Index
back to Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, USA
| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | USA | 11,551 | - | 102 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999). [Orig. sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]; pg. 692. | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Church of God in Christ (Mennonite) |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | USA | 11,037 | - | 95 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | Church of God in Christ, Mennonite; Members: Canada - 3,768; USA - 11,037; Total - 14,805; Congregations: Canada - 42; USA - 95 Total - 137 |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Washington | 61 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 44. |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Wisconsin | 444 | 0.01% | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 346. |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | world | - | - | 33 units |
- | 1959 | Stuber, Stanley I. How We Got Our Denominations: A Primer on Church History. New York: Association Press Revised Ed., 1959); pg. 237. | "The Yearbook of American Churches lists the following branches of the Mennonite faith:... Church of God in Christ (Mennonite) with 33 churches... " |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | world | 13,732 | - | 205 units |
11 countries |
1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: German Mennonites; pg. 303-304. | "Church of God in Christ, Mennonite... Moundridge, KDS [H.Q.]... There are congregations in 21 states, 5 Canadian provinces, Brazil, Belize, The Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Mexico, Nigeria, and the Philippines... Membership: In 1987...There were a total of 13,732 members worldwide in 100 congregations and 105 mission stations. " |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | world | 13,732 | - | 100 units |
- | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 150. | "Missions are operated in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Haiti, the Philippines, India, and Nigeria; there are 13,732 members in more than 100 congregatinos, from the U.S. to Brazil. Kansas is the state of heaviest concentration. " |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | world | 15,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 72. | "The church has a worldwide membership of about 15,000, most of them in the United States and Canada. " |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | world | 15,277 | - | 100 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | - |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Zimbabwe | 22 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Africa: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | ZIMBABWE: Church of God in Christ, Mennonite... Members: 22 |
| Church of God International | Texas | - | - | - | - | 1977 | web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance; webpage: "Anglo-Israelism; British Israelism; Worldwide Church of God "; URL: http://www.religioustolerance.org/anglo_is.htm (viewed 1 May 1999) [NOTE: Statistics and most info pertaining to Worldwide Church of God were subsequently removed from this page after the denomination renounced British Israelism] | "The Worldwide Church of God... The founder's son, Garner Ted Armstrong (1930-) took over the TV programming in 1957, and the radio programs in the late 1960's... In 1977, Garner was disfellowshipped by his father for the final time, because of his excessively liberal beliefs. He went on to form the Church of God International of Tyler TX. " |
| Church of God International | USA | - | - | - | - | 1977 | *LINK* web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance; webpage: "Worldwide Church of God founded by Herbert W. Armstrong " (viewed 23 April 2005) Latest update: 2004-SEP-06; Author: B.A. Robinson | "In 1977, when Garner Ted Armstrong was permanently disfellowshipped from the WCG, he founded the Church of God International of Tyler TX. He also started a magazine 'Twentieth Century Watch.' " |
| Church of God International | world | 3,000 | - | - | - | 1975 | *LINK* official website of Worldwide Church of God; webpage: "A Brief History of the Worldwide Church of God " (viewed 23 April 2005) | "But growth [of the Worldwide Church of God] began to slow in the 1970s... Armstrong's son, widely considered to be an heir apparent, was accused of improprieties, and he eventually left with a few thousand other members to form the Church of God International. " [Exact number not specified; 'few thousand' may be around 3,000 who originally left to form group? Other sources state the group's subsequent peak size was 5,000.] |
| Church of God International | world | - | - | - | - | 1987 | web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance; webpage: "Anglo-Israelism; British Israelism; Worldwide Church of God "; URL: http://www.religioustolerance.org/anglo_is.htm (viewed 1 May 1999) [NOTE: Statistics and most info pertaining to Worldwide Church of God were subsequently removed from this page after the denomination renounced British Israelism] | "The Worldwide Church of God... Their membership peaked in 1986 at the death of Herbert Armstrong with about 150,000 members worldwide. 1996 attendance is approximately half that. In the US, membership slid from 89,000 to 49,000. About 30,000 have left to join splinter groups: United Church of God, Global Church of God, Philadelphia Church of God and Church of God International. " |
| Church of God International | world | - | - | - | - | 1987 | *LINK* web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance; webpage: "Worldwide Church of God founded by Herbert W. Armstrong " (viewed 23 April 2005) Latest update: 2004-SEP-06; Author: B.A. Robinson | "Worldwide Church of God... Splinter groups: After Herbert Armstrong's death [1986], about 30,000 members of the Worldwide Church of God left to join splinter groups: Church of God International, Global Church of God, Living Church of God, Philadelphia Church of God, and United Church of God. " |
| Church of God International | world | 5,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance; webpage: "Worldwide Church of God founded by Herbert W. Armstrong " (viewed 23 April 2005) Latest update: 2004-SEP-06; Author: B.A. Robinson | "In 1977... Garner Ted Armstrong... founded the Church of God International of Tyler TX... The peak membership of the Church of God International never exceeded about 5,000 members. In 1995, Garner Ted was removed from ministerial responsibilities... " |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Alabama | 5,212 | 0.13% | 119 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 4,172. [Listed as 'Church of God of Prophecy.'] |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Alaska | 159 | 0.03% | 6 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 116. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Arizona | 341 | 0.01% | 8 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 269. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Arkansas | 1,469 | 0.06% | 42 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,160. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | California | 5,119 | 0.02% | 113 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 3,976. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Canada | 2,091 | - | 38 units |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Holiness Pentecostals; pg. 234. | Church reporting. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Canada | 2,915 | - | 50 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Church of God of Prophecy in Canada. " |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Colorado | 529 | 0.02% | 19 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 418. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Connecticut | 342 | 0.01% | 10 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 280. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Delaware | 305 | 0.05% | 9 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 245. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Florida | 5,276 | 0.04% | 125 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 4,301. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Georgia, USA | 7,170 | 0.11% | 153 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 5,646. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Hawaii | 153 | 0.01% | 5 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 121. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Idaho | 328 | 0.03% | 10 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 250. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Illinois | 1,355 | 0.01% | 28 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,075. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Indiana | 1,764 | 0.03% | 42 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,403. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Iowa | 328 | 0.01% | 12 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 264. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Kansas | 672 | 0.03% | 16 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 527. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Kentucky | 5,027 | 0.14% | 93 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 3,996. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Louisiana | 995 | 0.02% | 30 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 761. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Maine | 69 | 0.01% | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 56. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Maryland | 1,060 | 0.02% | 28 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 853. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Massachusetts | 444 | 0.01% | 13 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 364. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Michigan | 1,297 | 0.01% | 29 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,025. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Minnesota | 245 | 0.01% | 8 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 193. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Mississippi | 3,113 | 0.12% | 72 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,405. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Missouri | 1,377 | 0.03% | 44 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,094. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Montana | 136 | 0.02% | 6 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 107. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Nebraska | 179 | 0.01% | 6 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 141. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Nevada | 120 | 0.01% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 96. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | New Hampshire | 105 | 0.01% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 84. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | New Jersey | 541 | 0.01% | 16 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 438. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | New Mexico | 406 | 0.03% | 14 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 310. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | New York | 2,503 | 0.01% | 37 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,023. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | North Carolina | 8,373 | 0.13% | 190 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 6,779. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | North Carolina: New Hanover County | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site (1998): Wilmington Morning Star (N. Carolina newspaper); Special/Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998 | "in New Hanover County... This list of active religious groups is based primarily on Southern Bell's Yellow Pages and the Morning Star's weekly list of worship services " [List of churches & # of congregations] |
| Church of God of Prophecy | North Dakota | 159 | 0.02% | 6 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 122. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Ohio | 2,844 | 0.03% | 63 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,260. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Oklahoma | 2,192 | 0.07% | 53 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,731. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Oregon | 544 | 0.02% | 16 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 432. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Pennsylvania | 2,011 | 0.02% | 46 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,632. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Rhode Island | 102 | 0.01% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 84. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | South Carolina | 6,179 | 0.18% | 150 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 4,906. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | South Dakota | 167 | 0.02% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 121. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Tennessee | 8,756 | 0.18% | 146 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 7,079. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Texas | 2,918 | 0.02% | 83 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,251. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Texas | 2,251 | 0.01% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995). [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "]; pg. 325-327. | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Texas | 2,918 | 0.02% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995). [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "]; pg. 325-327. | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | USA | 74,122 | - | 2,062 units |
- | 1986 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 88. | "Membership stood at 74,122 in 1986, in 2,062 churches. " |
Church of God of Prophecy, continued 