The Church on the changing frontier

by Helen Olive Belknap

BY COUNTIES

		Beaverhead		Hughes		Sheridan		Union		Total
Churches with a net active membership of:
25 or less		3		7		4		22		36
26 to 50		1		2		5		5		13
51 to 100		2		3		2		3		10
101 to 150		1		1		1		1		4
Over 150		0		2		5		0		7
Total		7		15		17		31		70

Scattered and transient population together with denominational competition has resulted in a large proportion of small churches.

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HOW THE CHURCHES HAVE GROWN DURING A ONE-YEAR PERIOD BY TYPES OF COMMUNITIES

		Country Churches				Village Churches				Town Churches				City Churches				Total
		Number		Per Cent		Number		Per Cent		Number		Per Cent		Number		Per Cent		Number		Per Cent
Gained		12		35		7		50		10		77		8		89		37		53
Stationary		9		27		6		43		1		8		0		0		16		23
Declined		13		38		1		7		2		15		1		11		17		24
Total		34		100		14		100		13		100		9		100		70		100

The gain in church membership increases with the size of the community.

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MEMBERSHIP GAIN OF THE CHURCHES ORGANIZED TEN YEARS OR MORE, DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS