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Organization and Governance

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, 2011, the United Church is organized into

  • 13 regional Conferences
  • 85 district presbyteries
  • 2,206 local pastoral charges
  • 3,132 individual congregations

The United Church has

  • 3,695 ordained ministers: 2,402 men/1,293 women
  • 285 diaconal ministers: 21 men/264 women
  • 247 designated lay ministers (under appointment): 82 men/165 women
Statistical Information on the United Church as of December 31, 2011
Local Congregations 3,132
Households Served by Congregations 388,577
Total Membership in Local Congregations 478,909
Sunday Schools 2,104
Sunday School Membership 60,638
Baptisms 9,098
Marriages 7,174
Funerals 18,447
Estimated Number of Persons under Pastoral Care 1,282,304
Identifiable Givers to the Church 248,314
Average Weekly Attendance at Church 166,936
Candidates for the Ministry 206
Membership: Other Christian Education Programs 127,259
Membership of Women's Groups, including UCW 54,547
Total Raised by Congregations $383,263,121
Amount Received by National Mission and Service Fund $28,162,783

Published by the Communications Unit, The United Church of Canada, May 2013.

Last updated:
2013/05/03
Created:
2003/01/05

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