1. 2017 Statistician’s Report
Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference
2017 Statistician’s Report

2. Conference 2017 Statistician’s Report
January 1, 2017 Professing Membership: 136,683
Professions of Faith: 2,171
Other Additions: 2,752
Total Added: 4,923
Removed by Charge Conference Action: 3,076
Other Subtractions: 4,834
Total Removed 7,910
December 31, 2017 Professing membership:133,696

3. Statistician’s Report
Average attendance at worship service
Was down by 4,350 worshipers or 7%
Attendance at worship is about 44.3% of professing membership

4. Statistician’s Report
Asian population decreased by 1% (12)
Native American increased by 1% ( 2)
Multiracial increased by 8% (19)
Black population increased by <1% (25)
Hispanic/Latino increased by 8% (54)
Pacific Islander decreased by 10% (7)
White decreased by 3% (4,005)

5. Statistician’s Report
Baptism decreased by 11%
Constituents increased by 10%
Children and Youth in Christian formation increased by 7%: 32,232 – 34493
Young Adults and Adults
in Christian formation decreased by 5.4%: 46,680 – 44,257

6. Statistician’s Report
Persons served by community ministries decreased by less than 1%
VBS participation decreased by 4%
from 25, ,409

7. Statistician’s Report
Market values are up 2% million
Debt is down 7.7% - $6.3 million
9% increase in Building Improvement and Major Equipment purchases $11,876,880

8. Statistician’s Report
Direct giving to United Methodist causes decreased 10%
$1.66 million in 2015 to $1.48 in 2016
Direct giving to non United Methodist causes increased 2%
$7.23 million in 2015 to $7.40 million in 2016

9. 2016 Statistician’s Report for 2017 Annual Conference
Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference
2016 Statistician’s Report for Annual Conference