2012 statistics show dramatic decrease in PCUSA membership, congregations
Membership in the Presbyterian Church (USA) declined by more than 100,000 last year, according to the 2012 statistics released recently by the denomination’s Office of the General Assembly. It is the single largest annual membership decline since the PCUSA was formed in 1983. By the end of 2012, total membership in the PCUSA was 1,849,496,…