2.2 14.7
Sun 540 106 32 30 59 46 35 22 8 16 528 139 1,561 7.5 14.2
Trinity 755 110 80 67 61 53 49 15 7 42 593 204 2,036 9.8 14.9
Total 6,861 1,378 609 537 640 583 567 244 78 417 6,587 2,357 20,858 100.0 16.2

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Number and Percent of PCUSA Ministers by Call

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