Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Charis Fellowship
Charis Fellowship
Fellowship Coord., Rev. Thomas Avey
P.O. Box 386
Winona Lake, IN 46590
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
41.2199971, -85.8127822
A division occurred in the Church of the Brethren in 1882 on the question of the legislative authority of the annual meeting. It resulted in the establishment of the Brethren Church under a legal charter requiring congregational government. This body divided in 1939 with the Grace Brethren establishing headquarters at Winona Lake, Ind., and the Brethren Church at Ashland, Ohio.
Membership
Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | 30,371 |
30,371 |
260 |
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1996 | 34,500 |
34,500 |
270 |
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1995 | 32,011 |
39,511 |
273 |
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1994 | 32,229 |
32,229 |
273 |
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1993 | 34,702 |
34,702 |
286 |
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1992 | 36,220 |
36,220 |
308 |
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1991 | 39,237 |
39,237 |
322 |
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1989 | 0 |
39,481 |
319 |
|||||
1985 | 0 |
41,767 |
312 |
|||||
1984 | 42,118 |
42,118 |
301 |
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1981 | 0 |
42,023 |
284 |
|||||
1979 | 0 |
40,680 |
279 |
|||||
1978 | 0 |
39,605 |
262 |
|||||
1975 | 0 |
37,727 |
249 |
Clergy
Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | 564 |
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1996 | 0 |
562 |
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1995 | 0 |
630 |
||||
1994 | 0 |
700 |
||||
1993 | 0 |
500 |
||||
1992 | 0 |
600 |
||||
1991 | 0 |
600 |
||||
1989 | 0 |
653 |
||||
1985 | 424 |
519 |
||||
1984 | 507 |
624 |
||||
1981 | 285 |
475 |
||||
1979 | 0 |
571 |
||||
1978 | 357 |
529 |
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1975 | 278 |
497 |
Education
Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | 245 |
0 |
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1995 | 247 |
23,456 |
||||
1994 | 0 |
23,456 |
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1993 | 275 |
0 |
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1991 | 300 |
0 |
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1984 | 301 |
32,749 |
Finance
Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | $5,143,430 |
$31,460,293 |
$26,316,863 |