Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
4210 Bridgetown Rd.
Box 11326
Cincinnati, OH 45211
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
39.1584449, -84.6193533
The fellowship, whose churches were always strictly congregational in polity, has its origin in the American movement to "restore the New Testament church in doctrine, ordinances and life" initiated by Thomas and Alexander Campbell, Walter Scott and Barton W. Stone in the early 19th century.
Membership
Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
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1988 | 1,071,616 |
1,071,616 |
5,579 |
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1987 | 1,071,995 |
1,071,995 |
5,614 |
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1986 | 1,063,469 |
1,063,469 |
5,566 |
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1985 | 1,051,469 |
1,051,469 |
5,487 |
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1983 | 0 |
1,043,642 |
5,502 |
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1981 | 0 |
1,063,254 |
5,605 |
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1979 | 1,054,266 |
1,054,266 |
5,535 |
|||||
1978 | 1,044,842 |
1,044,842 |
5,468 |
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1976 | 1,040,856 |
1,040,856 |
5,436 |
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1975 | 1,049,816 |
1,049,816 |
5,482 |
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1974 | 1,034,047 |
1,034,047 |
5,436 |
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1973 | 1,036,460 |
1,036,460 |
5,479 |
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1972 | 1,036,288 |
1,036,288 |
5,901 |
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1970 | 0 |
1,020,751 |
4,688 |
Clergy
Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | 5,525 |
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1987 | 0 |
7,041 |
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1986 | 0 |
5,476 |
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1985 | 0 |
6,238 |
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1981 | 6,121 |
8,074 |
||||
1979 | 5,989 |
7,689 |
||||
1978 | 5,129 |
7,279 |
||||
1976 | 5,055 |
0 |
||||
1975 | 5,098 |
6,525 |
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1974 | 5,089 |
6,272 |
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1973 | 4,665 |
6,934 |
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1972 | 5,235 |
7,314 |
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1970 | 0 |
5,987 |
Education
Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | 5,479 |
0 |
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1972 | 6,012 |
1,243,445 |
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1970 | 4,688 |
1,071,788 |
Finance
Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
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There is no data yet |