1. UUA 2016 Certification Data
Tandi Rogers, Innovation & Network Specialist
March 2016

2. Contents Who Are We?: 2016 Snap Shot Number of Congregations by Size
Number of Congregations by Region
Number of Congregations by Region & Size
Adult Membership by Size
Adult Membership by Region
Membership & RE Enrolment by Region
Total Community & Average Sunday Attendance by Region
Membership & RE Enrolment by Size
Total Community & Average Sunday Attendance by Size

3. Contents Where Are We Going?: 10 Year Growth Trends Summary
Number of Congregations
Compared to Other Faith Traditions ( )
Membership & RE Enrollment
Total Community & Average Sunday Attendance
Pledge Income as Part of Total Expenditure
Summary

4. UUA: Number of Congregations by Congregational Size

5. UUA: Number of Congregations by Congregational Size

6. UUA: Number of Congregations by Region
Does not include Church of the Larger Fellowship

7. UUA: Number of Congregations by Region

8. UUA: Number of Congregations by Region & Congregational Size

9. UUA: Number of Congregations by Region & Congregational Size
Fellowship (0-60)
Small Pastoral (61-160)
Midsize Pastoral( )
Transition ( )
Program( )
Large Program ( )
Corporate (800+)
Total
Central East Region 75 54 38 17 5 4
198
MidAmerica Region 70 63 30 10 8 3
188
New England Region 90 78 48 7 1
232
Pacific Western Region 58 62 42 12 6 2
186
Southern Region 81 34 11
213
Virtual
International 20

10. UUA: Adult Membership by Congregational Size

11. UUA: Adult Membership by Region
Central East Region 31,434
MidAmerica Region 28,767
New England Region 27,231
Pacific Western Region 29,752
Southern Region 31,255
Virtual 3,556
International 2,970

12. UUA: Membership & Religious Education (children & youth) Enrollment by Region

13. UUA: Total Community & Average Sunday Attendance by Region

14. UUA: Percentage of Average Sunday Attendance to Total Community by Region

15. UUA: Membership & Religious Education (children & youth) Enrollment by Size

16. UUA: Total Community & Average Sunday Attendance by Size

17. UUA: Percentage of Average Sunday Attendance to Total Community by Size

18. The UUA: Number of Congregations 10 year Trend
Over all 10 year decline in the number of congregations by 0.6%.

19. Membership Growth Compared National Council of Churches Membership Data Eight Year Change by Percentage
Their yearbook with data only comes out every-so-often. This is the most current data we have available.

20. UUA: Membership and RE Enrollment 10 Year Trends
Adult membership declined by 4.4%
RE Enrollment declined by 30.3%
2007: Adults (161,787)/ RE (58,476)
2012: Adults (160,304)/ RE (53,478)
2016: Adults (154,965)/ RE (44,885)

21. UUA: Total Community & Average Sunday Attendance 10 Year Trends
Total Community decreased by 10.2%
Average Sunday Attendance decreased by 2.7%
2007: Total (220,263)/ AVA (95,528)
2012: Total (213,782)/ AVA (97,792)
2016: Total (199,850)/ AVA (93,013)

22. UUA: Pledge Income as Part of Total Expenditure 10 Year Trends
The percentage that pledges cover expenditures remains consistent at around 64% with a blip of 69.5% in 2011.

23. UUA: Membership by Region 10 Year Trends
Central East Region: 34,842; 34,517; 31,434
MidAmerica Region: 29,683; 29,049; 28,767
New England Region: 30,451; 28,555; 27,231
Pacific Western Region: 31,033; 30,861; 29,752
Southern Region: 28,467; 29,638; 31,255

24. UUA: Membership by Region 10 Year Trends
Central East Region: -3,408
MidAmerica Region: -916
New England Region: -3,220
Pacific Western Region: -1,281
Southern Region: 2,788
Central East Region: -10.8%
MidAmerica Region: -3.2%
New England Region: -11.8%
Pacific Western Region: -4.3%
Southern Region: 8.9%

25. Summary 36% of our congregations have 60 or fewer members.
With less than a 50 congregation difference, the New England Region has the most congregations (232/ 22%.)
The Central East Region has the largest congregations of all the regions with 4 Corporate size (800+) and 5 Large Program size ( ) The Central East Region has the most adult members with the Southern Region close on their heals with a 179 difference.

26. Summary
Most of our adult members are in MidSize Pastoral size ( ) congregations.
The Central East Region also has the most children and youth enrolled.
The Pacific Western Region has the highest percentage of community members gathered on Sunday.
Fellowship sized congregation have on average 68.7% community members attending Sunday worship. Corporate size congregation have 32.6% community members attending Sunday worship.
We have 5 congregations fewer than we did 10 years ago. In the larger religious landscape we are still holding our own.

27. Summary
Adult membership declined by 4.4%. RE Enrollment declined by 30.3%. Total Community decreased by -10.2%. Average Sunday Attendance increased by -2.7%. This last figure is still soft.
The percentage that pledges cover expenditures remains consistent at around 64% with a blip of 69.5% in 2011.
The Southern Region remains the fastest growing, gaining over 8.9% over the last 10 years.