Denominational Profile
Notes
| The Fellowship is a Pentecostal Church founded by Reverend and Mrs. Ivan Q. Spencer in 1932 as the Elim Minister Fellowship. It took its present name in 1972. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1961 |
110 |
75 |
4,000 |
| 1964 |
120 |
75 |
4,000 |
| 1966 |
85 |
75 |
4,000 |
| 1967 |
140 |
64 |
3,000 |
| 1968 |
208 |
60 |
3,500 |
| 1970 |
236 |
60 |
3,500 |
| 1972 |
128 |
70 |
5,000 |
| 1973 |
128 |
70 |
5,000 |
| 1980 |
156 |
28 |
- |
| 1981 |
167 |
30 |
- |
| 1983 |
185 |
36 |
- |
| 1990 |
272 |
177 |
20,000 |
| 1992 |
322 |
66 |
- |
| 1995 |
357 |
170 |
21,038 |
| 1997 |
814 |
90 |
- |
| 1998 |
790 |
98 |
- |
| 1999 |
845 |
98 |
- |
| 2000 |
850 |
98 |
- |
| 2002 |
850 |
100 |
- |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
