| Number of Congregations |
Number of Members |
Median Size of Congregations |
Membership Change 1998-1999 |
Net
Gain or Loss |
Percent Gain or Loss 1998-1999 | ||
| Total Gains |
Total Losses |
||||||
| Alaska-Northwest | 273 | 62,347 | 128 | 4,925 | 4,389 | 536 | 0.87% |
| Alaska
Central Washington Inland Northwest North Puget Sound |
15
44 50 34 |
1,336
8,112 10,303 7,940 |
58
96 95 226 |
95
505 764 706 |
179
693 729 657 |
-84
-188 35 49 |
-5.92%
-2.27% 0.34% 0.62% |
| Olympia
Seattle Yukon |
48
60 22 |
10,962
20,206 3,488 |
126
175 86 |
941
1,673 241 |
707
1,288 136 |
234
385 105 |
2.18%
1.94% 3.10% |
| Boriquen en Puerto Rico | 72 | 8,393 | 91 | 449 | 552 | -103 | -1.21% |
| Noroeste
(Northwest)
San Juan Suroeste (Southwest) |
29
14 29 |
3,908
2,002 2,483 |
107
96 74 |
212
57 180 |
374
60 118 |
-162
-3 62 |
-3.98%
-0.15% 2.56% |
| Covenant | 808 | 212347 | 155 | 11,022 | 15,398 | -4,376 | -2.02% |
| Cincinnati
Detroit Eastminster Lake Huron |
84
89 56 55 |
20,971
39,142 15,109 14,379 |
122
264 222 131 |
986
2,501 666 802 |
1,325
3,983 1,187 1,016 |
-339
-1,482 -521 -214 |
-1.59%
-3.65% -3.33% -1.47% |
| Lake Michigan
Mackinac Maumee Valley Miami |
70
42 82 66 |
21,906
7,333 15,661 17,880 |
218
109 120 188 |
1,204
468 671 808 |
1,038
509 1,028 1,239 |
166
-41 -357 -431 |
0.76%
-0.56% -2.23% -2.35% |
| Muskingum
Valley
Scioto Valley Western Reserve |
97
112 55 |
15,157
28,189 16,620 |
86
123 193 |
613
1,403 900 |
1,376
1,363 1,334 |
-763
40 -434 |
-4.79%
0.14% -2.54% |
| Lakes and Prairies | 957 | 185,896 | 113 | 9,506 | 12,052 | -2,546 | -1.35% |
| Central
Nebraska
Dakota Des Moines East Iowa |
42
23 65 85 |
7,727
1,024 12,155 18,533 |
101
37 113 157 |
337
7 659 997 |
497
84 700 1,408 |
-160
-77 -41 -411 |
-2.03%
-6.99% -0.34% -2.17% |
| Homestead
John Knox Milwaukee Minnesota Valleys |
61
64 51 68 |
11,894
11,771 12,157 12,400 |
95
124 164 135 |
490
607 766 491 |
779
773 754 750 |
-289
-166 12 -259 |
-2.37%
-1.39% 0.10% -2.05% |
| Missouri River
Valley
North Central Iowa Northern Plains Northern Waters |
58
55 75 63 |
13,931
10,696 8,882 8,558 |
160
134 43 73 |
779
482 362 353 |
814
698 617 542 |
-35
-216 -255 -189 |
-0.25%
-1.98% -2.79% -2.16% |
| Prospect Hill
South Dakota Twin Cities Area Winnebago |
59
71 75 42 |
10,412
9,788 27,054 8,914 |
121
87 175 106 |
491
487 1,649 549 |
604
547 1,880 605 |
-113
-60 -231 -56 |
-1.07%
-0.61% -0.85% -0.62% |
| Lincoln Trails | 701 | 161,272 | 123 | 8,786 | 10,524 | -1,738 | -1.07% |
| Blackhawk
Chicago Great Rivers Midwest Hanmi |
88
116 119 17 |
19,337
42,961 23,805 2,830 |
160
186 126 54 |
966
2,871 1,015 355 |
1,466
2,681 1,296 305 |
-500
190 -281 50 |
-2.52%
0.44% -1.17% 1.80% |
| Ohio Valley
Southeastern Illinois Wabash Valley Whitewater Valley |
86
104 100 71 |
10,097
13,998 22,538 25,706 |
88
75 129 208 |
456
617 1,031 1,475 |
613
894 1,431 1,838 |
-157
-277 -400 -363 |
-1.53%
-1.94% -1.74% -1.39% |
| Living Waters | 788 | 126,513 | 74 | 7,135 | 10,080 | -2,945 | -2.27% |
| East
Tennessee
Holston Memphis Mid-Kentucky* |
80
68 72 54 |
15,602
9,510 12,540 11,973 |
87
56 90 136 |
898
481 896 685 |
1,019
413 935 960 |
-121
68 -39 -275 |
-0.77%
0.72% -0.31% -2.25% |
| Middle
Tennessee
Mississippi North Alabama St. Andrew |
94
47 35 78 |
18,297
7,268 6,072 6,909 |
76
62 101 30 |
1,127
432 295 38 |
1,959
640 320 574 |
-832
-208 -25 -194 |
-4.35%
-2.78% -0.41% -2.73% |
| Sheppards &
Lapsley
South Alabama Transylvania Western Kentucky |
95
29 97 39 |
15,225
5,946 12,316 4,855 |
68
162 69 63 |
812
399 551 179 |
1,563
368 972 357 |
-751
31 -421 -178 |
-4.70%
0.52% -3.31% -3.54% |
| Mid-America | 502 | 97,500 | 88 | 5,306 | 8,711 | -3,405 | -3.37% |
| Giddings-Lovejoy
Heartland John Calvin Missouri Union |
100
113 64 78 |
25,970
28,736 9,857 8,578 |
122
93 85 62 |
1,240
1,951 552 360 |
2,483
2,659 595 1,298 |
-1,243
-708 -43 -938 |
-4.57%
-2.40% -0.43% -9.86% |
| Northern
Kansas
Southern Kansas |
76
71 |
11,521
12,838 |
88
97 |
462
741 |
729
947 |
-267
-206 |
-2.27%
-1.58% |
| Mid-Atlantic | 1,481 | 332,261 | 117 | 20,656 | 22,542 | -1,886 | -0.56% |
| Abingdon
Atlantic Korean-American** Baltimore Charlotte Coastal Carolina |
58
16 71 138 190 |
5,069
1,273 20,889 44,088 31,316 |
46
52 206 179 86 |
236
101 1,321 2,722 1,613 |
297
501 2,054 2,296 1,589 |
-61
-400 -733 426 24 |
-1.19%
-31.67% -3.39% 0.98% 0.08% |
| Eastern
Virginia
James** National Capital** New Castle |
65
111 115 55 |
19,345
28,156 36,978 13,608 |
161
117 202 179 |
1,096
1,941 2,776 739 |
1,401
1,934 2,674 887 |
-305
7 102 -148 |
-1.55%
0.02% 0.27% -1.08% |
| New Hope
Peaks Salem Shenandoah |
135
145 153 111 |
33,784
21,872 35,875 18,844 |
98
74 120 131 |
2,808
1,230 1,983 1,008 |
2,559
1,306 2,516 1,185 |
249
-76 -533 -177 |
0.74%
-0.35% -1.46% -0.93% |
| Western North Carolina | 118 | 21,164 | 88 | 1,082 | 1,343 | -261 | -1.22% |
| Northeast | 1,183 | 246,376 | 133 | 14,499 | 17,431 | -2,932 | -1.18% |
| Albany
Boston Cayuga-Syracuse Eastern Korean*** |
74
24 45 20 |
11,678
3,196 7,333 1,593 |
123
88 134 60 |
372
309 375 278 |
638
265 487 276 |
-266
44 -112 2 |
-2.23%
1.40% -1.50% 0.13% |
| Elizabeth
Genesee Valley Geneva Hudson River |
51
74 61 95 |
17,131
18,304 9,430 18,922 |
224
176 113 134 |
955
833 438 1,051 |
1,258
1,470 568 1,245 |
-303
-637 -130 -194 |
-1.74%
-3.36% -1.36% -1.01% |
| Long Island
Monmouth New Brunswick New York City*** |
57
45 42 99 |
13,732
16,034 12,045 18,753 |
201
215 188 96 |
943
913 590 1,210 |
746
1,139 748 1,135 |
197
-226 -158 75 |
1.46%
-1.39% -1.29% 0.40% |
| Newark ***
Newton*** Northern New England Northern New York |
46
63 32 38 |
8,722
16,665 4,012 3,948 |
128
210 92 82 |
524
1,189 329 183 |
633
1,166 270 201 |
-109
23 59 -18 |
-1.24%
0.14% 1.49% -0.45% |
| Palisades
Southern New England Susquehanna Valley Utica |
51
34 58 39 |
9,637
9,485 7,803 5,122 |
126
171 81 94 |
512
1,527 280 158 |
643
1,534 396 284 |
-131
-7 -116 -126 |
-1.34%
-0.07% -1.46% -2.40% |
| West Jersey
Western New York |
66
69 |
15,921
16,910 |
172
186 |
846
684 |
1,073
1,256 |
-227
-572 |
-1.41%
-3.27% |
| Pacific | 467 | 121,648 | 140 | 8,251 | 9,141 | -890 | -0.73% |
| Boise
Cascades Eastern Oregon Kendall |
15
124 16 18 |
3,070
28,373 1,282 2,761 |
120
120 44 84 |
190
2,010 76 139 |
160
2,327 69 117 |
30
-317 7 22 |
0.99%
-1.10% 0.55% 0.80% |
| Nevada
Redwoods Sacramento San Francisco |
22
52 42 75 |
5,953
9,381 15,756 29,002 |
168
108 214 139 |
690
575 1,151 1,821 |
565
673 1,148 2,444 |
125
-98 3 -623 |
2.14%
-1.03% 0.02% -2.10% |
| San Joaquin
San Jose Stockton |
37
43 23 |
8,811
12,576 4,683 |
141
188 145 |
461
919 219 |
434
906 298 |
27
13 -79 |
0.31%
0.10% -1.66% |
| Rocky Mountains | 237 | 56,582 | 118 | 4,080 | 4,527 | -447 | -0.78% |
| Denver
Glacier Plains and Peaks Pueblo |
50
19 44 28 |
14,330
3,881 12,809 9,563 |
207
116 138 132 |
1,162
212 850 556 |
1,337
319 863 637 |
-175
-107 -13 -81 |
-1.21%
-2.68% -0.10% -0.84% |
| Utah
Western Colorado Wyoming Yellowstone |
24
14 31 27 |
4,541
2,640 5,371 3,447 |
104
132 99 95 |
426
233 407 234 |
451
163 490 267 |
-25
70 -83 -33 |
-0.55%
2.72% -1.52% -0.95% |
| South Atlantic | 997 | 299,923 | 147 | 22,709 | 22,096 | 613 | 0.20% |
| Central Florida
Charleston-Atlantic Cherokee Flint River |
78
51 38 57 |
31,750
17,638 11,473 8,018 |
276
212 147 65 |
2,699
1,454 1,065 399 |
2,262
1,020 1,053 448 |
437
434 12 -49 |
1.40%
2.52% 0.10% -0.61% |
| Florida
Foothills Greater Atlanta New Harmony |
44
67 109 79 |
9,509
22,996 49,710 14,182 |
108
116 237 71 |
579
1,702 3,787 868 |
657
1,542 4,170 994 |
-78
160 -383 -126 |
-0.81%
0.70% -0.76% -0.88% |
| Northeast
Georgia
Peace River Providence St. Augustine |
61
38 60 64 |
9,570
22,832 8,908 20,298 |
78
444 74 196 |
656
1,939 579 1,662 |
687
1,825 351 1,478 |
-31
114 228 184 |
-0.32%
0.50% 2.63% 0.91% |
| Savannah
Tampa Bay Trinity Tropical Florida |
41
79 69 62 |
7,150
28,070 19,592 18,227 |
89
219 95 158 |
423
2,272 1,255 1,370 |
385
2,527 1,283 1,414 |
38
-255 -28 -44 |
0.53%
-0.90% -0.14% -0.24% |
| Southern California and Hawaii | 315 | 102,907 | 165 | 8,199 | 8,164 | 35 | 0.03% |
| Hanmi
Los Ranchos Pacific Riverside |
37
53 54 33 |
5,501
23,534 15,438 7,912 |
58
288 138 114 |
689
1,658 1,208 686 |
298
1,659 1,249 931 |
391
-1 -41 -245 |
7.65%
-0.00% -0.26% -3.00% |
| San Diego
San Fernando San Gabriel Santa Barbara |
33
31 44 30 |
19,685
9,831 10,715 10,291 |
338
179 133 288 |
1,628
727 745 858 |
1,583
721 851 872 |
45
6 -106 -14 |
0.23%
0.06% -0.98% -0.14% |
| Southwest | 164 | 37,435 | 118 | 3,043 | 3,544 | -501 | -1.32% |
| De Cristo
Grand Canyon Santa Fe Sierra Blanca |
29
70 43 22 |
9,230
17,840 7,438 2,927 |
163
130 88 94 |
700
1,472 648 223 |
667
1,991 626 260 |
33
-519 22 -37 |
0.36%
-2.83% 0.30% -1.25% |
| Sun | 936 | 209,107 | 104 | 13,185 | 16,373 | -3,188 | -1.50% |
| Arkansas
Cimarron Eastern Oklahoma Grace |
96
15 76 184 |
17,904
3,170 13,783 49,869 |
98
139 54 138 |
1,070
109 693 3,848 |
1,331
499 743 4,642 |
-261
-390 -50 -794 |
-1.44%
-10.96% -0.36% -1.57% |
| Indian Nations
Mission New Covenant Palo Duro |
58
160 111 58 |
11,617
32,217 41,002 10,846 |
84
98 164 94 |
561
2,477 2,311 585 |
802
2,528 2,322 1,457 |
-241
-51 -11 -872 |
-2.03%
-0.16% -0.03% -7.44% |
| Pines
South Louisana Tres Rios |
71
71 36 |
7,521
12,546 8,632 |
51
86 102 |
198
684 649 |
450
922 677 |
-252
-238 -28 |
-3.24%
-1.86% -0.32% |
| Trinity | 1,335 | 299,694 | 130 | 14,515 | 18,215 | -3,700 | -1.22% |
| Beaver-Butler
Carlisle Donegal Huntingdon |
87
53 63 54 |
17,643
16,987 24,065 8,426 |
147
193 253 86 |
981
954 1,477 344 |
1,112
975 1,199 370 |
-131
-21 278 -26 |
-0.74%
-0.12% 1.17% -0.31% |
| Kiskiminetas
Lackawanna Lake Erie Lehigh |
91
64 61 35 |
14,089
9,898 13,218 12,615 |
95
104 122 206 |
518
312 553 572 |
714
611 696 742 |
-196
-299 -143 -170 |
-1.37%
-2.93% -1.07% -1.33% |
| Northumberland
Philadelphia Pittsburgh Redstone |
44
152 165 88 |
6,361
46,160 52,080 18,682 |
102
160 190 136 |
235
2,395 2,528 825 |
461
2,701 3,352 1,421 |
-226
-306 -824 -596 |
-3.43%
-0.66% -1.56% -3.09% |
| Shenango
Upper Ohio Valley Washington West Virginia |
70
93 66 149 |
17,372
11,683 13,134 17,281 |
188
85 144 50 |
754
500 732 835 |
864
671 838 1,488 |
-110
-171 -106 -653 |
-0.63%
-1.44% -0.80% -3.64% |
| Total | 11,216 | 2,560,201 | 122 | 156,266 | 183,739 | -27,473 | -1.06% |
* = In 1999, Louisville Presbytery changed its name to Mid-Kentucky
Presbytery.
** = In 1999, 410 members transferred into Atlantic Korean-American
(47 from the James, 363 from National Capital).
*** = In 1999, one church transferred 87 members from New York
City to Eastern Korean. Newton transferred 30 members to Newark.
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