Facts about annual conferences in the US:

7,931,733 Lay members 45,220 Clergy members, including part-time and full-time local pastors 683 Consecrated diaconal ministers

871,218 Baptized members 34,398 Local churches 26,083 Pastoral charges

469 Districts 63 Conferences 50 Episcopal areas

5 Jurisdictions

4,747,539 Church school participants 800,000 United Methodist Women members 231,554 United Methodist Men members 405,315 United Methodist Youth Fellowship members

Facts about United Methodist annual conferences outside the territorial US:

3,497,512 Lay members 9,680 Clergy members 1,327,223 Preparatory members

8,144 Organized churches 67 Conferences 19 Episcopal areas

751,689 Sunday School participants

MISSION

808 Mission personnel supported through GBGM

122 Deaconesses & Home Missioners commissioned for Christian Service in the United States

119,865 Volunteers in Mission worldwide

101 United Methodist-related community centers and other national mission institutions in 37 of the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands

550 Relief and refugee workers

HEALTH AND WELFARE

The 388 Health and Welfare ministries related to The United Methodist Church served more than 32 million people in 1,555 locations across the United States and provide more than $2 billion in charity care annually.

63 Children, youth and family services

105 Community service ministries

52 Hospitals and health-care systems

16 Ministries for persons with disabilities

152 Older adult ministries

EDUCATION

6 Two-year colleges

92 Colleges and Universities

13 Theological Schools

1 Professional School

10 Pre-collegiate Schools

70 World Communion Scholars

GIVING

In 2006, United Methodists gave $5.08 billion for local church expenditures including program and operating expenses, pastor salaries and expenses, debt payment and benevolences paid directly to the local church.

United Methodists gave $743 million for jurisdictional, area, annual conference and district clergy support, administration and benevolences.

United Methodists contributed $133 million for general apportioned benevolences, clergy support and administration, including $69 million for World Service, the basic program and benevolence fund.

United Methodists donated an additional $54 million to other general benevolences including The Advance, World Service Specials and United Methodist Women.

Local congregations gave a total of $6.01 billion for all purposes in 2006.

(These statistics were the most recent available at the time of printing.)

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