Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
4812 E. Butler Ave.
Fresno, CA 93727
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
36.7286586, -119.736189
A small group, requesting that closer attention be given to prayer, Bible study and a consistent lifestyle, withdrew from the larger Mennonite Church in the Ukraine in 1860. Anabaptist in origin, the group was influenced by Lutheran pietists and Baptist teachings and adopted a quasi-congregational form of church government. In 1874 and years following, small groups of these German-speaking Mennonites left Russia, settled in Kansas and then spread to the Midwest west of the Mississippi and into Canada. Some years later the movement spread to California and the West Coast. In 1960, the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Conference merged with this body.
Today the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches conducts services in many European languages as well as in Vietnamese, Mandarin and Hindi. It works with other denominations in missionary and development projects in 25 countries outside North America.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50,915 |
82,130 |
368 |
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| 1995 | 18,240 |
20,524 |
149 |
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| 1994 | 19,218 |
19,218 |
148 |
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| 1993 | 19,218 |
19,218 |
147 |
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| 1991 | 16,843 |
16,843 |
144 |
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| 1989 | 0 |
16,794 |
130 |
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| 1986 | 0 |
17,065 |
128 |
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| 1985 | 0 |
16,942 |
128 |
|||||
| 1984 | 16,942 |
16,942 |
141 |
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| 1981 | 0 |
17,065 |
124 |
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| 1980 | 17,813 |
17,813 |
127 |
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| 1979 | 16,165 |
16,165 |
123 |
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| 1978 | 16,042 |
16,042 |
120 |
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| 1977 | 15,963 |
15,963 |
122 |
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| 1976 | 16,956 |
16,956 |
121 |
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| 1975 | 16,155 |
16,155 |
120 |
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| 1974 | 15,528 |
15,528 |
108 |
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| 1965 | 0 |
13,171 |
81 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 590 |
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| 1995 | 218 |
283 |
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| 1994 | 214 |
272 |
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| 1993 | 214 |
214 |
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| 1991 | 196 |
470 |
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| 1989 | 181 |
181 |
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| 1984 | 159 |
259 |
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| 1981 | 119 |
119 |
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| 1980 | 100 |
100 |
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| 1979 | 114 |
114 |
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| 1978 | 120 |
135 |
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| 1977 | 122 |
137 |
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| 1975 | 121 |
131 |
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| 1974 | 128 |
128 |
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| 1965 | 111 |
173 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 34,668 |
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| 1995 | 0 |
10,724 |
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| 1994 | 0 |
13,258 |
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| 1991 | 0 |
11,299 |
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| 1984 | 141 |
15,626 |
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| 1979 | 123 |
25,983 |
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| 1978 | 120 |
11,894 |
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| 1977 | 122 |
11,364 |
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| 1975 | 120 |
11,468 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $15,018,667 |
$65,851,481 |
$50,832,814 |
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| 1995 | $7,573,206 |
$32,610,316 |
$25,037,110 |
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| 1994 | $7,547,727 |
$32,286,743 |
$24,739,016 |
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| 1989 | $6,949,842 |
$28,118,881 |
$21,169,039 |
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| 1980 | $2,857,636 |
$8,594,005 |
$5,736,369 |
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| 1979 | $2,024,687 |
$6,596,175 |
$4,571,488 |
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| 1978 | $1,987,727 |
$5,272,969 |
$3,285,242 |
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| 1977 | $1,592,392 |
$5,387,010 |
$3,794,618 |
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| 1976 | $1,360,911 |
$4,695,640 |
$3,334,729 |
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| 1975 | $1,603,706 |
$4,806,640 |
$3,202,934 |