What stands out
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Membership movement
+114.4%
2005–2024 public membership history
Peer context
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Territory context
Conference
Territory detail pending
Public data completeness
50%
Based on current membership, church/entity, territory, and leadership signals
Conference summary
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Members
72,299
Churches
177
Baptisms
8,000
Latest year
2024
Related entity data pending
Leadership data is not listed in the current yearbook import yet.
Members retained year-over-year
Overall membership change
Lost to dropped + missing
Baptisms + POF per 100 members
Worker evangelistic productivity (baptisms + POF)
Total losses per 100 members
Workforce stretch ratio
Average congregation size
Annual tithe per member (USD)
Year-over-year tithe change
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West Zambia Field — Membership growth over time
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Kingdom growth (baptisms + POF) vs transfer balance vs losses. Above the line = growth. Below = losses.
Gains (baptisms, transfers in) vs Losses (deaths, dropped, transfers out)
Percentage of members retained year-over-year. Green dashed line = 95% target.
Half of today (36,150) by 2034 (10 years)
Losing 7% annually — critical decline.
Half of today (36,150) by 2034 (10 years).
Every year of delay costs ~5,042 members.
| Year↓ | Members | Baptisms+POF | Churches | Growth | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸2024 | 72,299 | 8,016 | 177 | +0.72% | — |
| ▸2023 | 71,784 | 5,355 | 158 | -6.03% | — |
| ▸2022 | 76,390 | 7,076 | 154 | +5.94% | — |
| ▸2021 | 72,110 | 2,836 | 148 | -31.33% | — |
| ▸2020 | 105,006 | 1,606 | 144 | +1.18% | — |
| ▸2019 | 103,782 | 7,952 | 139 | +7.61% | — |
| ▸2018 | 96,441 | 5,198 | 136 | +5.06% | — |
| ▸2017 | 91,797 | 11,871 | 131 | +14.20% | — |
| ▸2016 | 80,385 | 8,163 | 126 | +10.74% | — |
| ▸2015 | 72,589 | 4,743 | 119 | 0.00% | — |
| ▸2014 | 68,034 | 4,385 | 118 | +6.65% | — |
| ▸2013 | 63,791 | 4,239 | 113 | +7.00% | — |
| ▸2012 | 59,615 | 4,984 | 110 | +16.75% | — |
| ▸2011 | 51,060 | 3,592 | 111 | +6.94% | — |
| ▸2010 | 47,748 | 3,507 | 106 | +6.75% | — |
| ▸2009 | 44,729 | 3,472 | 103 | +6.76% | — |
| ▸2008 | 41,897 | 3,293 | 100 | +7.32% | — |
| ▸2007 | 39,038 | 3,143 | 97 | +8.28% | — |
| ▸2006 | 36,053 | 2,854 | 97 | +6.92% | — |
| ▸2005 | 33,719 | 2,592 | 97 | +7.93% | — |
Youth engagement is the leading indicator of long-term church health. Adventurer and Pathfinder enrollment today predicts baptisms 3–5 years from now.
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Submit your data →Healthy benchmark: Youth-to-membership ratio of 15–25%. Below 10% is an early warning sign. Above 25% signals strong intergenerational health.