Denomination Overview

Overview of Christian Denominations or Associations of Churches in the U.S.

Christian Denominations:

Adventist ChurchesBaptist ChurchesBrethren ChurchesCatholic ChurchesChristian and Restorationist ChurchesCongregational ChurchesEpiscopal and Anglican ChurchesFriends (Quaker) ChurchesFundamentalist and Bible Churches

Holiness ChurchesLutheran ChurchesMennonite ChurchesMethodist ChurchesOrthodox ChurchesPentecostal ChurchesPresbyterian ChurchesReformed ChurchesOther Churches

Other Categories of Christian Churches:

InterdenominationalNon-Denominational/IndependentSovereign Grace MinistriesWorldwide Church of God

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

Largest U.S. religious bodies (distinct churches) 2004 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches

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 siteshttp://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

Denomination Overview

Johnson County, KansasDenominational Groups, 2000

55,147 62,145   96,095 15,824 221,875

Evangelical Protestant

Mainline Protestant

Orthodox 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

County Membership ReportMaps & Reports > Select County > County Report

Sample church membership report by zip code Association of Religion Data Archives website—www.theARDA.com

Religious Bodies Theology Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate†

American Baptist Association, The

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