Church Capital Campaigns

Two in ten respondents (22%) reported that their congregations are planning a major capital campaign within the next two years. One-third of congregations with more than 600 members (35%), 30% of congregations with between 250 and 600 members, and only 17% of congregations with less than 250 members plan such a campaign in the next two years.

Go to: Congregational Statistics for Year Ending 1996

• Background and Response Rate for 1996
  
• Location of Congregations -- urban, suburban, rural
  
• Planned Giving and Wills Emphasis Programs
  
• Peacemaking Efforts in 1996
  
• Congregational Involvement in Global Service and Witness -- sponsoring refugee resettlement, mission projects conducted by congregational workgroups in the U.S. and outside of the U.S., awareness of the Commitment to Share the Good News
  
• Planning for Church Capital Campaigns
  
• Use of the Office of the General Assembly's Member Referral Service
  
• Use of The Presbyterian Hymnal and Pew Bibles
  

For information about Congregational Statistics, email Ida Smith-Williams