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Group	Where	Number of Adherents	% of total pop.	Number of congreg./ churches/ units	Number of countries	Year	Source	Quote/ Notes
Congregationalist	USA - Middle Colonies	-	0.30%	-	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 29-30.	Table 2.1: "Denominational Percentages by Region, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total Num. of congreg: 1,285.
Congregationalist	USA - New England	445,000	99.11%	-	-	1760	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 23.	"Indeed, because Congregationalists were the established church in New England and drew support from all taxpayers, they sometimes placed their membership close to the total population figure. The Congregationalist minister Ezra Stiles, for example, set the number of Congregationalists in New England in 1760 at 445,000, or just about 4,000 persons short of the total population of the time (Sweet, 1939, p. 3). Such optimistic counting... often badly misled visitors about the religious situation. "
Congregationalist	USA - New England	-	63.00%	-	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 29-30.	Table 2.1: "Denominational Percentages by Region, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total Num. of congreg: 1,039.
Congregationalist	USA - New England	-	-	-	-	1956	Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 193.	"Congregationalism... The Congregational Church was a prominent denomination in New England from the early seventeenth century until its inclusion in the United Church of Christ. "
Congregationalist	USA - South	-	0.10%	-	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 29-30.	Table 2.1: "Denominational Percentages by Region, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total Num. of congreg: 845.
Congregationalist	Utah	-	-	1 unit	-	1865	LINK Arave, Lynn. "Catholics prosper in 'Mormon Vatican,' deacon says " in Deseret News, 28 Aug. 1999. (viewed online 31 Aug. 1999).	"Cummings said it was the military and the railroad that initially brought the Catholic Church into Utah. Catholics arrived one year after the Congregationalists, the first non-LDS Church that came to Utah in 1865. "
Congregationalist	Utah	150	-	1 unit	-	1865	LINK Mims, Bob. "135 Years In Utah: First Congregational was first permanent non-LDS church " in Salt Lake Tribune (15 Jan 2000).	"The First Congregational Church has come a long way since 1865, when a small group of worshippers met in a second-floor room of the Daft store on Salt Lake City's Main Street. The fiery anti-Mormon Rev. Norm McLeod presided at the pulpit... Within months of its Jan. 22, 1865 launch, attendance at McLeod's little church had swelled to 150. "
Congregationalist	Utah	-	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.
Congregationalist	Utah	-	0.00%	-	-	2001	LINK Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York.	ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Congregational/UCC "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Congregationalist' and 'United Church of Christ']; Actual % between 0 and 0.5%, so sell was left blank.
Congregationalist	Vermont	-	65.00%	13 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 20.
Congregationalist	Vermont	-	5.85%	13 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 20; Listed in table as "Congregationalist ". Denominational % (65%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 9%.
Congregationalist	Vermont	-	9.20%	-	-	1850	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 252-288.	Table A.2: "Denominational Adherents per 1,000 Population, 1850 "; "The adherence rates were estimated from Bureau of the Census (1854) reports on the number of churches, the seating capacity of churches & the value of church property. "
Congregationalist	Vermont	-	4.10%	-	-	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.
Congregationalist	Vermont	-	6.00%	-	-	2001	LINK Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York.	ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Congregational/UCC "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Congregationalist' and 'United Church of Christ']
Congregationalist	Virginia	-	0.00%	-	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 40-41.	"...Congregationalism was effectively nonexistent in the rest of the colonies, having not even one congregation in five colonies. " [table, pg. 41: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina]
Congregationalist	Virginia	-	0.00%	-	-	1850	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 252-288.	Table A.2: "Denominational Adherents per 1,000 Population, 1850 "; "The adherence rates were estimated from Bureau of the Census (1854) reports on the number of churches, the seating capacity of churches & the value of church property. "
Congregationalist	Virginia	-	0.10%	-	-	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.
Congregationalist	Virginia	-	1.00%	-	-	2001	LINK Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York.	ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Congregational/UCC "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Congregationalist' and 'United Church of Christ']
Congregationalist	Washington	-	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.
Congregationalist	Washington	-	1.00%	-	-	2001	LINK Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York.	ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Congregational/UCC "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Congregationalist' and 'United Church of Christ']
Congregationalist	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Congregationalist	Washington, D.C.	-	0.00%	-	-	2001	LINK Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York.	ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Congregational/UCC "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Congregationalist' and 'United Church of Christ']; Actual % between 0 and 0.5%, so sell was left blank.
Congregationalist	West Virginia	-	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.
Congregationalist	West Virginia	-	0.00%	-	-	2001	LINK Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York.	ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Congregational/UCC "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Congregationalist' and 'United Church of Christ']; Actual % between 0 and 0.5%, so sell was left blank.
Congregationalist	Wisconsin	-	1.50%	-	-	1850	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 252-288.	Table A.2: "Denominational Adherents per 1,000 Population, 1850 "; "The adherence rates were estimated from Bureau of the Census (1854) reports on the number of churches, the seating capacity of churches & the value of church property. "
Congregationalist	Wisconsin	-	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.
Congregationalist	Wisconsin	-	2.00%	-	-	2001	LINK Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York.	ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Congregational/UCC "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Congregationalist' and 'United Church of Christ']
Congregationalist	world	-	-	1 unit	1 country	1580 C.E.	Stuber, Stanley I. How We Got Our Denominations: A Primer on Church History. New York: Association Press Revised Ed., 1959); pg. 175.	"It was Robert Browne, a pastor holding the Separatists' position, who founded the Congregational Church in England. In 1581 he, with his congregation, emigrated to Holland because of the persecutions... "
Congregationalist	world	-	-	1 unit	1 country	1581 C.E.	Stuber, Stanley I. How We Got Our Denominations: A Primer on Church History. New York: Association Press Revised Ed., 1959); pg. 175.	"It was Robert Browne, a pastor holding the Separatists' position, who founded the Congregational Church in England. In 1581 he, with his congregation, emigrated to Holland because of the persecutions... "
Congregationalist	world	2,500,000	0.10%	-	-	1957	Welles, Sam. The World's Great Religions, New York: Time Incorporated (1957); pg. 204-205.	Table: "Christians, Their Practices "; "Congregationalists: Members in world, 2.5 million adults... Concepts of Salvation and Afterlife: Salvation is through repentance in faith, in striving to know God's will and live by it. After death man will live on, either with God or away from Him, but every individual interprets what this means. "
Congregationalist	world	2,000,000	-	-	-	1960	Rosten, Leo (ed.). Religions in America; New York: Simon & Schuster (1963), 8th ed. [1st pub. in 1952. 8th ed. completely revised]; pg. 56.	"According to the latest census (1960), there are 1,432,486 members gathere din 5,458 churches in the United States. There are over 2,000,000 Congregationalists in the world. "
Congregationalist	world	5,000,000	-	-	-	1972	Marty, Martin E. Protestantism (History of Religion Series). New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1972); pg. 26.	"Approximately equal in size to the Methodist churches [30,000,000] if taken seprately are the members of the Baptist complex. But if these are united with Congregationalism, the 35,000,000- plus 5,000,000-member combination ranks the 'independent' or 'free churches' with Presbyterian-Reformed and Agnlican communions [each with 40,000,000] "
Congregationalist	world	2,350,000	-	-	-	1973	Zehavi, A.M. (editor) Handbook of the World's Religions. New York: Franklin Watts (1973); pg. 12.	"In 1931 American Congregationalists formed the majority group in establishing the Congregational Christian Churches. Later negotiations with the Evangelical and Reformed Church led to a General Synod of the United Church of Christ in 1957, aimed at merging the two bodies. Congregationalism's world membership is about 2,350,000. "
Congregationalist	world	2,200,000	-	-	-	1980	Walls, Andrew. "Christianity " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984]; pg. 108.	"Figure 2.7: Northern (non-Latin Western) Christianity [i.e. Protestantism], 1980: world figures (after Barrett, 1982) "
Congregationalist	Wyoming	-	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.
Congregationalist	Wyoming	-	1.00%	-	-	2001	LINK Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York.	ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Congregational/UCC "; [These figures listed in database under both 'Congregationalist' and 'United Church of Christ']
Conoy	North America - Eastern Woodlands	2,000	-	-	-	1600	Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 200.	Table: "Eastern Woodlands: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber)
Conoy	world	2,000	-	-	-	1600	Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 200.	Table: "Eastern Woodlands: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber)
Conseil Pastoral des Assemblees Mennonites de Belgique	Belgium	39	-	3 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Europe: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	BELGIUM: Conseil Pastoral des Assemblees Mennonites de Belgique; Members: 39; Congregations: 3
Consejo de Iglesias Menonita Dominicana	Dominican Republic	268	-	10 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... Consejo de Iglesias Menonita Dominicana; Members: 268; Congregations: 10
Consejo de las Congregaciones de los Hermanos Menonitas	Uruguay	171	-	8 units	-	1994	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	URUGUAY: Consejo de las Congregaciones de los Hermanos Menonitas; Members (1994): 171; Congregations: 8
Conservative Amish Mennonite Church	world	-	-	67 units	-	1959	Stuber, Stanley I. How We Got Our Denominations: A Primer on Church History. New York: Association Press Revised Ed., 1959); pg. 238.	"The Yearbook of American Churches lists the following branches of the Mennonite faith:... Conservative Amish Mennonite Church (67 churches)... "
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Alaska	-	-	5 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. [Listed as 'Conservative Baptist Association of America.']
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Arizona	-	-	91 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	California	-	-	176 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Colorado	-	-	48 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Connecticut	-	-	14 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Delaware	-	-	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Florida	-	-	15 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Georgia, USA	-	-	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Hawaii	-	-	3 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Idaho	-	-	15 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Illinois	-	-	35 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Indiana	-	-	5 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Iowa	-	-	17 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Kentucky	-	-	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Maine	-	-	32 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Maryland	-	-	3 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Massachusetts	-	-	45 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Michigan	-	-	28 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Minnesota	-	-	43 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Montana	-	-	8 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Nebraska	-	-	2 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Nevada	-	-	4 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conservative Baptist Association of America	New Hampshire	-	-	28 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.

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