KAC Laity Session Statistical Report Brenda H. Glover

How many United Methodist Churches are in the Kentucky Conference? A.809 B.876 C KAC Journal listed 890 Churches

Answer A There are 809 churches in the Kentucky Conference as of January 1, 2013

How many of our churches have 500 worshipers or more on a given Sunday? A.8 B.12 C.19

Answer B 12 Christ Church (Louisville) Broadway (Bowling Green) Centenary (Lexington) Immanuel (Lakeside Park) St. Paul (Louisville) First Church (Lexington) St. Luke (Lexington) St. John (Prospect) Southern Hills (Lexington) Middletown (Louisville) Settle Memorial (Owensboro) First Church (Madisonville)

How many of our churches have less than 100 worshipers on a given Sunday? A % B % C %

Answer A % of our churches

What is a “typical” church? Rural – 78.5% of churches are in non- metropolitan counties Smaller congregations – Half of attendees worship in 705 of our churches with an average attendance of 40

FYI % of our churches Have an average worship Attendance of 45 or less.

What is a “typical” church? Predominately white  White96%  African American2%  Hispanic/Latino<1%  Asian<1%  Multi-Racial<1% 58% Female

FYI 51 – 6.3 % of our churches Have an average worship Attendance of 10 or less.

2012 $8,860,435 $38,240 less 2011 $8,898,674

KAC Churches paid 100 % KAC Churches paid 100 %