2017 Statistical Report For 2018 April Conference

[_Fence Sitter]

I found the statistical report.
https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/2017-statistical-report-april-2018-general-conference

Here is a link.

Can someone dig up last years numbers to compare?

I'll post some figures below.

[Guest]

Here are the main numbers for 2017.

CHURCH UNITS

Stakes.......................................................... 3,341

Missions.......................................................... 421

Districts........................................................... 553

Wards and Branches................................. 30,506

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

Total membership............................... 16,118,169

New children of record during 2017......... 106,771

Converts baptized during 2017................ 233,729

MISSIONARIES

Full-time Missionaries ............................... 67,049

Church-service Missionaries...................... 36,172

[Guest]

Here are the same numbers for the previous year 2016.

CHURCH UNITS

Stakes................................................................................. 3,266

Missions................................................................................. 421

Districts.................................................................................. 556

Wards and Branches.......................................................... 30,304

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

Total membership........................................................ 15,882,417

New children of record during 2016................................. 109,246

Converts baptized during 2016......................................... 240,131

MISSIONARIES

Full-time Missionaries ........................................................ 70,946

Church-service Missionaries............................................... 33,695

[_Fence Sitter]

Converts, births, missionary numbers are all down.

Growth is pretty much dead even with overall world population growth.

[_moksha]

It seems a bit miraculous that convert numbers and births are down, but membership numbers are up.

[_Emower]

It seems a bit miraculous that convert numbers and births are down, but membership numbers are up.

Why? Approximately 300k added in 2017, approximately a 300k growth over the previous year. The numbers may be down, but they are not nonexistent.

[_Fence Sitter]

It seems a bit miraculous that convert numbers and births are down, but membership numbers are up.

Why? Approximately 300k added in 2017, approximately a 300k growth over the previous year. The numbers may be down, but they are not nonexistent.

In a population of 16 million, the average birth rate would be about that much, but the church has 230k converts, so that means they are losing old members almost as fast as new converts. That has to be very concerning for leadership.
In spite of having 67k missionaries out there, they are just treading water when it comes to growth, and, on top of that, missionary numbers are declining

Huston, there is a problem.

[_reflexzero]

Interesting that there is 16 million members and Child of Record baptisms are so low. 109000 8-year-olds in the whole Church? Even if you guess 3.2 million active, that is 0.034%

Meaning 3.4 8-year-olds for every 100 members if 3.2 million were active.

[_Craig Paxton]

Church grew by 235,752 yet had 233,739 converts. That leaves only 2,013 for children baptisms. That suggests that we’ll over 100,000 resigned. Am i right or missing something?

[_Res Ipsa]

Church grew by 235,752 yet had 233,739 converts. That leaves only 2,013 for children baptisms. That suggests that we’ll over 100,000 resigned. Am i right or missing something?

Deaths?