The following churches reported the fewest member losses compared to new members. A lower number of losses per ten additions indicates a higher retention rate over time. Only the 100 largest churches at the end of 2002 were included in this analysis. Read about the significance of retention, or view additional charts and analysis.
Church
Taipei
Hartford
Seattle
Minn/St. Paul
San Salvador
Berlin
Triangle
Cochin
Norfolk
Hyderabad
Tokyo
Atlanta
Phnom Penh
Madras
Cebu City
Quito
Port Au Prince
St Louis
Singapore
Sacramento
Odessa
Port of Spain
Indianapolis
Kinshasa
Bogota
Country
Taiwan
United States
United States
United States
El Salvador
Germany
United States
India
United States
India
Japan
United States
Cambodia
India
Philippines
Ecuador
Haiti
United States
Singapore
United States
Ukraine
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Dem. Rep. of Congo
Colombia
1999-2002
Additions*
310
146
418
192
369
239
747
282
407
465
742
2,094
249
1,223
294
913
863
133
988
188
647
409
321
885
2,206
1999-2002
Losses*
111
53
157
84
181
123
396
152
220
264
428
1,210
146
720
176
553
525
81
611
118
407
259
205
567
1,421
Losses Per
10 Additions
3.6
3.6
3.8
4.4
4.9
5.1
5.3
5.4
5.4
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.4
6.4
6.4
* "Additions" are baptisms and restorations only; transfers from other affiliated churches are not included. "Losses" are members leaving for reasons other than transfer to an affiliated church.
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