Methodist Church in Ireland members numbers by District at December 2014
District |
Membership |
| Dublin | 2,706 |
| Midlands and Southern | 2,439 |
| Lakelands | 3,346 |
| North West | 2,861 |
| North East | 9,331 |
| Belfast | 11,217 |
| Down | 7,830 |
| Portadown | 6,098 |
| TOTAL | 45,828 |
Changes in membership since 2008
Date |
Membership |
| 2008 | 51,843 |
| 2009 |
51,452 |
| 2010 |
50,879 |
| 2011 |
50,245 |
| 2012 |
49,394 |
| 2013 | 47,401 |
| 2014 | 45,828 |
The following are the statistics of Ministers, Local Preachers, Leaders and Members of Society
Type of Member |
Membership |
| Stipendiary Ministers and Probationers in Ireland (including thos in part-tim appointments) | 97 |
| Non-Stipendiary Ministers and Probationers | 6 |
| Ministers serving in Other Conferences | 5 |
| Ministers and Prabationers from other Conferences serving in Ireland | 7 |
| Chaplains to HM Forces | 4 |
| Ministers in Overseas Appointments | 2 |
| Ministers serving an external organisation | 3 |
| Ministers withou Pastoral Charge | 4 |
| Retired Ministers resident in Ireland | 79 |
| Retired Ministers resident in Great Britain | 4 |
| Local Preachers | 270 |
| Local Preachers in Active Work | 224 |
| Local Preachers in Training | 100 |
| Leaders | 490 |
| Members | 14,835 |
| Junior Roll | 8,160 |
| Congregational Register | 22,833 |
| Total Community | 45,828 |