Statistics

The United Church is Canada's largest Protestant denomination, with close to 3 million Canadians who, when asked by Statistics Canada in 2001, identified their religion as United Church.

The United Church was formed in 1925 through the union of Canadian Methodists, Congregationalists, and 70% of Canadian Presbyterians.

As of December 31, 2009, the United Church is organized into

13 regional Conferences
85 district presbyteries
2,240 local pastoral charges
3,255 individual congregations

The United Church has

3,719 ordained ministers: 2,435 men/1,284 women
287 diaconal ministers: 21 men/266 women
275 designated lay ministers (under appointment): 83 men/192 women

Statistical Information on the United Church as of December 31, 2009
Local Congregations	3,255
Households Served by Congregations	416,189
Total Membership in Local Congregations	510,672
Sunday Schools	2,277
Sunday School Membership	68,947
Baptisms	10,518
Marriages	8,557
Funerals	20,009
Estimated Number of Persons under Pastoral Care	1,373,424
Identifiable Givers to the Church	268,076
Average Weekly Attendance at Church	183,153
Candidates for the Ministry	229
Membership: Other Christian Education Programs	134,789
Membership of Women's Groups, including UCW	59,235
Total Raised by Congregations	$389,525,279
Amount Received by National Mission and Service Fund	$28,924,169

Published by the RPD Unit, The United Church of Canada, December, 2010.

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