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Church Survey Results Out

NECF Malaysia has released the initial report of the Survey of Churches, Pastors and Christians 2001, which contains statistical data on the state of evangelical churches in Peninsular Malaysia.

The booklet covers a broad and diverse range of information on the profile of churches, the work and ministry of pastors and Christians, their attitudes and perspectives towards issues, and their spirituality and lifestyle. An index helps the reader to locate the statistics of 48 topics listed in alphabetical order from "Adults Age Group" to "Welfare of Christians".

Churches in every state within Peninsular Malaysia are represented in the Survey, with Selangor contributing the most replies (23.2%). All denominations affiliated to NECF Malaysia are involved, plus several churches from the Methodist, Lutheran and Presbyterian denominations.

The replies came from a total of 419 congregations, of which 166 are English speaking, 124 Chinese, 65 Tamil, 32 Bahasa Malaysia, and 32 congregations of "other" languages.

The Survey findings are based not just on the feedback of several church leaders but on the collective experience of more than 4,000 pastors and church attenders from churches both in the cities (47.7%) and smaller towns.

Most of the respondents are from charismatic churches (75.6%). Some come from small churches (with 10 attenders) while some are from big churches (about 2,500). A few of the respondent churches are less than a year old while the oldest respondent church is 107 years old.

The Survey yields many interesting findings that go beyond mere ideas and perceptions of individuals about congregational life in our country. Church strategists may find the information helpful in their long-range planning.

The Survey Taskforce has decided to extend to all churches the benefits of the Survey findings: the 64-page report is available from NECF Malaysia at RM10 per copy. Add RM1 per booklet for postage.



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