OGA Member Referral Service

The Office of the General Assembly provides a Member Referral Service for use by congregations when members relocate to other communities. Only 20% of respondents reported that their congregations use this service. Another 24% reported that they have a system of their own for referring members who move away. One-quarter (28%) reported that they had no need for the service, and 28% reported that they were not familiar with the service.

As can be seen in Figure 5, small-membership congregations were more likely to report either that they had no need for such a service or that they were unfamiliar with OGA's service, and large-membership congregations were more likely to report using either OGA's service or their own member referral service.

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