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Mission Personnel Statistics

Prepared for the board of directors, April 23-26, 2007, Stamford, CT

Commissioned Mission Personnel
GBGM Missionaries (Total GBGM missionaries serving in multiple categoroes: 2 Deaconesses, 2 Home Missionaries, 3 Red bird [32 US/205 Overseas]) 237
Alaska Missionaries 25
Church & Community Workers (52 CCWs serving in multiple categories: 15 Deaconesses, 1 Home Missioner, 1 Volunteer) 52
Deaconess (137 Total Deaconesses with the following from this number deducted in the following roles: 15 CCWs, 2 GBGM)120
Home Missionary (19 Total Home Missionaries with the following from this number deducted in the following roles: 2 GBGM, 7 Red Bird)10
Home Missioner (3 Total Home Missioners with the following from this number deducted in the following role: 1 CCW2
Missionary Associates4
Mission Interns15
National Plan for Hispanic and Latino Ministry20
Red Bird Missionaries (10 Red Bird Missionaries serving in multiple categories: 7 Home Missionaries, with the following number deducted in the following roles: 3GBGM)7
Regional Missionaries Working w/Women, Children & Youth8
US-215
Leave of Absence (not included in final count)14
TOTAL Commissioned Personnel515
 
Non-Commissioned Mission Personnel
Associates in Mission Service, Red Bird Missionary Conference34
Community Developers33
Negotiated Support21
TOTAL Non-Commissioned Mission Personnel88
 
SUB-TOTAL
Mission Personnel603
 
Partner Church Mission Personnel
Persons in Mission(in Own Country) and
International Persons in Mission
318
10
TOTAL Partner Church Mission Personnel328
 
COMBINED TOTAL
United Methodist/GBGM Supported Mission Personnel931

These persons are serving in a total of 61 different nations.