Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church
Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church
1136 Brody Ave.
Charleston, SC 29407
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
32.7932562, -79.9944487
The Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal church was formed after a group of ministers withdrew from the African Methodist Episcopal Church following a dispute over the election of ministerial delegates to the General Conference.
These ministers organized the Reformed Methodist Union church during a four-day meeting beginning on January 22, 1885 at Hills Chapel (now known as Mt. Hermon RMUE church), in Charleston, South Carolina. The Rev. William E. Johnson was elected president of the new church. Following the death of Rev. Johnson in 1896, it was decided that the church would conform to regular American Methodism (the Episcopacy). The first Bishop, Edward Russell Middleton, was elected, and "Episcopal" was added to the name of the church. Bishop Middleton was consecrated on Dec. 5, 1896, by Bishop P. F. Stephens of the Reformed Episcopal Church.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 |
3,800 |
0 |
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| 1976 | 0 |
3,800 |
17 |
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| 1974 | 2,167 |
2,192 |
18 |
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| 1970 | 0 |
5,000 |
20 |
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| 1969 | 5,000 |
5,000 |
60 |
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| 1965 | 16,198 |
21 |
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| 1964 | 16,000 |
21 |
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| 1954 | 11,000 |
33 |
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| 1952 | 16,000 |
39 |
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| 1951 | 11,000 |
40 |
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| 1950 | 120 |
7,035 |
37 |
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| 1946 | 1,025 |
22 |
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| 1942 | 3,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
43 |
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| 1940 | 4,000 |
0 |
4,000 |
65 |
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| 1936 | 1,813 |
91 |
1,904 |
27 |
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| 1929 | 1,904 |
1,904 |
27 |
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| 1925 | 2,272 |
2,272 |
25 |
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| 1923 | 2,272 |
2,272 |
29 |
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| 1919 | 2,126 |
2,126 |
29 |
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| 1916 | 2,196 |
2,196 |
27 |
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| 1915 | 2,500 |
2,500 |
32 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 24 |
33 |
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| 1976 | 17 |
26 |
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| 1974 | 18 |
22 |
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| 1970 | 18 |
21 |
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| 1969 | 0 |
60 |
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| 1965 | 22 |
31 |
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| 1964 | 21 |
26 |
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| 1954 | 33 |
37 |
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| 1952 | 39 |
42 |
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| 1951 | 40 |
45 |
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| 1950 | 30 |
3 |
33 |
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| 1946 | 51 |
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| 1942 | 51 |
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| 1940 | 51 |
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| 1936 | 51 |
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| 1929 | 51 |
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| 1925 | 48 |
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| 1923 | 51 |
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| 1919 | 52 |
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| 1916 | 25 |
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| 1915 | 30 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 18 |
2,140 |
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| 1969 | 60 |
3,025 |
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| 1964 | 21 |
105 |
1,800 |
1,905 |
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| 1954 | 33 |
42 |
642 |
684 |
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| 1952 | 39 |
42 |
642 |
684 |
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| 1951 | 40 |
333 |
214 |
547 |
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| 1950 | 37 |
213 |
272 |
485 |
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| 1923 | 23 |
1,302 |
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| 1919 | 18 |
560 |
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| 1916 | 25 |
117 |
699 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | $2,047 |
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| 1923 | $2,986 |
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| 1919 | $3,420 |
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| 1916 | $3,420 |