The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s own Comparative Summaries of Statistics for 2021 through 2024, giving active membership at the end of each year (1,193,770 in 2021 falling to 1,045,848 in 2024) alongside churches, ministers, and financial data, compiled from presbytery-level annual reporting.
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Citation
PublisherPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Publication Year2025
URLhttps://www.pcusa.org/sites/default/files/2025-05/2024_IV-B1_Comparative_Summaries_Statistics.pdf
Source TypeOfficial statistical return
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The denomination's own official statistical return, compiled by the Office of the General Assembly from presbytery reporting (82 percent of churches submitting data, representing 91 percent of PC(USA) membership for the 2024 cycle), giving year-by-year active membership totals for 2021 through 2024: a primary institutional count, downloaded and read in full directly from pcusa.org. Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)
This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Denominations, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
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