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Denomination Overview Overview of Christian Denominations or Associations of Churches in the U.S. Christian Denominations: Adventist Churches Baptist Churches Brethren Churches Catholic Churches Christian and Restorationist Churches Congregational Churches Episcopal and Anglican Churches Friends (Quaker) Churches Fundamentalist and Bible Churches Other Categories of Christian Churches: Interdenominational Non-Denominational/Independent Sovereign Grace Ministries Worldwide Church of God Holiness Churches Lutheran Churches Mennonite Churches Methodist Churches Orthodox Churches Pentecostal Churches Presbyterian Churches Reformed Churches Other Churches Denomination Overview Largest U.S. religious bodies (distinct churches) 2004 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches Rank Religious Body Year Membership 1 Catholic Church 2002 66,407,105 2 Southern Baptist Convention 2003 16,400,000 3 United Methodist Church 2002 8,251,042 4 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2004 5,599,177 5 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 2003 4,984,925 6 Church of God in Christ 1991 * 4,500,000 7 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 2001 3,595,259 8 National Baptist Convention of America 1987 3,500,000 9 Assemblies of God 2002 2,687,366 10 Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod 2003 2,512,714 http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html#Pew_branches Denomination Overview Suggestions for How to Gather Information on Churches in Your Area Listing of Denominational Websites with links to the sites http://hirr.hartsem.edu/denom/homepages.html YellowPages.com—Find churches in your area ARDA, Association of Religion Data Archives Report of churches by zip code [stats on denominations, churches, and membership] www.thearda.com To get information on specific denominations or churches in your area: • • • From your web browser, go to www.USAChurches.org. On the USA Christian Denominations Table, click on a denomination. At the bottom of that page there will be a link to a listing of the churches in the US for that denomination with contact information. OR • Click on About Us at the top of the screen. • Then click on Christian Church Directory at the top of the screen to get to a table of States. • Click on a State to get information on the churches in the directory. Denomination Overview Sample church membership report by zip code Association of Religion Data Archives website—www.theARDA.com County Membership Report Maps & Reports > Select County > County Report Johnson County, Kansas Denominational Groups, 2000 55,147 62,145 Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Orthodox 96,095 15,824 221,875 Catholic Other Unclaimed Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. The historically African-American denominations are not included in the 2000 congregation and membership totals. Many are also missing in 1990, and most historically African-American denominations are missing in the 1980 reports. [More information on the data sources] Reports Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate† Evangelical Protestant 1 63 0.1 American Baptist Churches in the USA Mainline Protestant 12 5,382 11.9 Assemblies of God Evangelical Protestant 9 3,562 7.9 Bahá'í Other Theology 2 104 0.2 Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches Evangelical Protestant 1 n.a. n.a. Catholic Church Catholic 18 96,095 213.0 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant 12 6,311 14.0 Religious Bodies Theology American Baptist Association, The