Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
4466 Elvis Presley Blvd
Memphis, TN 38116
United States
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The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME) is a historically African-American denomination that was established in Jackson, Tennessee in 1870 when a group of former slaves, representing eight annual conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church South organized the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America. In 1954 at its General Conference in Memphis, Tennessee it was overwhelmingly voted to change the term "Colored" to "Christian". On January 3, 1956 the official name became Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Its boundaries reach from the continental United States, Alaska, Haiti, Jamaica, and the West African countries of Nigeria, Ghana, and Liberia. One of its most significant witnessing arenas has been the education of African Americans. Today the CME Church supports Paine College, August, GA; Lane College, Jackson, TN; Miles College, Birmingham, AL; Texas College, Tyler, TX; and the Phillips School of Theology in Atlanta, GA.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 850,000 |
850,000 |
3,500 |
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| 2003 | 850,000 |
850,000 |
3,300 |
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| 2002 | 850,000 |
850,000 |
3,300 |
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| 2001 | 850,000 |
850,000 |
3,250 |
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| 1999 | 784,114 |
784,114 |
3,069 |
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| 1983 | 718,922 |
718,922 |
2,340 |
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| 1981 | 0 |
786,707 |
2,883 |
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| 1965 | 0 |
466,718 |
2,598 |
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| 1961 | 444,493 |
2,523 |
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| 1951 | 392,167 |
2,469 |
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| 1946 | 321,000 |
381,000 |
4,300 |
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| 1944 | 321,000 |
61,000 |
381,000 |
4,400 |
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| 1942 | 320,000 |
60,000 |
380,000 |
4,200 |
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| 1940 | 315,000 |
50,000 |
365,000 |
4,000 |
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| 1938 | 299,240 |
34,360 |
333,600 |
4,258 |
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| 1936 | 335,873 |
38,567 |
374,440 |
4,248 |
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| 1933 | 367,823 |
37,886 |
405,709 |
4,132 |
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| 1929 | 347,911 |
347,911 |
3,666 |
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| 1925 | 342,001 |
342,001 |
3,572 |
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| 1922 | 366,315 |
366,315 |
3,824 |
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| 1921 | 366,315 |
366,315 |
3,516 |
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| 1916 | 245,749 |
245,749 |
2,621 |
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| 1915 | 240,798 |
240,798 |
3,190 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,106 |
400 | 42 |
3,548 |
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| 2003 | 3,001 |
3,407 |
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| 2002 | 3,001 |
381 | 25 |
3,407 |
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| 2001 | 2,980 |
375 | 20 |
3,375 |
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| 1999 | 2,058 |
312 | 8 |
2,378 |
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| 1981 | 2,483 |
2,877 |
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| 1965 | 2,214 |
2,259 |
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| 1961 | 1,792 |
1,914 |
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| 1951 | 1,820 |
1,631 |
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| 1946 | ||||||
| 1944 | 3,400 |
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| 1942 | 3,400 |
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| 1940 | 3,400 |
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| 1938 | 3,400 |
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| 1936 | 3,400 |
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| 1933 | 2,081 |
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| 1929 | 2,081 |
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| 1925 | 2,659 |
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| 1922 | 3,039 |
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| 1921 | 2,643 |
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| 1916 | 3,402 |
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| 1915 | 3,072 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,500 |
4,073 |
65,295 |
69,368 |
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| 2003 | 2,485 |
68,155 |
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| 2002 | 2,485 |
4,035 |
64,120 |
68,155 |
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| 2001 | 2,475 |
4,035 |
64,000 |
68,035 |
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| 1999 | 2,103 |
59,401 |
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| 1961 | 2,025 |
19,879 |
95,545 |
115,424 |
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| 1951 | 2,025 |
19,879 |
95,545 |
115,424 |
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| 1946 | 1,932 |
8,614 |
116,768 |
125,382 |
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| 1944 | 2,351 |
103,523 |
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| 1942 | 2,351 |
103,523 |
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| 1940 | 2,351 |
103,523 |
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| 1938 | 2,351 |
103,523 |
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| 1933 | 2,351 |
103,523 |
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| 1925 | 2,543 |
193,000 |
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| 1922 | 2,543 |
193,000 |
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| 1921 | 2,543 |
186,770 |
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| 1916 | 2,543 |
186,770 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | $1,736,192 |
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| 1921 | $1,736,692 |
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| 1916 | $1,736,692 |