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American Baptist Association   Religious Groups > Baptist Family > Search Religious Groups: Denominational Profile Distribution Trends Related Surveys Data Sources Denominational Profile History Southern Baptist Convention split into  American Baptist Association (1924) continuedAmerican Baptist Association     split into  North American Baptist Association (1950) The American Baptist Association grew out of the "landmark" movement among Southern Baptists in the 1850s. The movement, which emphasized the role of the local church, was led by James R. Graves and J. M. Pendleton. A merger of two landmark associations in 1924 created the American Baptist Association. Membership Data Year Clergy Churches Members 1931 - - 116,562 1933 - 2,662 263,484 1935 1,734 2,662 263,484 1936 - 1,064 115,022 1937 - 2,662 - 1946 - - 115,022 1948 - 2,272 245,861 1951 - 2,105 286,691 1956 2,350 3,000 600,000 1957 2,172 3,025 630,000 1958 2,300 3,045 630,000 1959 2,350 3,073 647,800 1960 2,365 3,091 648,000 1961 2,385 3,117 650,800 1962 2,405 3,131 653,000 1963 2,425 3,151 655,200 1964 2,525 3,196 719,100 1965 3,150 3,227 726,112 1966 3,175 3,247 731,000 1968 3,195 3,262 745,620 1969 3,309 3,274 782,902 1970 3,512 3,286 786,536 1971 3,312 3,295 790,000 1972 3,368 3,321 869,000 1973 3,338 3,336 955,900 1974 3,651 3,361 1,003,695 1975 4,070 3,570 1,071,000 1978 5,870 4,500 1,350,000 1979 5,425 5,000 1,500,000 1980 5,700 5,000 1,500,000 1981 5,700 5,000 1,500,000 1982 - 1,641 225,000 1983 - 1,641 225,000 1986 1,760 1,705 250,000 1996 1,760 1,705 250,000 1998 1,760 1,760 275,000 2000 1,760 1,760 275,000 2009 - 1,600 100,000 Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The National Council of Churches' data collection was discontinued after the 2012 Yearbook was published, and has been resumed by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). The tables and graphs will be updated when the new collection is available. See the Yearbook of Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]

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