Table 15

Congregations, How They Are Served, Giving Information, and Worship Attendance
by Church Membership Size -- 1999

 Size Number of Congregations Cong. with Installed Pastors Cong. Without Pastors Total Number of Pastors Cong. with More Than One Pastor Cong. with Female Head or
Co-Pastor
Median Size of Session Percent Unicameral Average Worship Attendance as a % of Membership Average Contributions Per Person
in Worship
1-50 2,497 605 1,892 617 12 98 5 77.5% 75.5% $924.08
51-100 2,326 1,232 1,094 1,264 31 248 7 74.6% 65.0% $1,110.50
101-150 1,592 1,210 382 1,254 43 210 9 72.2% 60.5% $1,195.04
151-200 1,063 903 160 940 36 133 10 69.8% 57.0% $1,259.72
201-300 1,322 1,184 138 1,263 75 107 12 70.1% 53.8% $1,320.57
301-500 1,221 1,121 100 1,382 244 78 15 68.7% 50.5% $1,455.26
501-800 668 639 29 1,006 333 30 18 69.9% 48.5% $1,585.66
801-1,200 277 275 2 521 197 6 21 64.3% 44.8% $1,790.18
1,201-1,600 109 108 1 269 92 4 24 66.0% 45.8% $1,926.05
1,601 or more 120 120 0 446 115 2 28 58.8% 40.4% $2,261.99
Total 11,195 7,397 3,798 8,962 1,178 916 9 72.3% 51.3% $1,501.72



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