The Church on the changing frontier

by Helen Olive Belknap

RESIDENCE AND ACTIVITY OF CHURCH MEMBERS BY TYPES OF COMMUNITIES

	Churches in
	Country		Village		Town		City		Total
Net active members	616		497		1,178		1,665		3,956
Inactive members	129		66		221		607		1,013
Non-resident members	152		60		186		453		851
Total enrollment	897		623		1,575		2,725		5,820
Average per congregation	26		45		121		303		83

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BY COUNTIES

	Churches in
	Beaverhead		Hughes		Sheridan		Union		Total
Net active members	345		884		1,988		739		3,956
Inactive members	96		74		646		197		1,013
Non-resident members	94		108		496		153		851
Total enrollment	535		1,066		3,130		1,089		5,820
Average per congregation	76		71		184		35		83

The non-resident member is an “unattached Christian” and no one looks out for him.

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CHURCHES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO SIZE BY TYPES OF COMMUNITIES

		Country		Village		Town		City		Total
Churches with a net active membership of:
25 or less		26		7		2		1		36
26 to 50		7		4		1		1		13
51 to 100		1		3		5		1		10
101 to 150		0		0		3		1		4
Over 150		0		0		2		5		7
Total		34		14		13		9		70

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