Blog Template Theology of the Body: Church Growth, Evangelism, and Martyrdom Stats, 1900-2025

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Church Growth, Evangelism, and Martyrdom Stats, 1900-2025

From The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, 2005:

Church Membership by Ecclesiastical Megablocks:
1900: Roman Catholic, 267,000,000... Anglican, 30,571,000... Protestants, 103,024,000

2025: Roman Catholic, 1, 336, 338, 000... Anglican, 108, 257,000... Protestants, 491,084,000

Church Membership (Inter denominational) by Continents:
1900: Africa, 8,756,000...North America, 59,570,000

2025: Africa, 595,821,000... North America, 270,186,000

Christian Martyrs per Year
1900: 34,400

2025: 210,000

Evangelism Hours per Year
1900: 5 Billion

2025: 425 Billion