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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of the Nazarene | Ohio | - | 0.90% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Oklahoma | 35,225 | 1.12% | 229 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': 25,426. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Oklahoma | - | 0.80% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Oregon | 22,877 | 0.80% | 115 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': 16,449. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Oregon | - | 0.30% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Panama | 1,801 | 0.07% | 35 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 9 Jan. 1998; total population: 2,659,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Papua New Guinea | 7,088 | 0.16% | 197 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 2 April 1998; total population: 4,553,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Paraguay | 826 | 0.02% | 26 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 13 Jan. 1998; total population: 4,893,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Pennsylvania | 26,626 | 0.22% | 156 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': 16,329. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Pennsylvania | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Peru | 41,111 | 0.16% | 586 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 13 Jan. 1998; total population: 25,123,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Philippines | 14,081 | 0.02% | 222 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 5 Jan. 1998; total population: 69,922,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Portugal | 762 | - | 22 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 8 Jan. 1998; total population: 10,429,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Puerto Rico | 3,180 | 0.08% | 38 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 6 Jan 1998; total population: 3,958,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Rhode Island | 434 | 0.04% | 4 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': 237. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Rhode Island | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Romania | 33 | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 8 Jan. 1998; total population: 23,816,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Russia | 123 | - | 5 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 8 Jan. 1998; total population: 153,646,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Rwanda | 25,465 | 0.30% | 97 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 2 Jan 1998; total population: 8,582,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Samoa | 810 | 1.88% | 10 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 5 Jan. 1998; total population: 43,000; [Location listed as "Samoa (American & Western) "] |
| Church of the Nazarene | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Church of the Nazarene | Solomon Islands | 66 | 0.02% | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 6 Jan 1998; total population: 389,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | South Africa | 26,729 | 0.07% | 389 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 2 Jan. 1998; total population: 39,189,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | South Carolina | 12,203 | 0.35% | 57 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': 7,369. |
| Church of the Nazarene | South Carolina | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Church of the Nazarene | South Dakota | 1,626 | 0.23% | 17 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': 825. |
| Church of the Nazarene | South Dakota | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Spain | 103 | - | 5 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 8 Jan. 1998; total population: 40,060,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Swaziland | 9,002 | 0.96% | 113 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 1 Oct. 1997; total population: 938,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Switzerland | 69 | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 8 Jan. 1998; total population: 6,552,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Syria | 147 | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 8 Jan. 1998; total population: 14,904,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Taiwan | 1,930 | 0.01% | 32 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 6 Jan. 1998; total population: 21,507,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Tanzania | 2,738 | 0.01% | 44 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 5 Jan 1998; total population: 32,892,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Tennessee | 23,392 | 0.48% | 165 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': 17,284. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Tennessee | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Texas | 45,097 | 0.27% | 325 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': 31,163. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Texas | - | 0.30% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Texas | 31,163 | 0.18% | - | - | 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 the Nazarene | Texas | 45,097 | 0.27% | - | - | 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 the Nazarene | Thailand | 513 | - | 9 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 6 Jan. 1998; total population: 59,605,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Togo | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 25 April 1998 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Trinidad and Tobago | 8,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Largest groups: Anglicans 120,000 adherents, Methodists 50,000, Nazarenes 8,000, Open Standard Churches 3,000, Pentecostal Assemblies 30,000. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,980 | 0.27% | 25 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 6 Jan 1998; total population: 1,451,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Uganda | 1,802 | 0.01% | 16 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 5 Jan 1998; total population: 22,012,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Ukraine | 45 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 8 Jan. 1998; total population: 53,770,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | United Kingdom | 4,081 | - | 103 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 8 Jan. 1998; total population: 58,210,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Uruguay | 4,045 | 0.12% | 69 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 13 Jan. 1998; total population: 3,246,000 |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 6,657 | 0.01% | - | - | 1906 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 165. | Table 5.3: "Church of the Nazarene Membership, 1906-1986 "; Sources: Bureau of the Census (1941) and Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1988). |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 32,359 | 0.03% | - | - | 1916 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 165. | Table 5.3: "Church of the Nazarene Membership, 1906-1986 "; Sources: Bureau of the Census (1941) and Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1988). |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 63,558 | - | - | - | 1926 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 920. | "Between 1926 and 1936... the Church of the Nazarene grew from 63,558 to 136,227 and the Assemblies of God from 47,950 to 148,043, and this at a time when the large mainstream denominations [were in] drastic decline... " |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 63,558 | 0.05% | - | - | 1926 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 165. | Table 5.3: "Church of the Nazarene Membership, 1906-1986 "; Sources: Bureau of the Census (1941) and Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1988). |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 136,227 | - | - | - | 1936 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 920. | "Between 1926 and 1936... the Church of the Nazarene grew from 63,558 to 136,227 and the Assemblies of God from 47,950 to 148,043, and this at a time when the large mainstream denominations [were in] drastic decline... " |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 136,227 | 0.11% | - | - | 1936 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 165. | Table 5.3: "Church of the Nazarene Membership, 1906-1986 "; Sources: Bureau of the Census (1941) and Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1988). |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 136,000 | - | 2,197 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 341. | Table: "...the leading holiness groups in the United States at the present time are as follows: " [Table lists figures for "Churches " and "Members " for 28 groups.] |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 201,487 | 0.14% | - | - | 1945 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 165. | Table 5.3: "Church of the Nazarene Membership, 1906-1986 "; Sources: Bureau of the Census (1941) and Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1988). |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 220,000 | - | - | - | 1946 | Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988); pg. 19. | Pg. 14: "At the close of World War II... "; Pg. 19: "...Freewill Baptists, with 255,000 members; and the Nazarene church, with 220,000 members. " |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 270,576 | 0.16% | - | - | 1955 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 165. | Table 5.3: "Church of the Nazarene Membership, 1906-1986 "; Sources: Bureau of the Census (1941) and Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1988). |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 343,380 | 0.18% | - | - | 1965 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 165. | Table 5.3: "Church of the Nazarene Membership, 1906-1986 "; Sources: Bureau of the Census (1941) and Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1988). |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 350,882 | - | - | - | 1969 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 819. | "...by 1969, when [the Church of the Nazarene] numbered 350,882 members, their primitive fervor was considerably attenuated and their interest in education much increased. " |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 441,093 | 0.20% | - | - | 1975 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 165. | Table 5.3: "Church of the Nazarene Membership, 1906-1986 "; Sources: Bureau of the Census (1941) and Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1988). |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 455,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | Carmody, Denise Lardner & John Tully Carmody. Western Ways to the Center: An Introduction to Western Religions; Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Co. (1983); pg. 122. | Table: "Membership Data on Major American Religious Groups [1979] " |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 530,912 | 0.22% | - | - | 1986 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 165. | Table 5.3: "Church of the Nazarene Membership, 1906-1986 "; Sources: Bureau of the Census (1941) and Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1988). |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 543,762 | - | - | - | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Holiness Family; section: 19th Century Holiness; pg. 208-209. | "Membership: In 1987 the church reported 5,232 churches in North America with 543,762 members in the U.S. and 10,260 members in Canada. There were 838,136 members worldwide. " |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 887,335 | - | 5,165 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. |
| Church of the Nazarene | USA | 549,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 15-17. | Table 1-2: Self-Described Adherence of U.S. Adult Population 1990. Phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by Graduate School of City U. of New York. |
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