NORTHERN EUROPE-WEST AFRICA
Division1966–1985 · 20 years of data
1966–1985 · 20 years of data
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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NORTHERN EUROPE-WEST AFRICA — 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 (21,850) by 1988 (3 years)
Losing 20.6% annually — critical decline.
Half of today (21,850) by 1988 (3 years).
Every year of delay costs ~9,007 members.
| Year↓ | Members | Baptisms+POF | Churches | Growth | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸1985 | 43,700 | 1,351 | 601 | +0.11% | — |
| ▸1984 | 43,651 | 1,847 | 600 | +1.48% | — |
| ▸1983 | 43,015 | 1,729 | 590 | +1.05% | — |
| ▸1982 | 42,570 | 1,761 | 585 | +1.32% | — |
| ▸1981 | 42,014 | 1,545 | 581 | -69.68% | — |
| ▸1980 | 138,582 | 12,080 | 1,081 | +7.73% | — |
| ▸1979 | 128,644 | 11,175 | 1,149 | +7.15% | — |
| ▸1978 | 120,058 | 8,947 | 1,118 | +5.41% | — |
| ▸1977 | 113,898 | 6,782 | 985 | +3.13% | — |
| ▸1976 | 110,446 | 6,290 | 928 | +3.23% | — |
| ▸1975 | 106,985 | 7,285 | 937 | +5.21% | — |
| ▸1974 | 101,687 | 7,168 | 911 | +4.92% | — |
| ▸1973 | 96,922 | 9,997 | 893 | +2.66% | — |
| ▸1972 | 94,408 | 7,362 | 859 | +4.64% | — |
| ▸1971 | 90,224 | 7,521 | 893 | +5.42% | — |
| ▸1970 | 85,586 | 5,299 | 858 | -9.51% | — |
| ▸1969 | 94,581 | 7,970 | 888 | +4.36% | — |
| ▸1968 | 90,629 | 6,209 | 820 | +4.30% | — |
| ▸1967 | 86,891 | 5,393 | 786 | +3.78% | — |
| ▸1966 | 83,728 | 6,081 | 802 | +4.71% | — |