What stands out
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Membership movement
+1092.2%
2005–2024 public membership history
Peer context
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Peer data pending
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
3,362
Churches
24
Baptisms
116
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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Gulf Section — 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.
Strong growth: +6.7% annually.
| Year↓ | Members | Baptisms+POF | Churches | Growth | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸2024 | 3,362 | 146 | 24 | +6.59% | — |
| ▸2023 | 3,154 | 192 | 24 | +10.20% | — |
| ▸2022 | 2,862 | 136 | 23 | +5.49% | — |
| ▸2021 | 2,713 | 92 | 22 | +4.79% | — |
| ▸2020 | 2,589 | 90 | 21 | +6.59% | — |
| ▸2019 | 2,429 | 150 | 20 | +9.76% | — |
| ▸2018 | 2,213 | 98 | 20 | +7.32% | — |
| ▸2017 | 2,062 | 119 | 20 | +10.03% | — |
| ▸2016 | 1,874 | 138 | 18 | +12.28% | — |
| ▸2015 | 1,669 | 79 | 16 | +11.79% | — |
| ▸2014 | 1,493 | 116 | 14 | +18.12% | — |
| ▸2013 | 1,264 | 80 | 13 | +10.01% | — |
| ▸2012 | 1,149 | 89 | 12 | +15.48% | — |
| ▸2011 | 995 | 55 | 12 | +12.94% | — |
| ▸2010 | 881 | 50 | 11 | +110.26% | — |
| ▸2009 | 419 | 36 | 5 | +20.75% | — |
| ▸2008 | 347 | 7 | 4 | +7.76% | — |
| ▸2007 | 322 | 24 | 4 | +9.52% | — |
| ▸2006 | 294 | 15 | 4 | +4.26% | — |
| ▸2005 | 282 | 14 | 4 | +4.83% | — |
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.