United Methodists Around the World
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US |
Africa, Asia & Europe |
| Lay members |
7,853,987 |
3,367,826 |
| Clergy members |
45,186 |
10,186 |
| Preparatory members |
808,718 |
1,464,214 |
| Local/organized churches |
34,136 |
7,289 |
| Districts |
469 |
N/A |
| Annual/missionary conferences |
62 |
63 |
| Bishops/Episcopal areas |
50 |
19 |
| Jurisdictions |
5 |
N/A |
| Central Conferences |
N/A |
7 |
Data from 2007. Courtesy of GCFA.
Mission
The United Methodist Church is in mission in more than 125 countries.
|
930
|
Mission personnel supported through the General Board of Global Ministries |
|
124,000
|
Volunteers in Mission worldwide (in 2007) |
| 145 |
Deaconesses and Home Missioners commissioned for service in the United States |
|
550
|
Relief and refugee workers |
|
103
|
United Methodist-related community centers and other national mission institutions in 35 of the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
Health and Welfare
The health and welfare ministries related to The United Methodist Church serve more than 32 million people in 1,555 locations across the United States and provide more than $2 billion in charity care annually.
|
63
|
Children, youth and family services |
|
105
|
Community service ministries |
|
52
|
Hospitals and health care systems |
|
16
|
Ministries for persons with disabilities |
|
152
|
Older adult ministries |
Education
|
6
|
two-year colleges |
|
92
|
four-year colleges and universities |
|
13
|
theological schools |
|
1
|
professional school |
|
10
|
pre-collegiate schools |
|
70
|
Crusade Scholars |
Giving
In 2007, United Methodists give nearly $5.1 billion annually for local church expenditures, including program and operating expenses, pastor salaries and expenses, debt payment and benevolences paid directly to the local church.
United Methodists give nearly $758 million yearly for jurisdictional, area, annual conference and district clergy support, administration and benevolences.
United Methodists contributed $137 million for general apportioned benevolences, clergy support and administration, including $69 million for World Service, the basic program and benevolence fund.
United Methodists donated an additional $46 million to other general benevolences, including The Advance, World Service Specials and United Methodist Women.
Local congregations gave a total of $6.29 billion for all purposes in 2007.
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