Columbia Union Membership Tops 144,000

Columbia Union Membership Tops 144,000

At the Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee meeting today, Rob Vandeman, executive secretary of the Columbia Union, reported that as of June 30, membership in the Columbia Union is 144,207, an increase of .76 percent from March 31. Vandeman also shared that there are 822 churches and companies.

Allegheny East Conference showed the most growth with a membership increase of 1.39 percent. They now have 38,958 members and 150 churches and companies on the books.

Below are the totals from each of the conferences:  

Allegheny East Conference Churches: 119 Companies: 31 Members: 38,958  

Allegheny West Conference Churches: 54 Companies: 8 Members: 15,452  

Chesapeake Conference Churches: 84 Companies: 9 Members: 14,718  

Mountain View Conference Churches: 33 Companies: 2 Members: 2,304  

New Jersey Conference Churches: 88 Companies: 8 Members: 15,709  

Ohio Conference Churches: 91 Companies: 7 Members: 11,527  

Pennsylvania Conference Churches: 114 Companies: 6 Members: 11,287  

Potomac Conference Churches: 143 Companies: 25 Members: 34,252