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This would
probably an appropriate time to mention some further statistics on
some handouts I’ve given to you this evening. These
tables were compiled by Brother Mac Lynn, and the publication is
called The Churches of Christ in the United States.
By the way, it also includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and
maybe a couple of other places. This information was actually
published in the year 2000. We’re talking about
statistics, the growth of the church in the 20th
Century, and so this particular handout which shows Congregations
by Size… I think it’s interesting that it
shows… It may need a little bit of explanation as it
may be a little bit confusing. Maybe not to you, but
it’s confusing to me. [The “Congregations
by Size” Table is shown below, and some explanation
follows:]
Congregations by
Size
The
table below indicates the number of congregations in each size
range. Information published in the year 2000 from The Churches of
Christ in the United States
| Range |
Number of Churches and Attendance |
Number of Churches and Members |
Number of Churches and Adherents |
| Over 3,000 |
2 |
6,740 |
4 |
14,039 |
4 |
17,920 |
| 2000-2999 |
1 |
2,600 |
1 |
2,000 |
12 |
26,702 |
| 1500-1999 |
7 |
11,559 |
10 |
17,046 |
24 |
39,940 |
| 1250-1499 |
10 |
13,414 |
11 |
14,964 |
22 |
29,202 |
| 1000-1249 |
21 |
23,159 |
27 |
30,232 |
45 |
48,591 |
| 900-999 |
11 |
10,270 |
12 |
11,392 |
26 |
24,425 |
| 800-899 |
15 |
12,466 |
29 |
24,473 |
36 |
29,938 |
| 700-799 |
34 |
24,968 |
34 |
25,029 |
57 |
41,333 |
| 600-699 |
44 |
27,975 |
52 |
32,963 |
99 |
63,094 |
| 500-599 |
83 |
44,606 |
96 |
51,096 |
130 |
69,472 |
| 400-499 |
160 |
69,012 |
160 |
70,127 |
261 |
114,501 |
| 300-399 |
371 |
123,534 |
341 |
114,288 |
467 |
157,563 |
| 200-299 |
720 |
166,211 |
741 |
173,990 |
929 |
221,182 |
| 100-199 |
2,407 |
319,799 |
2,078 |
280,996 |
2,739 |
373,873 |
| 50-99 |
3,712 |
250,343 |
3,462 |
239,410 |
3,655 |
255,747 |
| 1-49 |
5,434 |
148,451 |
5,974 |
162,107 |
4,526 |
132,172 |
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