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1 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 Holiness Churches Lutheran Churches Mennonite Churches Methodist Churches Orthodox Churches Pentecostal Churches Presbyterian Churches Reformed Churches Other Churches Other Categories of Christian Churches: Interdenominational Non-Denominational/Independent Sovereign Grace Ministries Worldwide Church of God

2 RankReligious BodyYearMembership 1Catholic Church200266,407,105 2Southern Baptist Convention200316,400,000 3United Methodist Church20028,251,042 4Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints20045,599,177 5Evangelical Lutheran Church in America20034,984,925 6Church of God in Christ1991* 4,500,000 7Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)20013,595,259 8National Baptist Convention of America19873,500,000 9Assemblies of God20022,687,366 10Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod20032,512,714 http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html#Pew_branches Denomination Overview Largest U.S. religious bodies (distinct churches) 2004 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches

3 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. Listing of Denominational Websites with links to the sites http://hirr.hartsem.edu/denom/homepages.html YellowPages.com—Find churches in your area Suggestions for How to Gather Information on 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 Denomination Overview

4 Johnson County, Kansas Denominational Groups, 2000 55,14762,145 96,09515,824221,875 Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant OrthodoxCatholicOtherUnclaimed 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 County Membership Report Maps & Reports > Select County > County Report Sample church membership report by zip code Association of Religion Data Archives website—www.theARDA.com Religious BodiesTheologyCongregationsAdherentsAdherence Rate † American Baptist Association, The Evangelical Protestant1630.1 American Baptist Churches in the USA Mainline Protestant125,38211.9 Assemblies of GodEvangelical Protestant93,5627.9 Bahá'íOther Theology21040.2 Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches Evangelical Protestant1n.a. Catholic ChurchCatholic1896,095213.0 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant126,31114.0


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