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The Pacific

200 Kentucky St Ste B
Petaluma, CA  94952-2879
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Churches in Synod: 342     Presbyteries in Synod: 12
Four Years At A Glance: MEMBERSHIP
February 4, 2025(Statistics are totals)
 
General20232022
Churches Reporting 342 347
 
Membership20232022
Membership 39,419 41,710
Attendance 20,346 20,210
Friends 9,707 8,303
 
Membership20232022
Certificate 429 400
Professions / Reaffirmations 922 815
Youth Professions 127 136
Churches Reporting One or More Gains 195 186
 
Losses20232022
Certificate 239 290
Death 874 992
Deleted 2,401 1,699
 
Baptisms20232022
Confirmation 37 34
Presented 195 150
Other 80 125
Churches Reporting One or More Baptisms 124 109
 
Age20232022
Under 18 615 734
18 - 25 1,505 1,383
26 - 40 2,921 2,950
41 - 55 4,500 4,587
56 - 70 8,717 8,913
71 and over 14,731 14,232
Churches Reporting No Ages 71 83
Churches Reporting One or More Ages 271 264
 
Gender20232022
Female 20,459 20,529
Male 12,263 12,326
 
Racial Ethnic Diversity20232022
Asian / Pacific Islander / South Asian 2,481 2,778
Black / African American / African 713 713
Latinx 727 643
Middle Eastern / North African 93 85
Multiracial 1,439 477
Native American / Alaska / Native Indigenous 94 83
White 22,566 25,749
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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