Where are They?

[James Griffin]

Over two million in Ethiopia alone

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

I am here in Eubank Ky. Have never been UPC. My criteria of Oneness Pentecostal deals with two subjects only. The doctrine of Oneness that is that Jesus is both Father and Son.

Pentecostal doctrine is relating to tongues following the Holy Spirit baptism. In those two things I could be considered a Oneness Pentecostal.

So I am one of "them".

Using that criteria, I too am a OP (Oneness Pentecostal) although some of them might not claim me.

[Sam]

you gotta remember that these numbers might be "evangelistically speaking"

[Pragmatist]

Originally Posted by missourimary

Do OP churches, when they report numbers, report by average Sunday morning attendance, or do they count by membership? My former church kept saying how many they baptized, but few ever came back more than a few times. They also talked about growth in terms of Sunday School attendance (when it looked good). Neither of these shows true effectiveness. These truly only show initial impact.

Actually I think they report Easter Sunday morning attendance.

We went to a church that ran about 800. It was listed as 2000. The only time they had 2000 was for their Easter play.

[commonsense]

Originally Posted by Sam

you gotta remember that these numbers might be "evangelistically speaking"

Quote=Edward Anglin
Amazing how wide the road gets when we need to prove our impact, isn't it?
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I suspect that SS numbers are used alot and this would include those with large bus ministries.
A few years ago many districts put lots of emphasis on SS attendance and your "status". Some churches included "total Sunday attendence" to get their numbers up.

>> I was always amused with our SS as child...big deal about being on time or you wouldn't be counted in daily SS total. Then as I lived in many other cities and attended other churches I discovered that they counted anyone breathing that made it in the door on the given date >>

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

Actually I think they report Easter Sunday morning attendance.

We went to a church that ran about 800. It was listed as 2000. The only time they had 2000 was for their Easter play.

And of course all pregnant ladies were automatically counted as two.