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Living Waters

24 CR 231
Oxford, MS  38655
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Churches in Synod: 546         Presbyteries in Synod: 12
Four Years At A Glance: MEMBERSHIP
August 28, 2025(Statistics are totals)
 
General202420232022
Churches Reporting 546 553 567
 
Membership202420232022
Membership 60,369 62,140 64,088
Attendance 21,508 20,900 19,763
Friends 7,430 6,744 7,858
 
Membership202420232022
Certificate 765 777 665
Professions / Reaffirmations 779 842 700
Youth Professions 284 362 403
Churches Reporting One or More Gains 237 240 222
 
Losses202420232022
Certificate 379 386 498
Death 981 1,039 1,105
Deleted 2,281 1,798 2,123
 
Baptisms202420232022
Confirmation 59 64 54
Presented 422 422 307
Other 77 77 55
Churches Reporting One or More Baptisms 157 159 129
 
Age202420232022
Under 18 2,537 2,767 2,734
18 - 25 3,712 3,810 3,773
26 - 40 7,499 7,640 7,388
41 - 55 7,924 7,907 8,145
56 - 70 12,071 12,381 12,518
71 and over 14,343 14,208 14,126
Churches Reporting No Ages 209 202 231
Churches Reporting One or More Ages 337 351 336
 
Gender202420232022
Female 27,748 28,799 28,288
Male 20,619 21,717 21,299
 
Racial Ethnic Diversity202420232022
Asian / Pacific Islander / South Asian 765 571 368
Black / African American / African 1,383 1,490 1,550
Latinx 222 236 222
Middle Eastern / North African 480 25 18
Multiracial 330 618 214
Native American / Alaska / Native Indigenous 28 34 31
White 46,640 47,935 47,397
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.

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