ARKANSAS CONFERENCE 2008 JOURNAL
Statistical Report
For the Calendar Year 2007
TABLE I 2007 PERCENT 2006
LINE ITEM REPORT CHANGE REPORT
1 Total Full Members at Close of Previous Year 138,818 0.36% 138,317
2a Received - Confession of Faith or Restored 2,110 -2.00% 2,153
2b Restored By Affirmation 416 -19.07% 514
3 Received - Other United Methodist Churches 2,446 16.53% 2,099
4 Received - Other Denominations 1,508 -7.77% 1,635
5a Removed - Charge Conference Action/Withdrawn 1,398 -7.97% 1,519
5b Withdrawn 610 38.95% 439
6 Removed - Transfer to Other United Methodist Churches 1,886 32.35% 1,425
7 Removed - Transferred to Other Denominations 594 -6.31% 634
8 Removed - By Death 1,991 5.74% 1,883
9 Total Full Members at Close of Year 138,819 0.00% 138,818
10 Average Weekly Worship Attendance 56,127 -0.85% 56,610
11 Persons Baptized - All Ages 1,816 -2.68% 1,866
12 Preparatory Members on Roll 9,867 -10.14% 10,980
13 Persons on Constituency Roll 14,586 -2.33% 14,934
14 Confirmation Class Enrollment 1,370 0.15% 1,368
15a Leaders in all Sunday Church School Groups 7,260 -10.69% 8,129
15b Leaders in all Other Groups 4,840 33.81% 3,617
16a Children Enrolled in Sunday Church School Groups 11,066 -25.97% 14,947
16b Children Enrolled in all Other Groups 9,170 17.20% 7,824
17a Youth Enrolled in Sunday Church School Groups 5,388 -22.39% 6,942
17b Youth Enrolled in all Other Groups 5,022 10.33% 4,552
18a Adults Enrolled in Sunday Church School Groups 28,697 -11.72% 32,506
18b Adults Enrolled in all Other Groups 13,870 36.31% 10,175
19 Total Christian Formation Participants 85,311 -3.81% 88,692
20 Average Attendance in Sunday Church School 27,899 -0.57% 28,059
21 Average Attendance - Other Ongoing Classes and Learning Groups 14,677 14.25% 12,846
22 Average Attendance - Short-Term Classes and Learning Groups 11,264 -4.85% 11,838
23 Number of Christian Formation Groups - Other 4,310 -5.15% 4,544
24 Church School Members Joining Church By PF 1,022 -56.16% 2,331
25a Number of UMVIM Teams Sent 213 -96.36% 5,846
25b Number of UMVIM Team Participants 1,365 11.61% 1,223
26 Membership- Chartered United Methodist Men 4,184 4.63% 3,999
27 Amount Paid for Projects - U.M.M. 231,943 18.67% 195,451
28 Membership-United Methodist Women 13,614 -0.31% 13,657
29 U.M.W. Paid on Local Work 539,916 -39.30% 889,437
30 U.M.Y.F. Members 6,954 -2.45% 7,129
31 U.M.Y.F. Paid for Projects 502,349 4.19% 482,129
32a Weekday Ministry Programs 466 -16.34% 557
32b Weekday Ministry Persons Served 30,338 -24.59% 40,231
33 Bldg. Equip & Land Value 700,323,998 5.16% 665,956,250
34 Parsonage Value 42,932,706 13.82% 37,721,254
35 Other Assets 71,947,603 -1.32% 72,909,645
36 Indebtedness on 30,31,32 71,675,069 13.92% 62,916,919
37 Other Indebtedness 5,397,078 346.05% 1,209,961
T A B L E II.
App Total Apportionments Paid 11,838,227 -0.26% 11,869,360
95 Catch the Vision 54,391 -11.32% 61,336
50 Other Benevolence Paid Direct 1,895,242 -11.90% 2,151,306
55 District Administration 975,009 2.83% 948,187
63 Pastor's Salary Paid 12,565,977 4.10% 12,070,512
64 Associate(s) Salary Paid 1,921,351 9.07% 1,761,632
65 Utilities and Other housing Pastor & Associate 3,915,080 3.61% 3,778,604
58 Health Insurance Premiums 2,964,011 1.42% 2,922,455
66 Travel Paid Pastor and Associate(s) 2,281,720 0.16% 2,278,032
67 Other Cash Allowance Paid Pastor & Associate 358,810 5.90% 338,805
68 Diaconal Minister's Compensation 584,233 1.57% 575,215
69 Other Staff Compensation 22,260,369 5.80% 21,040,349
70 Current Expense for Program 5,611,181 -8.31% 6,119,926
71 Current Operating Expenses 16,927,737 2.85% 16,458,787
72 Principal and Interest Paid 10,653,439 -8.30% 11,617,172
73 Paid on Buildings and Improvement 12,170,372 -8.87% 13,355,080
74 UMW Cash Sent to UMW Treasurer 376,555 -9.68% 416,910
75 Grand Total Paid 107,778,427 -0.71% 108,545,861
T A B L E III.
1a Amount Received Through Pledges 46,157,713 10.36% 41,824,373
1b Amount Received from Non-pledging, yet Identified Givers 38,144,402 -3.67% 39,595,825
1c Amount Received from Unidentified Givers 3,423,144 -2.63% 3,515,522
1d Amount Received from Interest and Dividends 987,887 43.87% 686,631
1e Amount Received from Sale of Church Assets 560,469 80.81% 309,969
1f Amount Received through Building Use Fees 668,204 6.43% 627,846
1g Amount Received through Fundraisers and Other Sources 2,495,268 91.02% 1,306,273
1t Annual Operating and Benevolence Funding Sources Total 95,847,087 9.08% 87,866,439
2a Capital Campaigns 15,710,986 -5.34% 16,596,732
2b Memorial / Endowment / Bequests 4,888,837 0.25% 4,876,768
2c Other Sources and Projects 1,589,510 5.74% 1,503,179
2t Funding Sources for Capital and Other Projects Total 22,189,333 -3.43% 22,976,679
3a Equitable Compensation Funds Received 301,240 12.62% 267,477
3b Advance Special or Apportioned Funds Received 63,845 20.97% 52,778
3c Other 396,254 38.82% 285,435
3t Funding Sources from District, Annual Conf, Etc. Total 761,339 25.70% 605,690
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