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Four NCC Communions Rank in Top Five in
Protestant Church Giving in the United States
Four of the NCC's member communions ranked in the top five in contributions received by U.S. Protestant churches in 2000, according to figures reported in the April 18 edition of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.  They included the United Methodist Church, #2 at $4.7 billion; Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), #3 at $2.9 billion; Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, #4 at $2.3 billion; and The Episcopal Church, #5 at $2.1 billion.  Non-NCC member Southern Baptist Convention, ranked #1 in contributions, received $8.4 billion.   Among NCC communions, The Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) virtually tied for highest giving per full or confirmed member, at $1,155 each.  The nationwide average of all Protestants was $549 per member. The Chronicle article drew its data from the extensive statistical reports in the 2002 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, an annual NCC publication edited by the Rev. Dr. Eileen W. Lindner, the Council's Deputy General Secretary for Research and Planning.  Click here to order your copy.