Each year the "https://www.pcusa.org/" Target="_blank">Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) asks its congregations to report numbers pertaining to membership, average attendance, income, and expenditures. This dataset contains these figures for 2012. This dataset can be compared to corresponding data sets from other years to examine trends in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

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More than 500,000 worshipers in more than 5,000 congregations across America participated in the U.S. Congregational Life Survey (Wave 1 and Wave 2)- making it the largest survey of worshipers in America ever conducted. Three types of surveys were completed in each participating congregation: (a) an attender survey completed by all worshipers age 15 and older who attended worship services during the weekend the survey was given; (b) a congregational profile describing the congregation's facilities, staff, programs, and worship services completed by one person in the congregation; and (c) a leader survey completed by the pastor, priest, minister, rabbi, or other principal leader. Together the information collected provides a unique three-dimensional look at religious life in America. (From Appendix 1, U.S. Congregational Life Survey Methodology, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations, Second Edition).

This data file contains data for a sample of New Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations worship Attenders participating in Wave 2 of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey. (U.S. Congregational Life Survey Wave 2 New Church PC(USA) Congregational Profile data and Leader data will be provided in separate data files.)

This dataset is a compilation of information provided by local congregations to their presbytery. Each congregation supplied information on their location, membership, racial/ethnic makeup, finances, and several other topics. If a church had changed its name in the past year, this was reported to The Office of the General Assembly (OGA) by the presbytery, since name changes require presbytery approval. The information from each congregation was then combined by the OGA to make this dataset.

The Presbyterian Panel began in 1973 and is an ongoing panel study in which mailed questionnaires are used to survey representative samples of constituency groups of the "https://www.pcusa.org/" Target="_blank">Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). These constituency groups include members, elders, pastors serving in a congregation, and specialized clergy serving elsewhere. Panels are re-sampled every three years. The main goal of this study is to gather broad information about Presbyterians in terms of their faith (beliefs, church background, and levels of church involvement), and their social, economic and demographic characteristics (age, sex, marital status, living arrangements, etc.). The August 1998 survey focuses on world mission.

Over 300,000 worshipers in over 2,000 congregations across America participated in the U.S. Congregational Life Survey--making it the largest survey of worshipers in America ever conducted. Three types of surveys were completed in each participating congregation: (a) an Attendee survey completed by all worshipers age 15 and older who attended worship services during the weekend of April 29, 2001; (b) a Congregational Profile describing the congregation's facilities, staff, programs, and worship services completed by one person in the congregation; and (c) a Leader Survey completed by the pastor, priest, minister, rabbi, or other leader. Together the information collected provides a unique three-dimensional look at religious life in America." (From Appendix 1, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations: Who's Going Where and Why. U.S. Congregational Life Survey Methodology.) Three different groups of Presbyterian Congregations were sampled: Presbyterian, Racial Ethnic/Multicultural Presbyterian, and Fast Growing Presbyterian. This data file contains data for Presbyterian (USA) Growing Attenders only. The Congregational Life Survey also has a Congregational profile for Presbyterian (USA) Growing congregations and a Leader survey of Presbyterian (USA) growing leaders.

The Presbyterian Panel began in 1973 and is an ongoing panel study in which mailed and web-based questionnaires are used to survey representative samples of constituency groups of the "https://www.pcusa.org/" Target="_blank">Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). These constituency groups include members, elders, pastors serving in a congregation and specialized clergy serving elsewhere. New samples are drawn every three years. The main goal of this study is to gather broad information about Presbyterians in terms of their faith (belief, church background and levels of church involvement) and their social, economic and demographic characteristics (age, sex, marital status, living arrangements, etc.). Collected at the start of each new panel, the background variables provide information on the background, education, family, income and giving, and other information for participants in the 2012-2014 panel.

The Presbyterian Panel is made of up of representative samples of ministers of the Word and Sacrament and members of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations who respond to quarterly surveys on topics that are important to the denomination. The November 2017 panel is part of an ongoing research project assessing the vitality of existing worshiping communities within the PC(USA), and is part of a collaboration with the Office of Vital Congregations.

Congregational vitality is a topic of interest to many mainline denominations. Within the PC(USA), current work on congregational vitality kicked off in September 2016 with a congregational vitality symposium, which was attended by members spanning all six agencies. Also in 2016, the Presbyterian Mission Agency established an Office of Vital Congregations, which is now testing its Revitalization Initiative. Finally, the Mission Agency adopted congregational vitality as one of its emphases for its 2019-2020 Mission Work Plan.

Prayerful discernment, which included a review of existing research on congregational vitality and the results of the 2016 symposium, elicited seven marks of congregational vitality. Research Services then collaborated with the Office of Vital Congregations to construct a survey to measure the seven marks of vitality. The aim was to combine survey questions into scales corresponding to each of the seven vitality marks. This Panel is a test to check the reliability and validity of the scales. Another goal of this panel is to get a better understanding of how Presbyterians are doing in regard to the seven marks. The first three marks all relate closely to Christian formation at the individual level. The final four marks relate more to structural issues that need to be in place before churches can really do a good job helping members grow as disciples. Through a combination of these individual and structural measures, we can gain a more robust understanding of not just whether a congregation is thriving, but also in what ways. The congregation can use this information to discern where it needs to focus more of its energies.

This dataset contains data from all sampled constituency groups.

The Presbyterian Panel began in 1973 and is an ongoing panel study in which mailed and web-based questionnaires are used to survey representative samples of constituency groups of the "https://www.pcusa.org/" Target="_blank">Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). These constituency groups include members, elders, pastors serving in a congregation and specialized clergy serving elsewhere. New samples are drawn every three years. The main goal of this study is to gather broad information about Presbyterians in terms of their faith (belief, church background and levels of church involvement) and their social, economic and demographic characteristics (age, sex, marital status, living arrangements, etc.). The August 2010 survey focuses on the Compassion, Peace and Justice ministries of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This dataset contains data from elders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

The Presbyterian Panel began in 1973 and is an ongoing panel study in which mailed questionnaires are used to survey representative samples of constituency groups of the "https://www.pcusa.org/" Target="_blank">Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). These constituency groups include members, elders, pastors serving in a congregation, and specialized clergy serving elsewhere. Panels are re-sampled every three years. The main goal of this study is to gather broad information about Presbyterians in terms of their faith (beliefs, church background, and levels of church involvement), and their social, economic, and demographic characteristics (age, sex, marital status, living arrangements, etc.). The November 2002 survey focuses on end-of-life issues.

The Presbyterian Panel began in 1973 and is an ongoing panel study in which mailed questionnaires are used to survey representative samples of constituency groups of the "https://www.pcusa.org/" Target="_blank">Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). These constituency groups include members, elders, pastors serving in a congregation, and specialized clergy serving elsewhere. Panels are re-sampled every three years. The main goal of this study is to gather broad information about Presbyterians in terms of their faith (beliefs, church background, and levels of church involvement), and their social, economic, and demographic characteristics (age, sex, marital status, living arrangements, etc.). The February 2001 survey focuses on Presbyterians in the 21st Century.

The Presbyterian Panel began in 1973 and is an ongoing panel study in which mailed and web-based questionnaires are used to survey representative samples of constituency groups of the "https://www.pcusa.org/" Target="_blank">Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). These constituency groups include members, elders, pastors serving in a congregation and specialized clergy serving elsewhere. New samples are drawn every three years. The main goal of this study is to gather broad information about Presbyterians in terms of their faith (belief, church background and levels of church involvement) and their social, economic and demographic characteristics (age, sex, marital status, living arrangements, etc.). The August 2011 survey focuses on Immigrant Ministries and Immigrant Issues within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This dataset contains data from sampled clergy.

The Presbyterian Panel is an ongoing panel study in which mailed questionnaires are used to survey representative samples of constituency groups of Presbyterians-members, elders, pastors and clergy serving in specialized ministries. The major consideration guiding this research is a desire to gather broad information about Presbyterians in terms of their faith and their social, economic and demographic characteristics, to provide a comprehensive profile of the denomination. The November 1991 survey focuses on health and lifestyle characteristics, as well as opinions on health insurance.