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Des Moines

1864 Hwy 86
Milford, IA  51351
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Churches in Presbytery: 50         Synod: (080)
Year At A Glance: MEMBERSHIP
April 4, 2025
 
Reporting Year   2023
MembershipTotalChurches
Reporting		RangeMedian
Membership as of 12-31-2023 4,796 50 8 - 915 53
Attendance 1,845 41 6 - 199 30
Friends 503 50 0 - 54 6
GainsTotalChurches
Reporting
Certificate 70 50
Professions / Reaffirmations 82 50
Youth Professions 36 50
Churches Reporting One or More Gains 24    
LossesTotalChurches
Reporting
Certificate 30 50
Death 135 50
Deleted 82 50
Adjustments
BaptismsTotalChurches
Reporting
Confirmation 23 50
Presented 32 50
Other 5 50
Churches Reporting One or More Baptisms 15    
AgeTotalChurches
Reporting
Under 18 158 50
18 - 25 325 50
26 - 40 570 50
41 - 55 688 50
56 - 70 1,045 50
71 and over 1,526 50
Churches Reporting No Ages 10    
Churches Reporting One or More Ages 40    
GenderTotalChurches
Reporting		RangeMedian
Female 2,643 50 0 - 548 28
Male 1,770 50 0 - 365 20
Racial Ethnic DiversityTotalChurches
Reporting
Asian / Pacific Islander / South Asian 12 50
Black / African American / African 31 50
Latinx 23 50
Middle Eastern / North African 22 50
Multiracial 4 50
Native American / Alaska / Native Indigenous 2 50
White 4,029 50
PC(USA) does not have sufficient information to make an accurate interpretation for all "zero" responses.
Here are some of the uses for "zero" in the Church Trends tables.

  • Zero is the valid response for this question. There are no members in this group, no finances to report, etc.
  • The information was not available at the time that the report is filed.
  • The question was missed or skipped.
  • No Session Annual Statistical Report was filed.
Note: Not all congregations report their memberships' racial ethnic and age information.
The source for Church Trends data is the Session Annual Statistical Report.

Year at a Glance


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