IFFEC Data Sheet
Name of your denomination/fellowship of churches:
___________________________________
Country: ______________________________
Person providing this information:
Name: ___________________________________ Email: _______________
Role/position: __________________________________________________
Please provide the following data to the best of your ability. Use denominational records,
annual reports or interview informed people Enter n/a if information is not available.
1. Number of Churches
Enter the number of churches in your denomination for the year indicated
Number of preaching stations
Number of established
or congregations not fully
Year
churches
established or autonomous
1995
2000
2005
2010
2014
2. Membership, constituency and attendance
“Membership” includes the number of people who are formally affiliated with the
churches of your denomination (normally only adults).
“Constituency” includes adults and children who regularly attend the churches and
would consider the church their church home. This includes members and nonmembers.
“Average attendance” is the number of people (including children) who would
typically attend services at your churches during an average weekend.
Year
1995
2000
2005
2010
2014
Membership
Constituency
Average
Attendance
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Of the churches presently in your denomination…
 How many (if any) have grown in membership by 10 % or more
over the last 10 years?___
 How many (if any) have grown in membership by 10 % or more over the last
5 years?___
 How many have 100 or more adult members? ____
 How many have an average weekend attendance of 100 or more (including
children)?___
 How many have an average weekend attendance of 200 or more (including
children)?___
 How many of the churches in the denomination today were established during
the last 10 years (since 2004)?___
3. Church Starts and Closures
Enter the total number of starts or closures for all five years in the time period. For
example, if during the five years from 1990 to 1994 one new church plant was
launched per year, enter the number 5.
Number of new church
Number of churches
Time period plants initiated*
closed during this period.
1995-1999
2000-2004
2005-2009
2010-2014
Total
1995 to 2014
*Include only the number of new churches launched in that time period. Do not
include church plants that remain classified as “church plants” but were launched
in an earlier time period.
4. Progress and Autonomy of Church Plants
How many years does it take on average for a church plant to become fully organized
and self-supporting? ________
Of all the church plants launched since 1995 (using your total number from above)…
 How many are now fully organized and self-supporting? ____
 How many are still meeting, but not yet fully organized or self-supporting?
____
 How many were closed or discontinued? ____
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5. Location and Type of Church Plants
Of the total number of church plants launched between 1995 and 2014…
 How many are in cities with a population of over 100,000? ____
 How many are in cities with a population of 50,000 to 100,000? ___
 How many are in cities with a population of 25,000 to 50,000? ___
 How many are in cities with a population of less than 25,000? ___
Of the total number of church plants launched between 1995 and 2014 how many are
among ethnic minorities, immigrants, refugees, internationals, or use a language other
than your national language? ____ Describe these churches (if any):
6. Initiative in Church Planting
Of all the church plants launched since 1995 (using your total number from above)…
 How many were started primarily on the initiative of the denomination? ___
 How many were started primarily on the initiative of a single mother church
in the denomination? ___
 How many were started primarily on the initiative of national believers apart
from the denominational influence? ___
 How many were started primarily on the initiative of a foreign mission
organization? ___
7. Church Planters
Of the churches that are presently being planted and not yet fully established or selfsupporting…
 How many have a full- or part-time church planter paid by the denomination
or a national church? ___
 How many have a full- or part-time church planter paid by a partner church or
mission organization outside of your country? ___
 How many have a full- or part-time church planter who is a foreign
missionary? ___
 How many have a “bi-vocational” church planter, who supports himself with
employment separate from the church? ___
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8. Structures for Church Planting
Does your denomination have a national director or coordinator for church planting?
____
If yes, who is that person?
__________________________________________
What percentage of your annual denominational budget is devoted to church planting?
____
Does your denomination provide church planter training? ____ If yes, describe:
Does your denomination provide coaching or other support for church planters? ___
If yes, please describe:
9. Goals and Vision for Church Planting
Does your denomination have a vision statement regarding church planting? _______
If yes, please give an English translation of the vision statement.
Does your denomination have specific goals for church planting, such as number of
new churches to be started within a certain time frame? _____ If yes, please describe
those goals.
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