Denominational Profile

History

Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod	merged intoPresbyterian Church in America (1974)
Presbyterian Church in the United States	split into

The Presbyterian Church in America was founded in 1974 by conservative members of the Presbyterian Church in the United States who rejected that church's merger with the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1973	196	260	41,232
1975	397	394	67,345
1976	457	405	68,993
1977	531	428	73,899
1978	584	440	82,095
1979	668	460	86,885
1980	728	487	90,991
1981	1,264	698	136,582
1982	1,415	797	149,548
1983	1,451	825	155,988
1984	1,562	843	168,239
1985	1,639	878	177,917
1986	1,702	913	188,083
1987	1,722	924	190,960
1988	1,905	1,067	208,394
1989	1,949	1,100	217,374
1990	2,073	1,167	223,935
1991	-	-	233,770
1992	2,217	1,212	239,500
1994	2,397	1,263	257,556
1995	2,476	1,299	267,764
1997	2,665	1,340	279,549
1999	2,873	1,206	299,055
2000	2,980	1,458	306,156
2001	3,082	1,498	306,784
2002	3,181	1,499	310,750
2003	3,287	1,534	325,791
2006	3,430	1,621	334,151
2007	3,508	1,645	340,736
2008	3,562	1,672	335,850
2009	3,645	1,719	341,210

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]