April 28, 2003
| Comparative analysis of SBC key statistics from 1980 to 2002 |
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|
79-80 |
91-92 |
92-93 |
93-94 |
94-95 |
95-96 |
96-97 |
97-98 |
98-99 |
99-00 |
00-01 |
01-02 |
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| Membership |
13,606,808 |
15,365,486 |
15,404,621 |
15,619,912 |
15,668,077 |
15,694,050 |
15,891,514 |
15,729,356 |
15,851,756 |
15,960,308 |
16,052,920 |
16,247,736 |
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| Total churches |
35,831 |
38,458 |
38,741 |
39,910 |
40,120 |
40,613 |
40,887 |
40,870 |
41,099 |
41,588 |
42,334 |
42,775 |
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| Baptisms |
429,742 |
367,847 |
349,073 |
378,463 |
393,811 |
379,344 |
412,027 |
407,264 |
419,342 |
414,657 |
395,930 |
394,893 |
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| Music ministry |
1,527,397 |
1,886,121 |
1,876,875 |
1,841,583 |
1,881,754 |
1,915,288 |
1,826,583 |
1,832,592 |
1,666,949 |
1,654,877 |
1,709,319 |
1,658,310 |
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| Total gifts* |
$2,315 |
$4,899 |
$5,054 |
$5,572 |
$5,635 |
$6,438 |
$6,597 |
$6,888 |
$7,259 |
$7,793 |
$8,314 |
$8,681 |
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| SS enrollment |
7,433,405 |
8,262,521 |
8,246,250 |
8,263,558 |
8,207,860 |
8,242,128 |
8,140,107 |
8,147,939 |
8,147.457 |
8,186,415 |
8,182,744 |
8,174,493 |
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| WMU |
1,100,043 |
1,188,148 |
1,149,085 |
1,104,706 |
1,061,279 |
1,071,240 |
995,898 |
991,232 |
909,527 |
892,157 |
857,680 |
963,114 |
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| Men/boys missions |
495,666 |
614,366 |
613,774 |
646,028 |
749,310 |
769,248 |
522,303 |
525,655 |
445,057 |
487,410 |
422,637 |
435,646 |
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| * Total gifts reported in millions |
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| See Related Story: SBC membership grows slightly while baptisms dip |
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