Research: United Methodist Clergy Age Trends
UM Deacons Under 35
Deacons - Those who respond to God's call to lead in service, and equip others for this ministry through teaching, proclamation, and worship and who assist elders in the administration of the sacraments are deacons. 2004 Book of Discipline ¶303.2 |
Presence of Deacons Under 35 by Annual Conferences (Numeric Order)
CONFERENCE |
2005 Deacons Total |
Age
29 and younger |
Age
30 – 34 |
Total younger than 35 |
% younger than 35 |
| Eastern Pennsylvania |
8 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
25.00% |
| Dakotas |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
25.00% |
| Western North Carolina |
33 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
18.18% |
| Oklahoma |
36 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
16.67% |
| Northwest Texas |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
14.29% |
| South Indiana |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12.50% |
| North Alabama |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12.50% |
| New Mexico |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12.50% |
| North Indiana |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
11.11% |
| Detroit |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10.00% |
| Mississippi |
20 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
10.00% |
| Memphis |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10.00% |
| California-Pacific |
21 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
9.52% |
| West Ohio |
32 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9.38% |
| North Georgia |
45 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8.89% |
| North Texas |
35 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8.57% |
| California-Nevada |
12 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8.33% |
| Minnesota |
13 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7.69% |
| Pacific Northwest |
14 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7.14% |
| Texas |
30 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6.67% |
| Missouri |
15 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6.67% |
| Central Texas |
21 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4.76% |
| Virginia |
25 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4.00% |
Tennesseee |
29 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3.45% |
| Florida |
43 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2.33% |
| New England |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Kansas East |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| New York |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| North Central New York |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Iowa |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| North Carolina |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Illinois Great Rivers |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Holston |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Greater New Jersey |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Nebraska |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Northern Illinois |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| East Ohio |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Oregon-Idaho |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Desert Southwest |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Peninsula-Delaware |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Rocky Mountain |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
South Carolina |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| South Georgia |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Kentucky |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Southwest Texas |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Kansas West |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Central Pennsylvania |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Louisiana |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| West Michigan |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Baltimore-Washington |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| West Virginia |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Western New York |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Western Pennsylvania |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Arkansas |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Wisconsin |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Wyoming |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Yellowstone |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Alabama-West Florida |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| TOTAL |
850 |
17 |
29 |
46 |
5.41% |
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Presence of Deacons Under 35 by Annual Conferences (Alphabetical Order)
CONFERENCE |
2005 Deacons Total |
Age
29 and younger |
Age
30 – 34 |
Total younger than 35 |
% younger than 35 |
| Alabama-West Florida |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Arkansas |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Baltimore-Washington |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| California-Nevada |
12 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8.33% |
| California-Pacific |
21 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
9.52% |
| Central Pennsylvania |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Central Texas |
21 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4.76% |
| Dakotas |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
25.00% |
| Desert Southwest |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Detroit |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10.00% |
| East Ohio |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Eastern Pennsylvania |
8 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
25.00% |
| Florida |
43 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2.33% |
| Great New Jersey |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Holston |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Illinois Great Rivers |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Iowa |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Kansas East |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Kansas West |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Kentucky |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Louisiana |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Memphis |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10.00% |
| Minnesota |
13 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7.69% |
| Mississippi |
20 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
10.00% |
| Missouri |
15 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6.67% |
| Nebraska |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| New England |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| New Mexico |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12.50% |
| New York |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| North Central New York |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| North Alabama |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12.50% |
| North Carolina |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| North Georgia |
45 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8.89% |
| North Indiana |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
11.11% |
| North Texas |
35 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8.57% |
| Northwest Texas |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
14.29% |
| Northern Illinois |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Oklahoma |
36 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
16.67% |
| Oregon-Idaho |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Pacific-Northwest |
14 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7.14% |
| Peninsula-Delaware |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Rocky Mountain |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| South Carolina |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| South Georgia |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| South Indiana |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12.50% |
| Southwest Texas |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Tennessee |
29 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3.45% |
| Texas |
30 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6.67% |
| Virginia |
25 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4.00% |
| West Michigan |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| West Ohio |
32 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9.38% |
| West Virginia |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Western New York |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Western Pennsylvania |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Western North Carolina |
33 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
18.18% |
| Wisconsin |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Wyoming |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Yellowstone |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
| TOTAL |
850 |
17 |
29 |
46 |
5.41% |
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Age 40 and older
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Gender Breakdown Within Age Cohorts - Deacons
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Under 35 |
35- 54 |
55 -70 |
Men |
34% |
32% |
17% |
Women |
66% |
68% |
83% |
Age and Gender Breakdowns - Deacons
Women |
Under 35 |
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Women |
35 - 54 |
35.49% |
Women |
55 - 70 |
34.67% |
Men |
Under 35 |
2.00% |
Men |
35 - 54 |
16.80% |
Men |
55 - 70 |
7.17% |
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These graphs and tables are prepared by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary based on data from the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the United Methodist Church of "active participants." Active participant means that the person is active in clergy service, therefore excluding statuses such as retired, sabbatical, leave of absence, maternity leave, disability, or administrative location.
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