Membership Gains and Losses of PC(USA) Synods and Presbyteries, 2009
PC(USA) Membership by Region and State/Territory, 2009
Distribution of PC(USA) Congregations by Membership Size and Synod, 2009
PC(USA) Congregations and Membership, 1998 to 2009
Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year: an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of challenge and hope as you prepare your heart and mind for Sunday worship, and may the Word of God guide and nourish you in the service of daily living.
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—Jack Marcum, coordinator, Research Services
The membership of the denomination has decreased steadily for quite some time. This essay presents the factors that, together, produce the annual membership totals and will help Presbyterians better understand how the denomination got to its present situation. (Download full essay at the bottom of this section.)
See the Comparative Statistics 2009 tables:
1. PC(USA) Congregations and Membership, 1998 to 2009
2. Distribution of PC(USA) Congregations by Membership Size and Synod, 2009
3. PC(USA) Membership by Region and State/Territory, 2009
4. Membership Gains and Losses of PC(USA) Synods and Presbyteries, 2009
5. Distribution of PC(USA) …
Twenty-six people spent a week together at the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research in Collegeville, Minnesota, in each of two summers (1999 and 2000), exploring living faithfully in the United States today. They were women and men of six religious traditions — Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Native American — Americans of diverse ethnic backgrounds — African, European, Japanese, Mexican, Native, Palestinian, South and Southeast Asian. Many issues were discussed, and ideas for working together were developed.
Finding ourselves in faithful company
How have you become interested in interfaith relations? What drew your attention to the many religions of your neighbors?
There are many ways by which we become more engaged with our neighbors who follow religious traditions other than our own. Perhaps you have a new co-worker who is a Hindu. You may live in a dormitory with people of many different religious beliefs and practices. Perhaps, after several years of living on the same street, you have just learned that your neighbors are Muslims. You may have been invited to celebrate an occasion in the …
November 15, 2009, is Caregiver Sunday. Get suggestions caregiving in your congregation and materials for people who provide care. This resource includes:
Use "Blue Christmas: A Service of Wholeness and Healing" as a worship aid to celebrate Christmas with your congregation.