Table 7

Descriptive Statistics of PC(USA) Ministers -- 1999

 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Ministers (note 1)

Active Ministers

Ordained Women (note 1)

Candidates (notes 2, 3)

Women Candidates (note 3)

Racial Ethnic Candidates (note 3)

Ordinations

Received from other Denominations

Dismissed to other Denominations

Ministers Deceased

Ministers Removed from Office

Installations (Pastors, Assoc. Pastors) (note 4)

Pastoral Dissolutions (note 4)

20,988

14,053

3,693

1,340

674

244

337

66

27

297

57

836

837

20,940

14,171

3,545

1,255

649

224

379

92

28

288

82

774

703

20,858

14,271

3,379

1,265

627

220

378

57

27

265

78

771

742

20,783

14,384

3,202

1,288

639

215

408

85

31

256

76

409

403

20,640

14,428

3,026

1,311

654

230

355

43

20

287

89

945

1,010

20,624

14,578

2,853

1,230

625

174

343

65

31

279

79

960

982

20,585

14,762

2,726

1,241

591

182

354

86

24

277

93

915

940

20,527

14,950

2,572

1,205

579

171

375

72

30

263

88

993

987

20,450

15,138

2,419

1,229

591

128

382

89

34

266

80

1,023

1,020

Note 1. Includes retired ministers.

Note 2. Data are for "candidates under care" only, and do not include "inquirers."

Note 3. Data supplied by the Office of Resourcing Committees on Preparation for Ministry.

Note 4. Data supplied by the Office of the General Assembly.



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