|
| Number of churches: |
427 |
| Members (baptized): |
46,534 |
| Inclusive membership (members and adherents): |
119,769 |
| Professions of faith: |
5,327 |
| Baptisms: |
2,996 |
| Average Sunday AM church service attendance: |
86,173 |
| Church education average attendance (pre-school through adult): |
33,244 |
| Alliance youth / college and career attendance: |
13,292 |
| Average Women’s Ministries event attendance: |
7,620 |
| Average Alliance Men’s Ministries event attendance: |
3,912 |
| Official workers: |
1,874 |
|
(based on Local Church Annual Reports as of Dec. 31, 2008) |
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|
Total active Cdn. international workers: |
228
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|
Funding:
|
Fully funded through Global Advance Fund: |
184 |
|
Partially funded through Global Advance Fund: |
21 |
|
Self-funded: |
23
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|
Involvement:
|
Church Ministry: |
126 |
|
Support Ministry: |
41 |
|
Compassion Ministry: |
28 |
|
Marketplace Ministry: |
33
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Region:
| Silk Road (Europe, Middle East, Central Asia): |
57 |
| Caribbean Sun (Latin America): |
40 |
| Desert Sand (Africa): |
36 |
| Asian Spice (Asia): |
84 |
| Canada (new Canadians; Québec): |
11
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|
(as of Dec. 31, 2008) | | |
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Funding
Income:
| Offerings: |
$162,920,010 |
| Building Fund (included in above): |
$19,028,131 |
| Other Income: |
$11,190,022 |
Expenses:
|
Local church ministries: |
$119,688,405 |
|
Global Advance Fund: |
$10,454,525 |
|
C&MA designated specials: |
$2,620,588 |
| C&MA Canadian Ministries: |
$2,984,321 |
| Ambrose University College / IBVIE: |
$7,990,952 |
| Debt reduction: |
$9,150,730 |
| Non C&MA ministries: |
$7,365,299 |
| Other expenses: |
$7,972,968 |
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(based on Local Church Annual Reports as of Dec. 31, 2008) |
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|
| Countries/territories where C&MA churches are located: |
81 |
| Countries where Alliance missionaries minister: |
61 |
| Churches, unorganized church groups and preaching points: |
14,565 |
| Organized churches: |
10,609 |
| Baptized church members: |
1,861,388 |
| Inclusive membership (members and adherents): |
3,929,180 |
| Ordained national ministers: |
5,784 |
| National workers (including ordained): |
28,122 |
| Students enrolled in 116 full-term theological schools: |
7,644 |
|
(based on reports as of Dec. 31, 2007) |
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