Minority Congregations

TABLE 5

PC(USA) Congregations with One-fifth or More Minority Racial/Ethnic Membership by Synod -- 1995

Asian
African American
Hispanic
Native American
Other
Total
Total Number
of Churches
in Synod

Synod
20%-
49%
50%-
89%
90%+
20%-
49%
50%-
89%
90%+
20%-
49%
50%-
89%
90%+
20%-
49%
50%-
89%
90%+
20%-
49%
50%-
89%
90%+

Alaska-Northwest
Boriquen en P.R.
Covenant
Lakes and Prairies
Lincoln Trails
Living Waters
Mid-America
Mid-Atlantic
Northeast
Pacific
Rocky Mountains
South Atlantic
SoCal. & Hawaii
Southwest
Sun
Trinity
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
4
0
1
5
0
1
1
4
0
1
0
1
0
1
4
2
5
1
3
4
0
1
1
11
0
6
2
24
3
3
16
23
26
3
16
57
2
10
2
1
0
7
1
4
0
2
11
24
0
1
3
1
0
2
9
1
0
5
1
2
0
2
2
13
2
0
5
2
0
2
4
0
0
15
1
10
36
5
103
37
1
2
87
6
1
16
20
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
6
1
3
2
6
6
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
7
1
1
0
71
0
0
2
0
0
0
14
2
1
6
7
5
23
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
9
0
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
7
11
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
72
34
31
44
39
13
138
130
46
12
125
89
31
77
39
272
71
825
970
718
822
519
1,481
1,190
463
236
992
316
165
970
1,351

Churchwide Totals 20 28 204 66 41 340 35 12 131 9 13 53 6 0 0 958 11,361

Note: Data are based on reports from 92.1% of congregations. There is some evidence to suggest that there are disproportionately more racial-ethnic congregations among non-reporting congregations.

	Asian			African American			Hispanic			Native American			Other			Total	Total Number of Churches in Synod
Synod	20%- 49%	50%- 89%	90%+	20%- 49%	50%- 89%	90%+	20%- 49%	50%- 89%	90%+	20%- 49%	50%- 89%	90%+	20%- 49%	50%- 89%	90%+
Alaska-Northwest Boriquen en P.R. Covenant Lakes and Prairies Lincoln Trails Living Waters Mid-America Mid-Atlantic Northeast Pacific Rocky Mountains South Atlantic SoCal. & Hawaii Southwest Sun Trinity	2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 5 0 1 1	4 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 2 5 1 3 4 0 1 1	11 0 6 2 24 3 3 16 23 26 3 16 57 2 10 2	1 0 7 1 4 0 2 11 24 0 1 3 1 0 2 9	1 0 5 1 2 0 2 2 13 2 0 5 2 0 2 4	0 0 15 1 10 36 5 103 37 1 2 87 6 1 16 20	1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1 3 2 6 6 6 1	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 1 1	0 71 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 2 1 6 7 5 23 0	4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0	5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0	9 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 11 0	0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	38 72 34 31 44 39 13 138 130 46 12 125 89 31 77 39	272 71 825 970 718 822 519 1,481 1,190 463 236 992 316 165 970 1,351
Churchwide Totals	20	28	204	66	41	340	35	12	131	9	13	53	6	0	0	958	11,361
Note: Data are based on reports from 92.1% of congregations. There is some evidence to suggest that there are disproportionately more racial-ethnic congregations among non-reporting congregations.