Clearwater church statistics vary considerably among the three named Clearwater, Florida congregations covered by the UMData Church Profile pages. The reports identify First, Heritage, and Skycrest United Methodist churches and provide annual figures for 2021 through 2024. These are congregation-level reported statistics, not a citywide census of every church.
On this page
- Membership and worship attendance
- Professions of faith and member deaths
- Baptisms
- Christian formation participation
- Reported expenditures
- Four-year view by congregation
Membership and worship attendance
UMData labels the membership measure as professing membership and the attendance measure as average attendance. The figures below preserve those definitions and the reporting years shown by the source.
First - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported 435 professing members and average worship attendance of 464 people in 2021. In 2022, it reported 413 professing members and average worship attendance of 183 people. The 2023 report listed 399 professing members and average worship attendance of 163 people. In 2024, First reported 390 professing members and average worship attendance of 149 people. UMData Church Profile: First - Clearwater United Methodist Church
Heritage - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported 1,647 professing members and average worship attendance of 361 people in 2021. Its 2022 report listed 1,644 professing members and average worship attendance of 336 people. In 2023, Heritage reported 1,497 professing members and average worship attendance of 258 people. The 2024 report listed 1,400 professing members and average worship attendance of 250 people. UMData Church Profile: Heritage - Clearwater United Methodist Church
Skycrest - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported 286 professing members and average worship attendance of 190 people in 2021. The 2022 report listed 272 professing members and average worship attendance of 157 people. In 2023, Skycrest reported 172 professing members and average worship attendance of 149 people. Its 2024 report listed 171 professing members and average worship attendance of 128 people. UMData Church Profile: Skycrest - Clearwater United Methodist Church
Across the reported series, membership and average attendance are separate measures. The attendance figures should therefore be read as reported average worship attendance, not as a count of all people listed as professing members. The unusually high First attendance figure in 2021 is retained exactly as reported and is not reinterpreted here.
Professions of faith and member deaths
The First report recorded 1 profession of faith and 8 member deaths in 2021. It recorded 0 professions of faith and 19 member deaths in 2022, followed by 0 professions of faith and 10 member deaths in 2023. In 2024, First recorded 1 profession of faith and 9 member deaths. UMData Church Profile: First - Clearwater United Methodist Church
Heritage recorded 4 professions of faith and 24 member deaths in 2021. In 2022, the report listed 9 professions of faith and 12 member deaths. The 2023 figures were 1 profession of faith and 15 member deaths. In 2024, Heritage recorded 1 profession of faith and 7 member deaths. UMData Church Profile: Heritage - Clearwater United Methodist Church
These measures describe different events. Professions of faith are reported as counts for the year, while member deaths are also reported as annual counts. The source does not provide additional detail here about timing, age, cause, or the relationship between either measure and changes in membership.
Baptisms
First - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported 2 baptisms in 2021 and 2 baptisms in 2022. Its 2023 report listed 0 baptisms, and its 2024 report listed 1 baptism. UMData Church Profile: First - Clearwater United Methodist Church
Heritage - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported 3 baptisms in 2021 and 3 baptisms in 2022. The church reported 7 baptisms in 2023 and 12 baptisms in 2024. UMData Church Profile: Heritage - Clearwater United Methodist Church
The reported baptism counts are annual figures. They are not described in the supplied information as a citywide total, a forecast, or an estimate. The four yearly values for each congregation also show that the measure can change independently of the membership and attendance figures.
Christian formation participation
UMData labels this measure total persons in Christian formation. First - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported 127 total persons in Christian formation in 2021. The figure rose to 156 in 2022, then was 148 in 2023 and 138 in 2024. UMData Church Profile: First - Clearwater United Methodist Church
Heritage - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported 282 total persons in Christian formation in 2021. The report listed 265 in 2022, 318 in 2023, and 280 in 2024. UMData Church Profile: Heritage - Clearwater United Methodist Church
Skycrest - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported 139 total persons in Christian formation in 2021. Its reported figure was 137 in 2022, 129 in 2023, and 102 in 2024. UMData Church Profile: Skycrest - Clearwater United Methodist Church
The formation measure is reported as total persons, rather than as a percentage or an average. Accordingly, the figures should be used as participation counts for the named congregation and year. The supplied reports do not identify the specific programs included in the measure.
Reported expenditures
The UMData reports also list total expenditures for each congregation and year. First - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported total expenditures of $888,229 in 2021, $852,554 in 2022, $941,826 in 2023, and $744,200 in 2024. UMData Church Profile: First - Clearwater United Methodist Church
Heritage - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported total expenditures of $1,649,925 in 2021. Its reported total was $1,519,421 in 2022, $2,413,137 in 2023, and $2,004,468 in 2024. UMData Church Profile: Heritage - Clearwater United Methodist Church
Skycrest - Clearwater United Methodist Church reported total expenditures of $624,515 in 2021, $668,725 in 2022, $789,339 in 2023, and $364,468 in 2024. UMData Church Profile: Skycrest - Clearwater United Methodist Church
These are reported total expenditures, not budget forecasts or spending estimates. The supplied data does not break the totals into salaries, facilities, programs, missions, administration, or other categories, so no category-level interpretation is added.
Four-year view by congregation
The following compact comparison keeps the 2021 and 2024 endpoints together for the measures where both endpoint values are available. Each value remains the reported figure for that congregation and year.
| Congregation | 2021 members | 2024 members | 2021 average attendance | 2024 average attendance | 2021 formation | 2024 formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 435 | 390 | 464 | 149 | 127 | 138 |
| Heritage | 1,647 | 1,400 | 361 | 250 | 282 | 280 |
| Skycrest | 286 | 171 | 190 | 128 | 139 | 102 |
UMData Church Profile: First - Clearwater United Methodist Church; UMData Church Profile: Heritage - Clearwater United Methodist Church; UMData Church Profile: Skycrest - Clearwater United Methodist Church
For 2024, the reports show 390 professing members, 149 average worship attendance, 138 persons in Christian formation, 1 profession of faith, 1 baptism, 9 member deaths, and $744,200 in total expenditures for First. Heritage reported 1,400 professing members, 250 average worship attendance, 280 persons in Christian formation, 1 profession of faith, 12 baptisms, 7 member deaths, and $2,004,468 in total expenditures. Skycrest reported 171 professing members, 128 average worship attendance, 102 persons in Christian formation, and $364,468 in total expenditures; the supplied 2024 statistics do not include Skycrest values for professions of faith, member deaths, or baptisms.
The three profiles therefore provide a useful but bounded picture of reported church activity in Clearwater. The figures cover named United Methodist congregations, annual reporting periods from 2021 through 2024, and specific measures defined by UMData. They should not be treated as a complete inventory of Clearwater churches or as a forecast of future participation, membership, or expenditure.
Reading the annual measures
Each annual value belongs to the congregation and reporting year named beside it. A 2021 figure is not a current estimate, and a 2024 figure is not a projection. The profiles present historical reporting series, so the safest comparison is between the same measure, congregation, and year. For example, professing membership should be compared with professing membership, while average worship attendance should remain a separate attendance measure. The same care applies to Christian formation and total expenditures: participation counts and dollar totals describe what was reported for that year, but the supplied information does not establish why a figure changed. Keeping the source label and period attached to each number prevents the figures from being read as a single citywide total.