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KAC Laity Session Statistical Report Brenda H. Glover. Pop Quiz. Who are we?. How many United Methodist Churches are in the Kentucky Conference?. 809 876 947. 1997 KAC Journal listed 890 Churches. Answer. A There are 809 churches in the Kentucky Conference as of January 1, 2013.
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Pop Quiz Who are we?
How many United Methodist Churches are in the Kentucky Conference? • 809 • 876 • 947 1997 KAC Journal listed 890 Churches
Answer A There are 809 churches in the Kentucky Conference as of January 1, 2013
How many of our churches have 500 worshipers or more on a given Sunday? • 8 • 12 • 19
Answer B 12
How many of our churches have less than 100 worshipers on a given Sunday? • 672 83% • 572 71% • 438 54%
Answer A 672 83% of our churches
What is a “typical” church? • Rural – 78.5% of churches are in non-metropolitan counties • Smaller congregations – Half of attendees worship in 705 of our churches with an average attendance of 40
FYI 483 - 60% of our churches Have an average worship Attendance of 45 or less.
What is a “typical” church? • Predominately white • White 96% • African American 2% • Hispanic/Latino <1% • Asian <1% • Multi-Racial <1% • 58% Female
FYI 51 – 6.3 % of our churches Have an average worship Attendance of 10 or less.
2011 $8,898,674 Our Mission Covenant 2012 $8,860,435 $38,240 less
Our Mission Covenant Faithfulness • 2011 421 KAC Churches paid 100 % • 2012 398 KAC Churches paid 100 %