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How prevalent are smaller churches in the Assemblies of God?
According to the 1999 ACMR compiled by Sherri L. Doty, Assemblies of God statistician, 64 percent of A/G churches have a Sunday morning attendance of 99 or less; 84 percent have a Sunday morning attendance of 199 or less. (See chart 1.)
Fifty percent of our churches are located in communities with a population of less than 10,000. (See chart 2.)
Of these churches, almost 75 percent have an average Sunday morning attendance of 99 or less and 93 percent 199 or less. (See chart 3.) The inescapable conclusion: many of our churches are smaller and are located in small towns and rural areas.
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