The Negro's church,.

218 The Negro's Church ships of 4,000 and above, raised considerably more, $26,652.50 and $30,435.56 per church respectively. Although the amounts increase considerably in two instances in churches with memberships beyond 2,000, this is somewhat offset by the facts revealed in Table 16 in the Appendix. This table shows that the best churches, as to average attendance and the number of regular contributors, are those with memberships less than 2,000. Churches with fewer than 1,000 members, and those with memberships ranging from 1,000 to 2,000, have an average attendance of almost 49 per cent. of the reported membership; and approximately 49 per cent. are regular contributors; but beyond 2,000 there is a reduction of 17.0 per cent. in average attendance and 16.6 per cent. in the number of regular contributors. The norm or yardstick, therefore, lies between 500 and 2,000 members, and the finance of the churches with memberships ranging from 500 to 2,000 ranges between $6,446 and $11,942. The point advanced here is that those churches with budgets ranging from $6,446 to $11,942 are in a position to command a paid staff, which would make possible a more effective church program than most of the churches that have small memberships and less than $3,000 for all TABLE XVI-NUMBER OF CHURCHES NEEDED ON BASIS OF 500 ADULT MEMBERS Number City City Adult Members Needed* Has Now Excess Houston...................... 29,712 59 160 101 Cincinnati..................... 22,341 45 112 67 Charleston..................... 12,657 25 61 36 Birmingham................... 45,957 92 216 124 Atlanta....................... 42,684 85 184 99 New Orleans................... 60,468 121 222 101 Richmond..................... 24,358 49 89 40 Memphis...................... 47,286 95 143 48 Chicago....................... 113,602 227 344 117 Baltimore..................... 65,654 131 186 55 Detroit........................ 53,123 106 146 40 Philadelphia................... 102,522 205 241 30/ * On a basis of 500 adult members per church.

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The Negro's church,.
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Mays, Benjamin Elijah.
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Russell & Russell,
1933.
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African Americans -- Religion.
Churches -- United States.

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