Comparative Statistics 1998
Research Services
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Table 8
PCUSA Ministers by Call and Synod -- 1998

Pastors/
Co-Pastors
Asst/Assoc
Pastors
Supply
Pastors

Interims

Chaplains
PC(USA)
Executives

Schools

Counselors

Tent-makers
Other
Professionals

Retired

Other

Total
Active
Total
% of
Active
Total

%
Women
 Alaska-
Northwest
 
192 67 11 20 19 14 12 5 6 19 208 74 647 439 3.1 17.8
 Boriquen en
Puerto Rico
 
27 0 21 0 6 4 5 0 0 3 20 17 103 83 0.6 11.7
 Covenant  524 98 40 53 35 31 24 9 4 25 472 144 1,459 987 7.0 18.0
 Lakes & Prairies  495 65 38 40 35 37 34 8 7 17 435 135 1,346 911 6.4 20.4
 Lincoln Trails  432 105 34 44 42 39 51 16 1 37 357 127 1,285 928 6.6 19.6
 Living Waters  379 68 35 23 36 44 52 10 7 20 406 153 1,233 827 5.8 12.6
 Mid-America  239 52 36 23 22 20 15 4 0 10 242 88 751 509 3.6 19.0
 Mid-Atlantic  835 184 64 53 73 59 77 38 13 55 898 279 2,628 1,730 12.2 15.3
 Northeast  789 93 102 96 79 48 75 36 3 59 688 307 2,375 1,687 11.9 22.7
 Pacific  382 108 25 37 50 26 32 14 3 25 427 251 1,380 953 6.7 17.9
 Rocky
Mountains
 
152 27 15 20 21 13 14 2 1 10 190 77 542 352 2.5 18.5
 South Atlantic  644 180 58 35 63 55 57 43 4 45 693 205 2,082 1,389 9.8 14.0
 So. Calif.
& Hawaii
 
303 106 13 20 30 23 38 6 1 18 370 136 1,064 694 4.9 13.2
 Southwest  97 21 6 19 13 13 4 0 0 5 239 55 472 233 1.6 14.2
 Sun  538 119 40 28 62 35 33 19 8 19 521 130 1,552 1,031 7.3 14.9
 Trinity  748 113 83 76 53 40 47 12 5 29 603 212 2,021 1,418 10.0 15.5
Total 6,776 1,406 621 587 639 501 570 222 63 396 6,769 2,390 20,940 14,171 100.0 16.9


Go to: Comparative Statistics 1998 Table 9
Number and Percent of PCUSA Ministers by Call and Gender -- 1993-1998

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