Church of the Nazarene

Nazarene Church Statistics

Nazarene Growth, 1999-2009
Annual statistics from the General Secretary's Reports

Total Local Churches
24,485 churches (17,277 organized) were reported worldwide.

Membership
Total membership is now 1,945,542
New Nazarenes
165,661 new Nazarenes were reported.
New Churches 1,178 new churches were organized.

Statistical Comparisons-Annual/Decadal (Click here for printable version.)
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Office of the General Secretary
2008-2009
1999-2009

2009

2008

Annual
Increase/
Decrease

% Increase/
Decrease

1999

Decadal
Increase/
Decrease

% Decadal
Increase/
Decrease

Church Membership

1,945,542

1,837,393

108,149

5.89%

1,342,252

603,290

44.95%

United States

645,846

645,048

798

0.12%

630,208

15,638

2.48%

World Areas

1,286,029

1,178,991

107,038

9.08%

700,030

585,999

83.71%

Canada

13,667

13,354

313

2.34%

12,014

1,653

13.76%

New Nazarenes

165,661

156,525

9,136

5.84%

93,953

71,708

76.32%

Profession of Faith

138,231

131,265

6,966

5.31%

80,019

58,212

72.75%

Other Denominations

27,430

25,260

2,170

8.59%

13,934

13,496

96.86%

Organized Churches

17,277

16,209

1,068

6.59%

12,375

4,902

39.61%

Other Churches

7,208

6,598

610

9.25%

1,796

5,412

301.34%

Districts

438

433

1.15%

398

10.05%

Ordained Elders

15,084

15,149

-65

-0.43%

12,922

2,162

16.73%

Ordained Deacons

693

676

2.51%

392

301

76.79%

Licensed Ministers

8,341

8,240

101

1.23%

5,566

2,775

49.86%

Primary Worship (USA/Canada)

515,373

518,661

-3,288

-0.63%

507,022

8,351

1.65%

Secondary Worship (USA/Canada)

123,962

132,940

-8,978

-6.75%

214,542

-90,580

-42.22%

Sunday School Responsibility List

1,511,220

1,499,335

11,885

0.79%

1,340,129

171,091

12.77%

Sunday School Av. Wkly. Attendance

843,124

812,672

30,452

3.75%

699,065

144,059

20.61%

NYI Members

425,571

415,041

10,530

2.54%

305,527

120,044

39.29%

Local NYIs

14,224

13,706

518

3.78%

9,476

4,748

50.11%

NMI Members

968,545

961,278

7,267

0.76%

728,793

239,752

32.90%

Local NMIs

13,921

13,446

475

3.53%

9,795

4,126

42.12%

Paid All Purposes

938,972,999

946,777,409

-7,804,410

-0.82%

653,780,719

285,192,280

43.62%

The per capita paid by the International Church was $482.63, a change of -$32.65. Distribution: $403.81 to Local Interests, $22.10 to District Interests, $10.43 to Educational Interests, and $46.29 to General Interests. The per capita by region is: Africa—$12.19; Asia-Pacific—$256.46; Canada—$1,132.54; Caribbean—$49.65; Eurasia—$64.62; Mexico and Central America—$68.23; South America—$135.90; United States—$1,275.72.