Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada
3120 Kennedy Rd.
P.O. Box 1678
Janesville, WI 53547-1678
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
42.719683, -89.0048989
Seventh Day Baptists emerged during the English Reformation, organizing their first churches in the mid-1600s. The first Seventh Day Baptists of record in America were Stephen and Ann Mumford, who emigrated from England in 1664. Beginning in 1665 several members of the First Baptist Church at Newport, R.I. began observing the seventh day Sabbath, or Saturday. In 1671, five members, together with the Mumfords, formed the first Seventh Day Baptist Church in America at Newport.
Beginning about 1700, other Seventh Day Baptist churches were established in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. From these three centers, the denomination grew and expanded westward. They founded the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference in 1802.
The organization of the denomination reflects an interest in home and foreign missions, publications and education. Women have been encouraged to participate. From the earliest years religious freedom has been championed for all and the separation of church and state, advocated.
Seventh Day Baptists are members of the Baptist World Alliance and Baptist Joint Committee. The Seventh Day Baptist World Federation has 17 member conferences on six continents.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,300 |
3,300 |
1,000 |
6,300 |
97 |
|||
| 2009 | 5,300 |
3,400 |
1,000 |
6,300 |
98 |
|||
| 2006 | 5,200 |
4,000 |
1,000 |
6,200 |
96 |
|||
| 2004 | 5,000 |
3,300 |
900 |
5,900 |
97 |
|||
| 2003 | 4,800 |
0 |
800 |
5,600 |
98 |
|||
| 1995 | 4,800 |
0 |
0 |
4,800 |
80 |
|||
| 1994 | 4,400 |
0 |
0 |
4,400 |
86 |
|||
| 1992 | 5,250 |
0 |
0 |
5,250 |
90 |
|||
| 1991 | 5,200 |
0 |
0 |
5,200 |
86 |
|||
| 1990 | 5,200 |
0 |
0 |
5,200 |
86 |
|||
| 1987 | 5,149 |
0 |
0 |
5,149 |
81 |
|||
| 1980 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
5,008 |
60 |
|||
| 1979 | 5,125 |
0 |
0 |
5,125 |
80 |
|||
| 1978 | 5,181 |
0 |
0 |
5,181 |
60 |
|||
| 1977 | 5,156 |
0 |
0 |
5,156 |
60 |
|||
| 1976 | 5,139 |
0 |
0 |
5,139 |
60 |
|||
| 1975 | 5,177 |
0 |
0 |
5,177 |
62 |
|||
| 1974 | 5,230 |
0 |
0 |
5,230 |
73 |
|||
| 1973 | 5,242 |
0 |
0 |
5,242 |
63 |
|||
| 1972 | 5,284 |
0 |
0 |
5,284 |
68 |
|||
| 1971 | 5,376 |
0 |
0 |
5,376 |
66 |
|||
| 1970 | 5,331 |
0 |
0 |
5,331 |
66 |
|||
| 1969 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
5,308 |
66 |
|||
| 1968 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
5,623 |
65 |
|||
| 1967 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
5,674 |
64 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 58 |
18 | 7 |
83 |
||
| 2009 | 62 |
12 | 7 |
81 |
||
| 2006 | 60 |
13 | 7 |
80 |
||
| 2004 | 55 |
12 | 7 |
74 |
||
| 2003 | 55 |
0 | 0 |
75 |
||
| 1995 | 46 |
0 | 0 |
74 |
||
| 1994 | 57 |
0 | 0 |
94 |
||
| 1992 | 48 |
0 | 0 |
81 |
||
| 1991 | 48 |
0 | 0 |
77 |
||
| 1990 | 48 |
0 | 0 |
77 |
||
| 1987 | 39 |
0 | 0 |
92 |
||
| 1980 | 33 |
0 | 0 |
69 |
||
| 1979 | 53 |
0 | 0 |
91 |
||
| 1978 | 45 |
0 | 0 |
76 |
||
| 1977 | 38 |
0 | 0 |
75 |
||
| 1976 | 35 |
0 | 0 |
64 |
||
| 1975 | 37 |
0 | 0 |
57 |
||
| 1974 | 27 |
0 | 0 |
62 |
||
| 1973 | 43 |
0 | 0 |
65 |
||
| 1972 | 42 |
0 | 0 |
63 |
||
| 1971 | 47 |
0 | 0 |
81 |
||
| 1970 | 38 |
0 | 0 |
74 |
||
| 1969 | 35 |
0 | 0 |
75 |
||
| 1968 | 33 |
0 | 0 |
74 |
||
| 1967 | 34 |
0 | 0 |
73 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 1991 | 86 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 1990 | 86 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 1979 | 36 |
0 |
0 |
1,545 |
||
| 1978 | 53 |
0 |
0 |
1,790 |
||
| 1977 | 52 |
0 |
0 |
2,795 |
||
| 1976 | 50 |
0 |
0 |
2,810 |
||
| 1975 | 46 |
0 |
0 |
2,767 |
||
| 1974 | 45 |
0 |
0 |
2,247 |
||
| 1973 | 54 |
0 |
0 |
2,843 |
||
| 1972 | 55 |
0 |
0 |
2,986 |
||
| 1971 | 47 |
0 |
0 |
2,837 |
||
| 1970 | 56 |
0 |
0 |
3,541 |
||
| 1969 | 61 |
0 |
0 |
3,772 |
||
| 1968 | 60 |
0 |
0 |
2,749 |
||
| 1967 | 59 |
0 |
0 |
3,904 |
||
| 1964 | 63 |
689 |
3,866 |
4,555 |
||
| 1963 | 59 |
688 |
3,795 |
4,483 |
||
| 1962 | 58 |
626 |
3,335 |
3,961 |
||
| 1961 | 59 |
607 |
3,274 |
3,881 |
||
| 1960 | 66 |
680 |
3,909 |
4,589 |
||
| 1957 | 66 |
644 |
3,227 |
3,871 |
||
| 1956 | 60 |
672 |
3,178 |
3,850 |
||
| 1955 | 56 |
612 |
2,983 |
3,595 |
||
| 1954 | 58 |
589 |
2,816 |
3,405 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | $754,485 |
$3,084,307 |
$2,329,822 |
||||
| 1978 | $286,657 |
$1,164,426 |
$877,769 |
||||
| 1977 | $240,488 |
$969,406 |
$728,918 |
||||
| 1976 | $211,749 |
$904,384 |
$692,635 |
||||
| 1975 | $218,458 |
$802,899 |
$584,441 |
||||
| 1974 | $216,730 |
$756,232 |
$539,502 |
||||
| 1973 | $169,850 |
$668,416 |
$498,566 |
||||
| 1972 | $126,995 |
$609,540 |
$482,545 |
||||
| 1971 | $156,022 |
$630,001 |
$473,979 |
||||
| 1970 | $133,438 |
$598,474 |
$465,036 |
||||
| 1969 | $112,697 |
$685,635 |
$572,938 |
||||
| 1968 | $185,076 |
$605,278 |
$420,202 |
||||
| 1964 | $0 |
$386,564 |
$0 |
||||
| 1963 | $0 |
$401,671 |
$0 |
||||
| 1962 | $0 |
$394,186 |
$0 |
||||
| 1961 | $0 |
$350,051 |
$0 |
||||
| 1960 | $0 |
$294,469 |
$0 |
||||
| 1959 | $0 |
$280,126 |
$0 |
||||
| 1958 | $0 |
$312,112 |
$0 |
||||
| 1957 | $0 |
$268,551 |
$0 |
||||
| 1956 | $59,196 |
$210,696 |
$151,500 |
||||
| 1955 | $59,196 |
$210,696 |
$151,500 |
||||
| 1954 | $59,792 |
$247,779 |
$187,987 |
||||
| 1953 | $49,700 |
$261,418 |
$211,718 |
||||
| 1952 | $37,110 |
$192,766 |
$155,656 |