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Last updated August 2001
Leadership
2000 ordained men and women:
1700 men, 85%
300 women, 15%
1190 ordained men and women serving in pastoral roles:
1035 men, 87%
155 women, 13%
401 licensed ministers:
289 men, 72%
112 women, 28%
162 licensed ministers serving in pastoral roles:
137 men, 85%
25 women, 15%
Church Size & Pastoral Service
Family-size church (up to 50 members), 340 congregations, 30% of the total. This size church is served by 19% of our licensed and ordained ministers.
Pastoral-size church (51-150 members), 486 congregations, 43% of the total. This size church is served by 43% of our licensed and ordained ministers.
Program-size church (151-350 members), 235 congregations, 21% of the total. This size church is served by 23% of our licensed and ordained ministers.
Corporate-size church (350+ members), 72 congregations, 6% of the total. This size church is served by 15% of our licensed and ordained ministers.
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