Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Southern Methodist Church
Southern Methodist Church
425 Broughton St.
Orangeburg, SC 29115
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
33.4806612, -80.8574331
Organized in 1939, this body is composed of congregations desirous of continuing in true Biblical Methodism and preserving the fundamental doctrines and beliefs of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. These congregations declined to be a party to the merger of the Methodist Episcopal Church, The Methodist Episcopal Church, South and the Methodist Protestant Church into The Methodist Church.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6,000 |
6,000 |
101 |
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| 2004 | 6,493 |
6,493 |
105 |
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| 2003 | 6,493 |
6,493 |
108 |
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| 1999 | 7,686 |
4,549 |
7,686 |
117 |
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| 1997 | 7,992 |
7,992 |
122 |
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| 1996 | 7,669 |
7,669 |
127 |
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| 1994 | 7,876 |
7,876 |
126 |
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| 1993 | 7,891 |
7,891 |
128 |
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| 1992 | 7,745 |
7,745 |
133 |
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| 1991 | 7,572 |
7,572 |
130 |
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| 1990 | 7,572 |
7,572 |
137 |
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| 1985 | 0 |
7,231 |
150 |
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| 1983 | 7,300 |
7,300 |
152 |
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| 1977 | 0 |
11,000 |
169 |
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| 1976 | 11,000 |
11,000 |
174 |
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| 1975 | 11,000 |
11,000 |
174 |
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| 1971 | 0 |
9,917 |
150 |
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| 1963 | 0 |
4,025 |
52 |
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| 1959 | 4,608 |
48 |
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| 1957 | 7,000 |
46 |
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| 1956 | 5,000 |
52 |
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| 1955 | 4,724 |
52 |
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| 1953 | 6,500 |
50 |
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| 1951 | 8,300 |
52 |
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| 1950 | 0 |
5,000 |
51 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 109 |
35 | 14 |
158 |
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| 2004 | 123 |
35 | 5 |
163 |
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| 2003 | 123 |
163 |
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| 1999 | 82 |
27 | 5 |
114 |
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| 1997 | 112 |
151 |
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| 1996 | 110 |
138 |
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| 1994 | 0 |
155 |
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| 1993 | 80 |
105 |
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| 1992 | 100 |
139 |
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| 1991 | 98 |
133 |
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| 1990 | 105 |
128 |
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| 1985 | 80 |
94 |
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| 1983 | 81 |
94 |
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| 1977 | 113 |
127 |
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| 1976 | 100 |
121 |
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| 1975 | 100 |
121 |
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| 1971 | 55 |
63 |
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| 1963 | 40 |
21 |
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| 1959 | 31 |
16 |
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| 1957 | 23 |
18 |
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| 1956 | 27 |
18 |
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| 1955 | 25 |
21 |
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| 1953 | 27 |
13 |
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| 1951 | 31 |
17 |
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| 1950 | 19 |
0 |
19 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 105 |
3,774 |
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| 2004 | 105 |
3,876 |
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| 2003 | 108 |
3,987 |
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| 1999 | 115 |
3,987 |
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| 1997 | 118 |
6,075 |
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| 1996 | 127 |
6,200 |
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| 1994 | 126 |
6,352 |
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| 1993 | 6,850 |
0 |
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| 1976 | 0 |
9,025 |
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| 1975 | 0 |
9,025 |
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| 1959 | 44 |
469 |
3,746 |
4,215 |
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| 1957 | 42 |
420 |
5,580 |
6,000 |
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| 1956 | 52 |
420 |
5,580 |
6,000 |
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| 1955 | 50 |
420 |
4,000 |
4,420 |
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| 1953 | 50 |
250 |
10,000 |
10,250 |
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| 1951 | 55 |
335 |
7,565 |
7,900 |
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| 1950 | 23 |
390 |
3,645 |
4,035 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $1,020,000 |
$4,885,000 |
$3,865,000 |
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| 1994 | $1,100,000 |
$4,600,000 |
$3,500,000 |
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| 1950 | $116,478 |