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Research: United Methodist Clergy Age Trends
Other Denominations
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| Denomination |
ABC |
DOC |
Episcopal |
ELCA |
Nazarene |
PC
(USA) |
UMC |
| Year * |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
2002 |
2005 |
| Under 35 |
5.50% |
5.53% |
4.10% |
4.86% |
12.72% |
7.10% |
4.69% |
| 35 - 54 |
53.41% |
50.79% |
46.60% |
49.28% |
56.56% |
59.20% |
54.41% |
| 55 and older |
41.09% |
43.68% |
49.30% |
45.96% |
30.72% |
33.70% |
40.90% |
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| Denomination |
ABC |
DOC |
Episcopal |
ELCA |
Nazarene |
PC
(USA) |
UMC |
| Year * |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
2002 |
2005 |
| Under 35 |
322 |
223 |
286 |
502 |
736 |
699 |
850 |
| 35 - 54 |
3,128 |
2,142 |
3,216 |
5,090 |
3,273 |
5,818 |
9,872 |
| 55 and older |
2,406 |
1,842 |
3,403 |
4,736 |
1,778 |
3,312 |
7,419 |
Roman Catholic Priests |
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| Under 35 |
3.10% |
| 35 - 54 |
31.70% |
| 55 and older |
65.20% |
| Median age |
60 |
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- American Baptist Churches USA (ABC) - Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board. Represents approximately 70% of ABC clergy enrolled in the pension plan. No denominational mandatory retirement age.
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- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) - Pension Fund. No denominational mandatory retirement age.
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- Episcopal Church - Church Pension Group. Denominational mandatory retirement age of 72.
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- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) - Department of Research & Evaluation
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- Church of the Nazarene - Pensions and Benefits USA. No denominational mandatory retirement age.
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- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - Board of Pensions. No denominational mandatory retirement age.
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- United Methodist Church (UMC) - General Board of Pension & Health Benefits. Elders. Denominational mandatory retirement age of 70.
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- Roman Catholic - No central office keeps information on Catholic priests' ages. Researchers at Catholic University did a survey of American priests in 2001 from which these figures come. The survey had a high response rate of 71%. Dean R. Hoge and Jacqueline E. Wenger, Evolving Visions of the Priesthood, Liturgical Press, 2003, p. 200. There is no mandatory retirement age.
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* The latest year for which we have figures. |
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