Statistcs Triva

Presbyteries: Peace River and San Diego have the highest worshiper per church ratio: 27,115 and 27,347 if my data is correct. Note: still working on data validity. I have my dynamic data web pages about 1/2 done.

Statistics third try.

Fixed PCUSA totals. Added more info about sizes and broke up 100-500 into 100-250, 250-500. PCUSA Stats

Note: 52% of the members are in 12% of the churches (>500).

Note: 41% of the CHURCHES (<100) have 8.2% of the members.

Layman Story: Presbytery denied state Supreme Court hearing in Carrollton property dispute

• Layman Story has an excellent timeline.
• Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously issued a writ refusing to hear an appeal
• Carrollton Presbyterian Church
• Presbytery of South Louisiana
• Carrollton declare an exemption as required by PCUSA!
• The presbytery may also appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court within 90 days of the decision.
• Oct 2009: Presbytery found in contempt of court

Next Step - Statistics

Posted second step in statistics on this page: PCUSA Stats

Better Data, added 2000 and 2010 number for: Membership, Worship, Contributions.

Next Step: Add older data for 1985-2000 and some older churches. (Back to EPC founding.)

Three Hispanic American churches announce departure from PCUSA

Layman Story: Three Hispanic American churches announce departure from PCUSA

General Presbyter for the Presbytery of Charlotte Fired UPDATED

Charlotte Observer Story: Top Charlotte Presbyterian leader fired

NEW: Fired presbyter speaks out

• Presbytery of Charlotte
• Sam Roberson will receive a year's pay as severance.
• The Presbytery covers seven counties
• 40,000 church members
• third largest presbytery.
• his wife, Linda Sizoo is pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, Fort Mill, SC.

2012 PCUSA Statistics First Pass

Over on another page: PCUSA Stats I put up my first cut at 2012 statistics. When I am done I will have 25 years of data to show.

2012 Highlights:

• Pbys: 173
• Churches 10,709
• Members 2,643,609
• Contributions: $2,000,077,327 - 2 Billion
• 703 Churches with no members reported - Looks like data error.
• 4,139 churches with members 1-99
• 4,543 churches with members 100-500
• 1,324 churches with members >500

Fort Worth diocese asks state Supreme Court to apply neutral principles in Texas

Virtue Online Story: Fort Worth diocese asks state Supreme Court to apply neutral principles in Texas

Heartland loses second battle in Colonial property dispute

Layman Story: Heartland loses second battle in Colonial property dispute

Episcopal and FPC of Buffalo, NY to discuss sharing building.

Buffalo News: Venerable Protestant churches discuss uniting

• Trinity Episcopal Church
• First Presbyterian Church
• "maintenance of the sprawling Byzantine-style church [...] is becoming a yolk around the shoulders of a congregation that would rather put its limited resources into keeping worship and music lively."
• FPC needs a new roof and repointing work on the tower hundreds of thousands of dollars
• using savings to cover operating expenses
• In 2010, Trinity also received a grant of $526,796 from the state Environmental Protection Fund to repair or replace the roofs on its three buildings (ED: what? State support of a church?)

Several comments on the story, indicate that they want the state to interfere with how the church operates. The hairs on the back of my neck just stood up.