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Free Methodist Church of North America
Denominational Profile
History
Methodist Episcopal Church |
split into Free Methodist Church of North America (1860) |
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| The Free Methodist Church of North America was founded in 1860 as the result of a split in the Genesee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1925 |
1,324 |
1,189 |
37,561 |
| 1929 |
1,399 |
1,279 |
39,997 |
| 1935 |
1,160 |
1,213 |
46,078 |
| 1937 |
- |
1,259 |
48,776 |
| 1940 |
- |
1,275 |
45,890 |
| 1942 |
- |
1,295 |
45,940 |
| 1944 |
- |
1,172 |
46,783 |
| 1947 |
- |
1,169 |
45,379 |
| 1950 |
1,870 |
1,201 |
50,033 |
| 1951 |
1,939 |
1,211 |
48,574 |
| 1952 |
- |
1,212 |
48,954 |
| 1953 |
1,991 |
1,268 |
51,952 |
| 1954 |
2,057 |
1,211 |
50,660 |
| 1955 |
1,986 |
1,215 |
51,437 |
| 1956 |
1,599 |
1,225 |
54,014 |
| 1957 |
1,619 |
1,222 |
54,673 |
| 1958 |
1,605 |
1,212 |
54,942 |
| 1959 |
1,533 |
1,203 |
55,568 |
| 1960 |
1,553 |
1,193 |
55,338 |
| 1961 |
1,584 |
1,156 |
55,520 |
| 1962 |
1,639 |
1,182 |
55,655 |
| 1963 |
1,538 |
1,158 |
56,826 |
| 1964 |
1,566 |
1,159 |
58,164 |
| 1965 |
1,550 |
1,162 |
59,415 |
| 1966 |
1,517 |
1,147 |
60,175 |
| 1967 |
1,738 |
1,124 |
62,090 |
| 1968 |
1,752 |
1,126 |
63,611 |
| 1969 |
1,771 |
1,106 |
64,394 |
| 1971 |
1,749 |
1,264 |
65,040 |
| 1972 |
1,744 |
1,091 |
65,167 |
| 1973 |
1,744 |
1,059 |
65,179 |
| 1974 |
1,760 |
1,046 |
65,210 |
| 1975 |
1,580 |
1,058 |
67,043 |
| 1976 |
1,591 |
1,059 |
68,180 |
| 1977 |
1,593 |
1,036 |
69,134 |
| 1978 |
1,805 |
1,148 |
73,294 |
| 1979 |
1,637 |
1,013 |
67,394 |
| 1981 |
1,703 |
1,010 |
69,949 |
| 1982 |
1,733 |
1,012 |
70,657 |
| 1984 |
1,755 |
1,051 |
72,072 |
| 1985 |
1,773 |
1,048 |
72,223 |
| 1986 |
1,765 |
1,048 |
71,682 |
| 1987 |
1,786 |
1,072 |
73,225 |
| 1988 |
1,802 |
1,071 |
73,647 |
| 1989 |
1,790 |
1,066 |
75,869 |
| 1990 |
1,805 |
1,096 |
74,313 |
| 1991 |
1,863 |
1,063 |
73,572 |
| 1992 |
1,854 |
1,055 |
74,168 |
| 1993 |
1,859 |
1,050 |
74,585 |
| 1995 |
1,902 |
1,068 |
74,707 |
| 1996 |
1,902 |
1,050 |
74,855 |
| 1997 |
1,956 |
1,029 |
72,834 |
| 1998 |
1,898 |
990 |
73,236 |
| 1999 |
1,869 |
971 |
70,556 |
| 2000 |
1,871 |
971 |
- |
| 2001 |
1,883 |
978 |
69,342 |
| 2003 |
1,888 |
1,008 |
71,459 |
| 2004 |
1,913 |
1,008 |
73,539 |
| 2005 |
1,913 |
1,032 |
75,885 |
| 2006 |
1,888 |
991 |
74,059 |
| 2007 |
2,021 |
1,030 |
75,150 |
| 2008 |
2,055 |
991 |
75,115 |
| 2009 |
2,104 |
1,053 |
75,586 |
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]
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