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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
July 27, 2025
 
Reporting Year   2024
MembershipTotalChurches
Reporting		RangeMedian
Membership as of 12-31-2024 4,551 50 7 - 901 50
Attendance 1,766 40 3 - 199 30
Friends 471 50 0 - 51 6
GainsTotalChurches
Reporting
Certificate 54 50
Professions / Reaffirmations 45 50
Youth Professions 37 50
Churches Reporting One or More Gains 19    
LossesTotalChurches
Reporting
Certificate 15 50
Death 109 50
Deleted 152 50
Adjustments
BaptismsTotalChurches
Reporting
Confirmation 12 50
Presented 22 50
Other 6 50
Churches Reporting One or More Baptisms 11    
AgeTotalChurches
Reporting
Under 18 146 50
18 - 25 280 50
26 - 40 458 50
41 - 55 661 50
56 - 70 898 50
71 and over 1,399 50
Churches Reporting No Ages 11    
Churches Reporting One or More Ages 39    
GenderTotalChurches
Reporting		RangeMedian
Female 2,478 50 0 - 526 26
Male 1,637 50 0 - 373 15
Racial Ethnic DiversityTotalChurches
Reporting
Asian / Pacific Islander / South Asian 16 50
Black / African American / African 54 50
Latinx 26 50
Middle Eastern / North African 1 50
Multiracial 9 50
Native American / Alaska / Native Indigenous 2 50
White 3,814 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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