While congregations and new worshiping communities are facing unprecedented challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also innovating by learning new technologies, starting new missions, and finding… Read more »
The Comparative Statistics report is published annually and summarizes data on membership, finances and ministers provided by each congregation to the Office of the General Assembly via the Session Annual… Read more »
The Presbyterian Panel is made up of representative samples of ruling elders (“lay” leaders) currently serving on session, other members of congregations, and teaching elders (ministers of Word and Sacrament)… Read more »
This chart provides a brief overview of what we have learned about Presbyterian members, ruling elders and teaching elders through the Presbyterian Panel. View the snapshot for 2011.
The Presbyterian Panel consists of three nationally representative samples of groups affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): members, ruling elders (formerly known as elders), and teaching elders (also known as… Read more »
The first systematic look at associate pastors including their demographics, background in ministry, where they serve, their experiences in ministry, and how they compare to solo pastors and heads of… Read more »
This snapshot provides an up-to-date view of the programs, finances, leaders and participants in PC(USA) congregations based on a survey of a random sample of PC(USA) congregations. The survey was… Read more »
Conducted by the PC(USA) Research Services office, the U.S. Congregational Life Survey tallied responses from 40,000 worshipers in a national study of Presbyterian congregations. In the fall of 2008 and… Read more »
September 2010 Recently (May 2010) Go Figure presented rankings of 14 possible General Assembly Mission Council activities, based on responses of members, elders and pastors, who were asked which two… Read more »
This document lists and defines the variables that are given for each congregation for each year in the Ten Year Trends report. All definitions are from OGA guidelines concerning the… Read more »
