Oldest delegate: 78

Youngest delegate: 25

Avg. age of minister delegates: 52

Avg. age of elder delegates: 60

First-time delegates: 59% (last year 49%)

Ethnic minority delegates: 7% (last year 13%)

Female delegates: 9% (same as last year)

Delegate to most synods: George Vander Weit, 14th

About the Author

  • Roxanne VanFarowe is a freelance writer who claims both Canadian and American citizenship and grew up in the Christian Reformed Church. She is a member of Blacknall Presbyterian Church in Durham, North Carolina.

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