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BAPTISMS

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1.		 FELLOWSHIP, FORNEY, TX  94
2. IGLESIA SIN PAREDES, GUAYAMA, PR  57
3. NEW BEGINNINGS BIBLE, FERRIS, TX  55
4. FIRST, JACKSONVILLE, TX  35
CHURCH AT CREEKS END, SPRING, TX  35
6. TEMPLE, JONESBORO, AR  33
FIRST, CARTHAGE, TX  33
8. SPRINGHILL, GREENBRIER, AR  31
9. CAMPGROUND, GULFPORT, MS  28
10. CALVARY, HORN LAKE, AR  27
   
WORSHIP
1. FELLOWSHIP, FORNEY, TX  1155
2. MOUNT OLIVE, GUY, AR  733
3. TEMPLE, JONESBORO, AR  714
4. IGLESIA SIN PAREDES, GUAYAMA, PR  668
5. FIRST, LIVINGSTON, TX  609
6. FIRST, CARTHAGE, TX  600
7. FIRST, MAGNOLIA, AR  550
8. FIRST, JACKSONVILLE, TX  437
9. SPRINGHILL, GREENBRIER, AR  400
10. BETHEL, FULTON, MS  372
WMA ENROLLMENT
1. FIRST, MAGNOLIA, AR  65
2. UNITY, HOPE, AR  60
3. IMMANUEL, SHERIDAN, AR  50
BETHLEHEM, GREENBRIER, AR  50
5. BILOXI CREEK, PERKINSTON, MS  42
6. CRAFT, JACKSONVILLE, TX  37
7. FIRST, MANTACHIE, MS  33
8. RAMSEY HEIGHTS, BATESVILLE, AR  31
9. CALVARY, WARREN, AR  30
FIRST, SPRINGHILL, LA  30
LEBANON, LAUREL, MS  30
BETHEL, FULTON, MS  30
FIRST, JACKSONVILLE, TX  30
   
SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
1. FIRST, MAGNOLIA, AR  475
2. FIRST, CARTHAGE, TX  400
3. UNITY, HOPE, AR  365
4. FIRST, JACKSONVILLE, TX  347
5. SOUTHGATE, MOORE, OK  340
6. NEW HARMONY, TYLER, TX  264
7. SAND SPRINGS, MINEOLA, TX  240
8. BETHEL, FULTON, MS  221
9. FIRST, POTOSI, MO  207
10. GARRETT MEMORIAL, HOPE, AR  200
BROTHERHOOD ENROLLMENT
1. FIRST, MANTACHIE, MS  54
2. BETHLEHEM, GREENBRIER, AR  50
3. IMMANUEL, SHERIDAN, AR  40
4. LYNCH VIEW, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR  37
JACKSON, CANTON, TX  37
6. FIRST, SPRINGHILL, LA  35
7. GARRETT MEMORIAL, HOPE, AR  30
FELLOWSHIP, EDINBURG, TX  30
9. FIRST, MAGNOLIA, AR  25
TEMPLE, JONESBORO, AR  25
SHADY GROVE, PIGGOTT, AR  25
BETHEL, FULTON, MS  25
SOUTH GREEN, TUPELO, MS  25
SOUTH PARK, FORT WORTH, TX  25
   
CHRISTIAN GROWTH MINITSRIES
1. SHADY GROVE, PIGGOTT, AR  205
2. HARRISON CHAPEL, BEEBE, AR  162
3. NEW HARMONY, TYLER, TX  160
4. FIRST, MAGNOLIA, AR  120
5. BIG CREEK, SOSO, MS  115
6. PARK AVENUE, SEARCY, AR  100
EBENEZER, JASPER, TX  100
8. WORDEN, BALD KNOB, AR  90
SPRINGHILL, LAUREL, MS  90
10. HERITAGE, WAXAHACHIE, TX  88
BMAA FACTS
(Compiled from 2007-2008 Reports)
Longest tenure of BMA pastors  50 years          Average tenure of BMA pastors  8.5 years
Churches  1,249          Missions  57
New churches  1          New missions  3
Churches reorganized  1          Churches disbanded or inactive  3
Churches leaving BMAA  5          Churches merged with existing BMAA church  1
Churches submitting statistics  886          State associations  12
Local associations  77          District associations  5
Mission districts  5          Churches not in local association  56
States with BMAA churches (includes Puerto Rico)  31          Pastors  1,186
Full-time pastors  534          Bi-vocational pastors  196
Churches without a pastor  150          Surrendered to preach  54
Full-time evangelists  8          Chaplains  28
State and Local missionaries  40          North American missionaries  28
International missionaries  21          American foreign missionaries  21
Foreign nationals missionaries  508          Paid music directors  79
Paid youth directors  118          Paid music/youth directors  7
Church membership  177,463          Worship service average attendance  49,509
Sunday school enrollment  48,211          Sunday school average attendance  35,853
CGM enrollment  $5,524          WMA enrollment  4,653
Brotherhood enrollment  $880          GMA enrollment  834
Sunbeams enrollment  $481          Galilieans enrollment  528
AWANA enrollment  $567          Baptisms in USA  3,911
Received by letter/statement/other  $5,010          Church schools  21
Church school enrollment  $1,512          Daniel Springs campers  3,492
Daniel Springs campers saved  $145          A.B.S. chapters  10
Literature writers  $46          Lifeword radio stations  800+
Giving to outside causes  $13,138,820          Giving to church causes  $65,186,820
Total paid pastors  $10,717,054          Value of church properties  $515,264,678
Receipts of BMAA departments  $12,789,961          Receipts of BMAA schools  $9,867,193
Receipts of childrens homes  $3,173,809        

AVERAGE BAPTIST MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA CHURCH

10 Year 10 Year 10 Year 10 Year
Average Average Average Average 2002 2003
1959-68 1969-78 1979-88 1989-1998
Membership
church roll 124 144 168 176 182 187
Estimated active membership
(70 percent of no. on church roll) 87 101 118 124 127 131
Paid
Pastor $2,211 $4,186 $9,353 $11,713 $11,031 $10,585
Paid all outside causes
(mission, education, etc.) $859 $2,077 $5,455 $8,290 $10,352 $10,728
Grand total to
all causes $6,212 $14,510 $33,455 $46,379 $54,324 $57,277
Sunday School 1 75 75 71 68 66
enrollment
Sunday School average attendance 2 2 563 51 49 47
Baptisms 1 7.20 6.12 5.31 4.54 4.19
Morning Worship average attendence 4 4 4 68* 70 70
Property valuation 1 $60,378 $173,048 $264,041 $390,018 $411,851

1Data not made available to this department prior to 1969. 2Not reported prior to 1981. 3Sunday School average includes 1980-88. 4Not Reported Prior to 1995. *Three year average

SUMMARY STATISTICS OF BAPTIST MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

10 Year 10 Year 10 Year 10 Year
Average Average Average Average 2002 2003
1959-68 1969-78 1979-88 1989-1998
No. churches (reporting statistics) 1,239 1,419 1,363 1,313 1288 1275
Total membership on church roll 154,167 204,889 207,562 231,377 234,110 235,451
Estimated active membership (70 percent 107,917 143,422 159,665 161,960 163,877 164,816
of total memberships)
Total paid pastors $2,751,559 $5,948,238 $12,608,383 $15,422,970 $14,208,096 $13,496,239
Total to outside causes (missions, education $1,072,047 $2,951,991 $7,355,081 $10,887,742 $13,332,864 $13,678,155
benevolence, etc.)
Grand total to all causes $7,744,129 $20,628,222 $45,102,359 $61,023,888 $69,969,721 $73,028,189
Per capita giving to all causes $71.76 $143.83 $273.09 $376.58 $426.96 $443.09
Per capita giving to all mission causes $9.93 $20.58 $44.58 $67.20 $81.35 $80.09
Average church gave percentage of total 13.18% 14.45% 16.36% 17.95% 19.05% 18.73%
income to mission causes
Number states with B.M.A.A. churches 25 29 29 28 31 32
Total Sunday School enrollment 1 103,148 100,449 93,179 87,097 83,674
Total Sunday School 2 2 72,127 67,088 62,667 60,550
average attendance
Total Morning Worship 3 3 3 87,840* 90,517 89,007
average attendance
Total evaluation church property 1 $85,815,787 $234,764,029 $344,488,416 $502,342,734 $525,109,476
Total baptisms reported** 1 10,206 8,352 6,964 5,857 5338
1Data not made available to this department prior to 1969. 2Not reported prior to 1981. 3Not reported prior to 1995.
*Three year average
**This figure does not reflect International baptisms

STATISTICS FOR 2003 STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS

Sunday Christian
No. of Sunday School Worship Growth Total to Total Value
Local No. of No. of No. Received Member- School Average Average Ministry Paid Outside to all Church
State Associations Churches Baptisms byLetter ship Enrollment Attendance Attendance Enrollment Pastor Causes Causes Property
Alabama 1 15 10 29 1,736 619 510 821 148 $85,975 $58,745 $310,885 $3,540,000
Arizona 3 7 3 112 80 66 88 43 $7,000 $9,207 $52,385 $425,000
Arkansas 17 361 1,517 1,770 75,340 27,403 19,166 27,284 2,704 $4,408,006 $4,848,262 $24,390,398 $164,526,578
California 2 14 33 7 1,160 463 400 620 73 $53,695 $23,817 $965,867 $10,758,808
Florida 2 13 60 92 1,133 393 330 466 76 $156,554 $86,013 $618,102 $6,202,073
Illinois &
Indiana 11 21 19 580 314 268 403 0 $30,000 $18,700 $208,152 $3,845,000
Kansas 2 16 70 70 1,848 800 639 889 149 $256,820 $155,513 $761,108 $4,889,300
Louisiana 3 34 105 136 6,821 2,233 1,551 2,129 315 $370,315 $218,037 $1,351,586 $11,684,223
Michigan 13 53 37 1,127 781 583 992 210 $103,210 $42,187 $636,859 $3,858,000
Mississippi 14 179 664 712 31,334 11,228 8,450 12,829 2,563 $1,231,034 $1,410,409 $7,168,252 $63,914,776
Missouri 6 72 249 174 6,977 3,080 2,479 3,365 586 $640,878 $639,604 $2,710,234 $17,455,800
New Mexico 5 3 8 237 97 57 130 0 $25,900 $8,591 $32,511 $680,000
New York 3 0 0 126 69 67 115 13 $11,600 $924 $26,540 $666,000
Oklahoma 3 41 150 191 7,061 2,741 1,782 2,439 264 $483,465 $416,609 $2,042,487 $16,148,633
Tennessee 6 20 20 697 223 211 422 15 $55,260 $47,830 $231,958 $2,335,000
Texas 29 433 2,027 2,685 90,615 28,724 20,642 31,101 2,132 $5,214,675 $5,227,458 $29,088,403 $177,985,983
Washington &
Oregon 8 22 11 412 265 215 270 0 $54,728 $39,692 $147,301 $2,480,800
Other * 48 255 227 7,195 3,364 2,488 3,692 94 $287,149 $409,159 $2,100,278 $31,878,200
Total 79 1,275 5,266 6,191 234,511 82,877 59,904 88,055 9,385 $13,476,264 $13,660,757 $72,843,306 $523,274,174
Missions ** 79 46 72 152 940 797 646 952 0 $19,975 $17,398 $184,883 $1,835,302

*Churches not represented in a local, state or district association: AK-1, AR-6, CA-1, CO-6, HI-1, IL-4, KY-1, LA-1, ME-1, MI-2, MS-2, MO-5, MT-1, NJ-2, NC-1, OH-1, OK-1, OR-2, PR-1, TX-16, VA-1 and WY-1, for a total of 58 churches.

** Mission statistics not listed with church extending an arm.

Churches are listed by association but not confined within states named. In addition to the 1,275 churches, 46 missions are listed above and in the tables (Part III). States with mission churches: AL-1, AK-1, AR-6, AZ-1, CA-2, CO-2, FL-1, HI-1, LA-1, MI-2, MS-3, MO-1, MT-1, NY-1, OK-2, OR-1, TX-17, WA-1, WY-1. 903 churches reported 67 men surrendering to the ministry in 2002-2003: AR-18, CO-1, FL-1, IL-1, KY-1, LA-2, MS-10, MO-1, TN-3, TX-29. 3,259 licensed and/ordained ministers are listed in Section VIII.


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