Finances—United States <strong>Churches</strong> CONGREGATIONAL FINANCES Total Congregational Contributions Per Capita Full or Confirmed Members Per Capita Inclusive Members BENEVOLENCES Total Per Capita Full Benevolences or Confirmed Members Per Capita Inclusive Members Benevolences as a Percentage <strong>of</strong> Total Giving $86,000 $30.71 $30.71 $10,000 $3.57 $3.57 10% $3,605,777 $2,637.73 $2,476.49 $1,150,632 $841.72 $790.27 24% $266,054,814 $199.87 $199.87 $49,073,811 $36.87 $36.87 16% $3,098,954 $7.21 $7.21 $3,550,000 $8.26 $8.26 53% $175,260 $34.26 $30.55 $17,468 $3.41 $3.05 9% $579,120 $111.37 $84.79 $604,226 $116.20 $88.47 51% $62,983,823 $1,804.13 $1,587.25 $13,369,742 $382.97 $336.93 18% $2,850 $0.47 $0.45 $11,750 $1.93 $1.86 80% $49,433,825 $392.16 $392.16 $23,818,065 $188.95 $188.95 33% $9,277,940 $773.16 $773.16 $1,031,665 $85.97 $85.97 10% $13,387,979 $1,756.72 $1,756.72 $3,525,319 $462.58 $462.58 21% $29,566,287 $1,425.64 $1,425.64 $6,864,936 $331.02 $331.02 19% $447,012 $44.23 $44.23 $796,723 $78.84 $78.84 64% $479,485,251 $1,104.78 $705.58 $44,728,431 $103.06 $65.82 9% $398,507,989 $2,049.17 $936.37 $67,880,411 $349.05 $159.50 15% $2,951,783 $809.37 $735.37 $4,864,495 $1,333.83 $1,211.88 62% $69,331,885 $559.78 $559.78 $18,163,083 $146.65 $146.65 21% $12,855,697 $1,121.01 $1,121.01 $715,581 $62.40 $62.40 5% $21,667,832 $2,388.96 $1,468.81 $2,160,264 $238.18 $146.44 9% $4,999,122 $785.41 $595.84 $856,839 $134.62 $102.13 15% $690,867,740 $1,084.70 $1,071.03 $138,934,121 $218.13 $215.39 17% $28,866,361 $921.48 $921.48 $6,102,610 $194.81 $194.81 17% $22,270,216 $124.88 $124.88 $16,851,187 $94.50 $94.50 43% $62,792,643 $1,489.78 $1,489.78 $9,885,002 $234.53 $234.53 14% $49,052,918 $628.29 $624.15 $8,593,296 $110.07 $109.34 15% STATISTICAL SECTION 377
Table 5. Selected Statistics <strong>of</strong> Church STATISTICAL SECTION Religious Body Year Full or Confirmed Members Inclusive Members TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS Total Per Capita Full Contributions or Confirmed Members Per Capita Inclusive Members Cumberl<strong>and</strong> Presbyterian Church in America 1996 15,142 15,142 $40,408,524 $2,668.64 $2,668.64 The Episcopal Church* 2008 1,666,202 2,057,292 $2,294,941,221 $1,377.35 $1,115.52 The Evangelical Church 2000 12,475 12,475 $15,632,985 $1,253.15 $1,253.15 The Evangelical Congregational 2008 Church 18,710 18,710 $18,736,646 $1,001.42 $1,001.42 The Evangelical Covenant Church 2006 114,283 114,283 $291,847,011 $2,553.72 $2,553.72 Evangelical Lutheran Church in 2008 America* 3,483,336 4,633,887 $2,764,009,721 $793.50 $596.48 Evangelical Lutheran Synod 2008 15,672 19,777 $15,635,281 $997.66 $790.58 Fellowship <strong>of</strong> Evangelical Bible 2008 <strong>Churches</strong> 2,197 2,197 $2,965,644 $1,349.86 $1,349.86 Fellowship <strong>of</strong> Evangelical <strong>Churches</strong> 2008 6,933 6,933 $24,446,883 $3,526.16 $3,526.16 Free Methodist Church <strong>of</strong> North 2008 America 66,878 75,115 $171,677,077 $2,567.02 $2,285.52 General Association <strong>of</strong> General Baptists 2007 46,242 46,242 $31,385,133 $678.71 $678.71 General Conference <strong>of</strong> Mennonite Brethren <strong>Churches</strong> 1996 50,915 82,130 $65,851,481 $1,293.36 $801.80 International Church <strong>of</strong> the Foursquare Gospel 2003 255,773 353,995 $533,993,579 $2,087.76 $1,508.48 The International Pentecostal Church <strong>of</strong> Christ 2002 2,004 4,961 $3,551,761 $1,772.34 $715.94 International Pentecostal Holiness Church 2007 265,744 330,054 $14,928,490 $56.18 $45.23 The Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 2004 9,700 10,950 $3,934,000 $405.57 $359.27 The Lutheran Church-- Missouri Synod (LCMS) 2008 1,803,900 2,337,349 $1,343,086,275 $744.55 $574.62 Mar Thoma Syrian Church <strong>of</strong> India* 2008 26,500 42,000 $7,639,318 $288.28 $181.89 The Missionary Church 2008 38,206 38,206 $88,233,789 $2,309.42 $2,309.42 Moravian Church in America (Northern Province, Southern 2008 16,733 20,983 $18,268,105 $1,091.74 $870.61 Province)* National Association <strong>of</strong> Free Will Baptists 2007 185,798 185,798 $131,462,428 $707.56 $707.56 North <strong>American</strong> Baptist Conference 2006 47,150 47,150 $72,279,470 $1,532.97 $1,532.97 The Orthodox Presbyterian Church 2008 21,243 29,095 $46,035,988 $2,167.11 $1,582.26 Presbyterian Church in America 2008 266,988 335,850 $714,356,133 $2,675.61 $2,127.01 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)* 2008 2,140,165 2,844,952 $2,921,571,493 $1,365.12 $1,026.93 378
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