MBD Growth Stats, 2002 to 2011

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Highest Numerical Growth, 2010-2011
Rank Congregation Members Growth 2010-2011
1  First Parish Brookline 245 33
2
  First Parish Arlington 358 29
3  First Unitarian Society Newton 374 19
4  First Church Boston 229 19
5  UU Church of Haverhill 118 17
6  Arlington Street Church 268 13
7  First Church Dedham 117 12
8  North Parish of North Andover 334 11
9  UU Area Church Sherborn 254 11
10  First Universalist Essex 80 10
Highest Numerical Growth, 2002-2011
Rank Congregation Members Growth 2002-2011
1  UU Area Church Sherborn 254 139
2  First Parish in Brookline 245 108
3
 First Parish in Needham UU 264 74
4  First Religious Society Newburyport 383 70
5  First Parish in Bedford 362 58
6
 UU Church of Reading 303 53
7  First Parish in Malden 60 46
8  First Universalist Church Essex 80 45
9  The Eliot Church S. Natick 62 45
10  First Parish in Cambridge 255 28
10  Salem Unitarian 136 28
Highest percentage growth, 2010-2011
Rank Congregation Members % Growth 2010-2011
1  UU Church of Haverhill 118 17%
2  First Parish in Brookline 245 16%
3  First Universalist Church Essex 80 14%
4
  UU Congregation in Andover 58 14%
5  First Church Dedham 117 11%
6  First Church in Boston 229 9%
7  First Parish Arlington 358 9%
8  First Church Jamaica Plain 112 8%
9  First Parish in Cambridge 255 8%
10  First Parish in Malden 60 7%
Highest percentage growth, 2002-2011
Rank Congregation Members % Growth 2002-2011
1  First Parish in Malden 60 329%
2  The Eliot Church South Natick 62 265%
3  First Universalist Church Essex 80 129%
4  UU Area Church Sherborn 254 121%
5  First Parish in Brookline 245 79%
6  First Parish in Needham UU 264 39%
7  Theodore Parker UU Church 103 30%
8  Salem Unitarian 136 26%
9  First Parish of Watertown 126 24%
10  First Religious Society Newburyport 383 22%