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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutterian Brethren | Russia | 700 | - | - | - | 1870 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 10). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1376. | "In the early 1870s the Russian government decided to impose obligations of military service on the various groups of foreign sectarians who had helped to settle their frontier regions, and the Hutterians decided, firmly in accordance with their principles, to resort once again to that pattern of response to the world that they had practiced over the centuries. They migrated; and the entire population of about 700 Hutterians settled in the territory that was to become South Dakota. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | South Dakota | 700 | - | - | - | 1875 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 10). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1376. | "In the early 1870s... the entire population of about 700 Hutterians settled in the territory that was to become South Dakota. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | South Dakota | - | - | - | - | 1970 | Walker, Williston. A History of the Christian Church (3rd ed., revised by Robert T. Handy; 1st ed. 1918). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1970); pg. 331. | "He left the 'Hutterite Brethren' economically so well organized that they were able to maintain their communit order, until 1622 in Moravia and until 1685 in Hungary and, later, in the Ukraine and since 1874 in the U.S., where groups of them exist to this day, especially in South Dakota. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | South Dakota | 5,000 | 0.72% | 50 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Hutterian Brethren.'] |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | - | - | - | - | 1870 | Occhiogrosso, Peter. The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to the World's Religious Traditions. New York: Doubleday (1996); pg. 346. | "Anabaptists... A Moravian subsect called the Bruderhof ('Brotherhood'), an outgrowth of the evangelical movement led by Bohemian reformer John Hus (d. 1415), modeled itself on the earliest Christian communities. Some members, under the leadership of Jacob Hutter (d. 1536), became known as Hutterites; they produced a rich devotional literature and established a small community in America in 1870. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | 700 | - | - | - | 1875 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 10). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1376. | "In the early 1870s... the entire population of about 700 Hutterians settled in the territory that was to become South Dakota. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | 5,000 | - | 50 units |
- | 1970 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 10). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1376. | "Today, the Hutterians consist of... well over 100 colonies in Canada and about 50 in the U.S... Each individual colony has about 50 to 150 members, a figure that remains constant as, when a group grows to about 150 it divides and establishes a daughter colony. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | 11,037 | - | 111 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Hutterian Brethren.'] |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | 3,968 | - | 77 units |
1 country |
1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 152. | "There are 3,968 members in 77 colonies in Minnesota, Montana, Washington, and the Dakotas. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | 6,700 | - | 95 units |
- | 1992 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 248-255. | Table 2: US Current Stats. (# of adherents from "inclusive membership " column, not sometimes smaller "full communicant " col.) Listed in table as "Hutterian Brethren. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | 6,700 | - | 95 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | "95 colonies " |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | 41,600 | - | 398 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997). [Orig. sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]; pg. 651. | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Membership figs. generally based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | 40,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | "Perils of Modern World Encroach Upon Amish " in Christian Century (July 15-22, 1998); pg. 673. | "Hutterite community, which numbers about 20,000 in Alberta and elsewhere in Western Canada, plus another 40,000 in the U.S... " |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | 42,800 | - | 428 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 Hutterian Brethren |
| Hutterian Brethren | USA | 18,900 | - | 295 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | Hutterian Brethren; Members: Canada - 18,900+/-; USA - 6,100+/-; Total - 25,000+/-; Congregations: Canada - 295 USA - 111; Total - 406 |
| Hutterian Brethren | Washington | 280 | 0.01% | 4 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Hutterian Brethren.'] |
| Hutterian Brethren | world | 25,000 | - | 100 units |
- | 1599 C.E. | *LINK* Hexham, Irving. Concise Dictionary of Religion. Carol Stream, USA: InterVarsity Press (1994). (v. online 6 Oct. 1999) | "HUTTERITES: an ANABAPTIST SECT which emerged in Moravia in 1529 and was re-organized by Jacob HUTTER in 1553. Until 1599 they enjoyed considerable success in establishing about a hundred bruderhos or farm colonies with a membership or around 25,000. A period of persecution followed and they fled to Slovakia and Transylvania where they produced some remarkable devotional literature over the next 150 years. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | world | 700 | - | - | 1 country |
1870 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 10). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1376. | "In the early 1870s... the entire population of about 700 Hutterians settled in the territory that was to become South Dakota. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | world | 2,000 | - | - | - | 1917 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 188. | "The Bruderhof or Huterite Communites were founded by the followers of Jacob Huter, an early 16th century Mennonite reformer... Their entire number, including those on private farms, was about 2000 in 1917... " |
| Hutterian Brethren | world | - | - | 26 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:... Hutterian Brethren (26 churches)... " |
| Hutterian Brethren | world | 15,000 | - | 150 units |
2 countries |
1970 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 10). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1376. | "Today, the Hutterians consist of three slighly differentiated groups distributed in well over 100 colonies in Canada and about 50 in the United States. The three groups are analogous to closely associated and friendly clans rather than to religious parties. The distinctions between them are marginal differences in customs and life style; their religious beliefs are identical. Each individual colony has about 50 to 150 members, a figure that remains constant as, when a group grows to about 150 it divides and establishes a daughter colony. " |
| Hutterian Brethren | world | 10,000 | - | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Hexham, Irving. Concise Dictionary of Religion. Carol Stream, USA: InterVarsity Press (1994). (v. online 6 Oct. 1999) | "HUTTERITES... Renewed persecution led them to the Ukraine in 1770 where they remained until 1870 when the threat of military conscription led them to emigrate to the United States of America: some groups emigrated from America to Canada in 1917. Today there are around 10,000 Hutterites who are distinguished by their communal living, traditional dress and hostility to MODERN CULTURE. " |
| Hutu | Africa | 10,000,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 211-212. | "Hutu: Location: Rwanda, Burundi; Population: Approximately 10 million; Religion: Christianity with aspects of traditional belief, spirit cults "; Pg. 212: "Today most people in Rwanda and Burundi are Christians, but aspects of traditional belief survive... Non-Christian religious expression is not uniform. A variety of distint spirit cults exist, with separate forms of worship, some including elaborate initiation procedures. " [NOTE: This statistic is for tribal/ethnic affiliation, NOT a distinct religion or measure of how many practice traditional Hutu religion.] |
| Hutu | Burundi | 2,905,000 | 83.00% | - | - | 1973 | Carpenter, Allan & Matthew Maginnis. Burundi (series: Enchantment of Africa). Chicago: Childrens Press (1973); pg. 90. | "Total Population - 3,500,000... Population Distribution (by ethnic group): Hutu: 83%; Tutsi: 16%; Twa: less than 1%; Foreigners: less than .5% " |
| Hutu | Burundi | - | - | - | - | 1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995); pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Hutu | Burundi | - | 80.00% | - | - | 1995 | Haskins, Jim & Joann Biondi. From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures. New York: Walker Publishing Co. (1995); pg. 86. | "In both Rwanda and Burundi, the Hutu make up about 80% of the total population. " |
| Hutu | Burundi | 5,015,000 | 85.00% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 86. | Estimates of % of population in ethnic (NOT religious) backgrounds, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| Hutu | Rwanda | 6,205,000 | 85.00% | - | - | 1993 | *LINK* Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organisation web site; web page: "Batwa (Rwanda) " (Viewed 16 Aug. 1999). | "Before the genocide and war of 1994, there were 7.3 million inhabitants in Rwanda. The Batwa made up 0.4%, some 20,000 people, the Hutu and Tutsi comprised 85% and 14% respectively of the total population. " |
| Hutu | Rwanda | - | - | - | - | 1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995); pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Hutu | Rwanda | - | 80.00% | - | - | 1995 | Haskins, Jim & Joann Biondi. From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures. New York: Walker Publishing Co. (1995); pg. 86. | "In both Rwanda and Burundi, the Hutu make up about 80% of the total population. " |
| Hutu | Rwanda | 7,149,500 | 90.50% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 89. | Estimates of % of population in ethnic (NOT religious) backgrounds, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| Hutu | world | - | - | - | 2 countries |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995); pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures; "Burundi, Rwanda " |
| Hutu | world | 5,000,000 | - | - | 4 countries |
1995 | Haskins, Jim & Joann Biondi. From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures. New York: Walker Publishing Co. (1995); pg. 84-86. | "Hutu: Population: 5,000,000; Location: Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire, Tanzania; Languages: Rwand, Rundi, Kirundi "; Pg. 85: "In the late 1960s and 1960s, the Hutu attempted several times to rise up against the Tutsi, and at one point killed thousands of them... In Burundi, in 1972, the Hutu attempted to rise up against the Tutsi but were brutually defeated... the Tutsi [then] set about on a violent rampage... and over 100,000 Hutus were killed... Most Hutus practice Christianity, which they adopted from the European colonists, but some ancient African customs prevail. " |
| Hypsisterians | world | - | - | - | - | 350 C.E. | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 8). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1127. | "It is this that could make him say at the age of 81 that he had at last discovered the only sect to which he could wish to belong: the 4th century Hypsisterians, whose whole endeavour was to revere the best in all religions, whether Christian, Jewish or heathen. " |
| I AM | world | - | - | 300 units |
25 countries |
1984 | *LINK* web site: New Religious Movements (University of Virginia) (1998) [Orig. source: Melton, J. Gordon Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1986. p. 51.] | The number of members has not been released, but as of 1984, the group claims to have over 300 "I AM " centers in more than 25 countries. |
| I AM | world | - | - | 300 units |
- | 1993 | *LINK* Religious Requirements & Practices of Certain Selected Groups: A Handbook for Chaplains (1993) - (online ed. - 1998); contract #: MDA903-90-C-0062 w/ Dept. of Defense; J. Gordon Melton, Project Director & James Lewis. | "I AM " Religious Activity: "MEMBERSHIP: There are more than 300 Temples and Sanctuaries under the jurisdiction of Saint Germain Foundation. No exact Membership is known... The movement continues to prosper. Congregations are located throughout the US, Canada, & many foreign countries. " |
| I AM | world | - | - | 300 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* official web site: "I AM Activity of the Saint Germain Foundation "; home page (viewed 28 Jan. 1999). | "The parent organization is Saint Germain Foundation, with worldwide headquarters located in Schaumburg, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. It is represented throughout the world by 300 local groups termed 'I AM' Sanctuary, 'I AM' Temple, 'I AM' Study Groups, or 'I AM' Reading Room. Saint Germain Foundation and its local activities are not affiliated with any other organization or persons. " |
| I-Kuan-Tao | China | - | - | - | - | 1996 | Occhiogrosso, Peter. The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to the World's Religious Traditions. New York: Doubleday (1996), Chapter: Taoism; pg. 190. | "One prominent non-Taoist sect [in China today] is the I Kuan Tao (Way of Pervading Unity). Like the Vedanta Society of Vivekananda, it embraces all major traditions, including the Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, and Hindu, along with their gods and prophets. Its main deity is the Mother of No-Birth, the creator of the world. Members abstain from meat, alcohol, and tobacco and focus on controlling the mind by lessening desire. The Communist government of China has sought to suppress this and other antiauthoritarian sects, for obvious reasons. " |
| I-Kuan-Tao | Taiwan | - | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web page: "Religions in Taiwan " (Written by Miss C.Y.Li, 1996, TSA); (viewed 4 July 1999). | "In Taiwan, people are free to have any religious preference. At present, there are 12 religions recognized by the government in Taiwan including the Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hsuan-Yuan Chiao, Idam, Li-ism, Tenrikyo, Baha'i Faith, T'ien Dih Chiao, T 'ien Te Chiao, and I-Kuan-Tao. " |
| Iatmul | Papua New Guinea | 10,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 268-269. | "Iatmul: Alternate Names: Nyara; Location: Papua New Guinea; Population:Approximately 10,000; Religion: Traditional Iatmul; Christianity "; "Traditional religious beliefs of the Iatmul people centered on the spirits of the rivers, forest, and swamps... Missionaries have been active among the Iatmul since the 1930s, and there are many converts to Christianity along the Sepik River... " |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Africa - North | - | - | - | - | 1992 | Ovendale, Ritchie. The Longman Companion to The Middle East since 1914. London & New York: Longman (1992); pg. 217. | "Ibadis:... They survive today mainly in Oman, where Ibadism is the state religion, and North Africa. " |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Algeria | 110,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table (listed as "Ibadiyah ") |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Oman | - | - | - | - | 1983 | Tarr, David R. & Bryan R. Daves (editors). The Middle East (6th Ed.); Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. (1986); pg. 220. | "Population: 1,133,000. Religion: Moslem, majority Ibadhi sect, approx. 20% Sunni. "; "Most Omanis are Ibadhi Moslems, a small Islamic sect that believes in a nonhereditary caliphate or temporal ruler. " |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Oman | - | - | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | In 1992, for planning purposes, government estimated 2 million; actual figure may be closer to 1.5 million. Growth rate 3.5 percent in 1994. Foreigners estimated at 17.5 % of pop. in 1992. Most Omanis are Muslims; Ibadis constitute largest group. |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Oman | - | - | - | - | 1992 | Ovendale, Ritchie. The Longman Companion to The Middle East since 1914. London & New York: Longman (1992); pg. 217. | "Ibadis: Members of an Islamic sect which broke away early from mainstream Islam and who are often regarded as heretical. Thought to have had their origins in a group of Khawarijs (Kharijis) founded by Abd Allah ibn Ibad in Basra. In interpreting the law they allow for the Traditions, and if conditions are not suitable for rebellion they are prepared to live with other Muslims. They survive today mainly in Oman, where Ibadism is the state religion, and North Africa. " |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Oman | 1,100,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: 5/3/95 issue of GLOBAL PRAYER DIGEST); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | "PRAY FOR A STRONG CHURCH AMONG THE 1,100,000 MUSLIM ARABS OF OMAN " |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Oman | 1,698,442 | 75.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 2,264,590. Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Oman | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 596. | "Location: Oman; Population: 2 million (estimate) "; "All Omanis are Muslims, most belonging to the Ibadi sect... " |
| Ibadhi Muslim | world | - | - | - | - | 1970 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 11). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1470. | "Another early split in Islam was that of the Kharijite... Today they are represented by the Ibadites in Oman, East Africa, and parts of North Africa, but are not uncompromising like their ancestors. They are prepared to intermarry with other Moslems, making no excessive claims for themselves... " |
| Ibadhi Muslim | world | - | - | - | - | 1996 | Occhiogrosso, Peter. The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to the World's Religious Traditions. New York: Doubleday (1996); pg. 431. | "Their only remaining subsect [of the Kharijites], the Ibadites, live in Oman and northeast Africa. " |
| Ibandla Labazalwane ku Kristu e Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 20,584 | - | 241 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Africa: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | ZIMBABWE... Ibandla Labazalwane ku Kristu e Zimbabwe... Members: 20,584; Congregations: 241 |
| Ibibio | Nigeria | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995); pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures; Ibibio: A distinct group from "Ibo " |
| Ibo | Nigeria | 7,000,000 | - | - | - | 1960 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 10). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1386. | "Before the civil war in Nigeria, the Ibo were estimated at some 7 million and lived on both banks of the Niger. Though they occupy a continuous territory and their language is the Ibo branch of the Kwa group of West African languages, they are composed of a number of communities whose membership varies from a few hundred to many thousands. " |
| Ibo | Nigeria | 19,023,000 | 17.00% | - | - | 1988 | Bratvold, Gretchen (ed). Nigeria ...in Pictures (Visual Geography Series). Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Co. (1988); pg. 33, 36. | Pg. 33: "...Nigeria's 111.9 million people... "; Pg. 36: "The Ibo make up 17% of Nigeria's people. Most Ibo reside in the southeast, but they have long been spread throughout the nation as shopkeepers, clerks, and government officials... Christianity now dominates among the Ibo, but local religons remain strong. " |
| Ibo | Nigeria | 8,000,000 | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, Jim & Joann Biondi. From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures. New York: Walker Publishing Co. (1995); pg. 87, 91. | "Ibo: Population: 8,000,000; Location: Southeastern Nigeria; Languages: Ibo, English "; Pg. 91: "The Ibo are among the most literate peoples in Africa, largely because of a strong tradition of attending Christian missionary schools after the British conquest of Iboland in the early 1900s. Many Ibo have adopted Christianity, but they also continue to practice some of the older religious traditions, such as ancestor worship and the belief in herbal cures. " |
| Ibo | world | 7,000,000 | - | - | 1 country |
1960 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 10). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1386. | "Before the civil war in Nigeria, the Ibo were estimated at some 7 million and lived on both banks of the Niger. " |
| Icarians | Illinois: Nauvoo | 1,200 | - | - | - | 1849 | Deseret News 2001-2002 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (2000); pg. 130. | "March 1849: Etienne Cabet, head of a group of French socialists known as Icarians, brought this group from Texas where they had tried to form a communal society. They moved into the ready-made city, reaching a population of 1,200 at most. They purchased the temple, which had been partially destroyed by fire, and began rebuilding it. " |
| Ice Cream Church | world | 4,000 | - | - | 27 countries |
1999 | Email from Ice Cream Church representative/webmaster Reverend Joseph (Nailhead00@aol.com), received 11 July 1999. | "Reorganization and concern by its members has prompted me to e/mail Adherents.COM today about the statistics of our religion. Simply put, a large percentage of us feel that our listing in Adherents.COM misrepresents us. We would like to supply you with more updated information so that the public can furtherly grasp what we are all about. Current membership rate: no less than two-dozen online applicants per day, 5-10 persons signing up at the base location. Location: York, PA; Total amount of members: The exact number found on 9 July 1999 was found to be well over 4000 members. We have a sign-up percentage online (sign-ups to hits ratio) of 1:3, so it's pretty good. We have members in every state, small sub-clans in the deep South, and members in 27 countries including the Phillipines and Germany. 25 couples have wedded at the Ice Cream Church. Meetings are now held via netMeeting every sunday, 8am sharp. Visit the site for more info. " |
| Ice Cream Church | world | 500 | - | - | 1 country |
1999 | Email response from organization webmaster Nailhead00@aol.com, received 12 Feb. 1999. Ice Cream Church web site: web site | Response to questions sent by Adherents.com: How many members/adherents/followers does your church have? "About 500 "; How many congregations/groups/meeting units are there? "NetMeetings are frequent, 10 times a month is common "; In how many countries is your church organized? "Just one. " |
| Idam | Taiwan | - | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web page: "Religions in Taiwan " (Written by Miss C.Y.Li, 1996, TSA); (viewed 4 July 1999). | "In Taiwan, people are free to have any religious preference. At present, there are 12 religions recognized by the government in Taiwan including the Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hsuan-Yuan Chiao, Idam, Li-ism, Tenrikyo, Baha'i Faith, T'ien Dih Chiao, T 'ien Te Chiao, and I-Kuan-Tao. " |
| IFCA International | Alabama | - | - | 2 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 in table as 'Independent Fundamental Churches of America.'] |
| IFCA International | Alabama | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site. Viewed circa Sept. 1998. | Counted listings on directory. At the time, name probably listed as "Independent Fundamental Churches International " |
| IFCA International | Alaska | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed in table as 'Independent Fundamental Churches of America.'] |
| IFCA International | Alaska | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site. Viewed circa Sept. 1998. | Counted listings on directory |
| IFCA International | Arizona | - | - | 9 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed in table as 'Independent Fundamental Churches of America.'] |
