Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
3225 West Sugar Creek Rd
Charlotte, NC 28269
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
35.3054089, -80.8062442
The A.M.E. Zion Church is an independent body, having withdrawn from the John Street Methodist Church of New York City in 1796. The first bishop was James Varick.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,400,000 |
0 |
|||
| 2008 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,400,000 |
3,393 |
|||
| 2007 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,400,000 |
3,337 |
|||
| 2006 | 1,217,508 |
0 |
225,897 |
1,443,405 |
3,310 |
|||
| 2003 | 1,211,387 |
0 |
221,408 |
1,432,795 |
3,236 |
|||
| 2001 | 1,209,887 |
0 |
238,047 |
1,447,934 |
3,226 |
|||
| 1999 | 1,060,256 |
0 |
216,406 |
1,276,662 |
3,125 |
|||
| 1998 | 1,035,963 |
0 |
216,406 |
1,252,369 |
3,098 |
|||
| 1997 | 1,035,963 |
0 |
216,406 |
1,252,369 |
3,098 |
|||
| 1996 | 1,020,842 |
0 |
210,000 |
1,230,842 |
3,098 |
|||
| 1994 | 1,020,842 |
0 |
210,000 |
1,230,842 |
3,098 |
|||
| 1991 | 1,000,000 |
0 |
200,000 |
1,200,000 |
3,000 |
|||
| 1987 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,220,260 |
6,060 |
|||
| 1986 | 1,098,949 |
0 |
96,224 |
1,195,173 |
6,057 |
|||
| 1984 | 1,050,669 |
0 |
151,560 |
1,202,229 |
6,057 |
|||
| 1982 | 1,050,669 |
0 |
83,510 |
1,134,179 |
6,023 |
|||
| 1980 | 1,022,833 |
0 |
111,343 |
1,134,176 |
6,020 |
|||
| 1979 | 1,012,706 |
0 |
112,470 |
1,125,176 |
6,020 |
|||
| 1978 | 963,701 |
0 |
129,300 |
1,093,001 |
6,020 |
|||
| 1977 | 1,083,391 |
0 |
0 |
1,083,391 |
6,018 |
|||
| 1973 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,024,974 |
5,994 |
|||
| 1970 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
940,000 |
4,500 |
|||
| 1968 | 199,250 |
0 |
671,171 |
870,421 |
4,500 |
|||
| 1965 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,100,000 |
4,583 |
|||
| 1959 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
770,000 |
4,083 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is no data yet | ||||||
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,835 |
7,200 |
69,051 |
76,251 |
||
| 2008 | 2,765 |
7,105 |
68,233 |
75,338 |
||
| 2007 | 2,750 |
7,055 |
68,108 |
75,163 |
||
| 2006 | 2,740 |
6,995 |
68,008 |
75,003 |
||
| 2003 | 2,508 |
6,839 |
66,130 |
72,969 |
||
| 2001 | 2,517 |
6,929 |
66,525 |
73,454 |
||
| 1999 | 1,699 |
0 |
0 |
69,460 |
||
| 1998 | 1,672 |
0 |
0 |
67,320 |
||
| 1997 | 1,672 |
0 |
0 |
67,320 |
||
| 1996 | 1,672 |
0 |
0 |
67,320 |
||
| 1994 | 1,672 |
0 |
0 |
67,320 |
||
| 1991 | 1,556 |
0 |
0 |
50,046 |
||
| 1986 | 6,057 |
0 |
0 |
217,000 |
||
| 1984 | 6,057 |
0 |
0 |
221,412 |
||
| 1982 | 6,023 |
0 |
0 |
193,181 |
||
| 1980 | 6,020 |
0 |
0 |
191,735 |
||
| 1979 | 6,018 |
0 |
0 |
193,672 |
||
| 1978 | 6,018 |
0 |
0 |
168,149 |
||
| 1977 | 6,018 |
0 |
0 |
167,385 |
||
| 1968 | 3,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 1959 | 2,850 |
7,600 |
191,650 |
199,250 |
||
| 1956 | 2,800 |
7,500 |
190,000 |
197,500 |
||
| 1955 | 3,000 |
25,650 |
374,350 |
400,000 |
||
| 1952 | 3,050 |
25,650 |
325,025 |
350,675 |
||
| 1950 | 3,060 |
26,000 |
350,395 |
376,395 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $0 |
$7,662,362 |
$0 |
||||
| 2006 | $0 |
$7,662,362 |
$0 |
||||
| 2003 | $0 |
$86,487,506 |
$86,487,506 |
||||
| 2001 | $7,259,044 |
$103,000,000 |
$96,066,332 |
||||
| 1999 | $3,221,303 |
$85,561,368 |
$82,340,065 |
||||
| 1998 | $2,717,130 |
$76,997,130 |
$74,280,000 |
||||
| 1997 | $2,717,130 |
$76,997,130 |
$74,280,000 |
||||
| 1996 | $2,717,130 |
$71,895,244 |
$69,178,114 |
||||
| 1994 | $2,717,130 |
$71,895,243 |
$69,178,113 |
||||
| 1978 | $3,456,069 |
$49,309,967 |
$45,853,898 |
||||
| 1977 | $2,536,473 |
$47,330,103 |
$44,793,630 |
||||
| 1950 | $0 |
$516,240 |
$0 |
||||
| 1919 | $0 |
$784,746 |
$0 |
||||
| 1917 | $0 |
$1,700,737 |
$0 |