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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | California | 111,850 | 0.38% | 497 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': 87,987. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Canada | 6,961 | - | 125 units |
- | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 250. | Church reporting. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Canada | 1,000,000 | - | 15,000 units |
60 countries |
1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 250. | Church reporting. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Canada | 2,019 | - | 46 units |
- | 1990 | 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 "Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada. " |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Colorado | 8,172 | 0.25% | 47 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': 6,443. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Connecticut | 152 | 0.00% | 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': 124. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Delaware | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Florida | 2,240 | 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': 1,843. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Georgia, USA | 1,240 | 0.02% | 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': 974. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Hawaii | 4,726 | 0.43% | 21 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': 3,727. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Idaho | 1,643 | 0.16% | 24 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': 1,245. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Illinois | 11,315 | 0.10% | 41 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': 9,022. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Indiana | 3,890 | 0.07% | 20 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': 3,150. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Iowa | 3,262 | 0.12% | 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': 2,597. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Kansas | 2,909 | 0.12% | 18 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': 2,292. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Kentucky | 167 | 0.00% | 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': 131. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Louisiana | 159 | 0.00% | 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': 123. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Maine | 426 | 0.03% | 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': 340. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Maryland | 1,146 | 0.02% | 11 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': 920. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Massachusetts | 1,036 | 0.02% | 15 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': 830. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Michigan | 825 | 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': 659. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Minnesota | 252 | 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': 203. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Mississippi | 409 | 0.02% | 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': 317. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Missouri | 2,257 | 0.04% | 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': 1,804. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Montana | 4,254 | 0.53% | 22 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': 3,325. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Nebraska | 1,665 | 0.11% | 15 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': 1,311. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Nevada | 2,817 | 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': 2,257. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | New Hampshire | 51 | 0.00% | 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': 41. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | New Jersey | 310 | 0.00% | 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': 248. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | New Mexico | 1,114 | 0.07% | 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': 862. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | New York | 563 | 0.00% | 11 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': 450. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | North America | 29,000 | - | 410 units |
- | 1944 | Cox, Harvey. Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Pentecostal Spirituality and the Reshaping of Religion in the Twenty-First Century; New York: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. (1994); pg. 127. | "Sister Aimee died in 1944... But she lived long enough to found... International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. When she died, the denomination had 410 churches, all in North America, and about 29,000 members. " |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | North America | 194,238 | - | 1,418 units |
- | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 250. | Church reporting. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | North America | - | - | 1,568 units |
- | 1993 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 97. | "Headquartered in Los Angeles, this evangelistic missionary body of believers consists of nearly 1568 churches in the US and Canada... Worldwide missions remain the focus... with nearly 25,577 churches... and 1,683,267 adherents in 72 countries " |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | North Carolina | 6,424 | 0.10% | 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': 5,205. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | North Carolina: New Hanover County | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 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] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | North Dakota | 370 | 0.06% | 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': 289. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Ohio | 6,204 | 0.06% | 55 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': 4,944. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Oklahoma | 1,021 | 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': 815. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Oregon | 29,763 | 1.05% | 90 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': 23,732. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Pennsylvania | 3,282 | 0.03% | 31 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': 2,673. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Philippines | - | - | 5,168 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | The Foursquare Church in the Philippines reports 5,168 established churches and meeting places. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Philippines: Ilocos Norte | 1,016 | 0.22% | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* web site: "Province of Ilocos Norte Home Page " | "Table 3: HOUSEHOLD POPULATION BY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION IN ILOCOS NORTE 1990 "; "Ilocos Norte had a pop. of 461,661 in 1990 " [table lists # of households & percentage. Adherent numbers here are based on % of total pop.] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Rhode Island | 58 | 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': 48. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | South Carolina | 754 | 0.02% | 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': 597. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | South Dakota | 466 | 0.07% | 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': 361. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Tennessee | 1,332 | 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': 1,085. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Texas | 4,278 | 0.03% | 74 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': 3,286. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Texas | 3,286 | 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 MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Texas | 4,278 | 0.03% | - | - | 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. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 88,000 | - | - | - | 1956 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 958. | - |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 187,277 | - | 1,293 units |
- | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 250. | Church reporting. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 255,092 | - | 1,444 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'International Church of The Foursquare Gospel.'] |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 28,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 200,000 | - | 1,400 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. 110-111. | "While much of the membership is concentrated on the West Coast, there are Foursquare churches in 49 states... Membership in the U.S. nears 200,000 in more than 1,400 churches. " |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 208,150 | - | 1,516 units |
- | 1991 | 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 "International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. " |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 200,000 | - | 1,600 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | - |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 218,534 | - | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* web site: "Religions and Health Care " by Fr. J Mahoney, M.Div.; web page: "Membership Reported " (viewed 20 Feb. 1999); [Orig. source: J. Gordon Melton. Encyclopedia of American Religions, 6th edition, copyright 1999, Gale Publishing] | Table: "Membership Reported "; 3 key columns: "Religious Group ", "Year ", "Membership " (which always specifies location, whether U.S., North America, or Total]; listed in table as "International Church of the Foursquare Gospel " |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 227,307 | - | 1,742 units |
- | 1995 | *LINK* web site for Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches (accessed 1998); [Orig. source: Source: Kenneth B. Bedell, editor, Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, annual.] | Table: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches: U.S. Religious Bodies with more than 60,000 Members "; "...prepared for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census... for the 1997 edition of the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. " |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 227,307 | - | 1,742 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. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 229,643 | - | 1,773 units |
- | 1996 | *LINK* official web site | Membership in the United States in 1996 was 229,643 members and adherents, meeting in 1,773 churches. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 229,643 | - | 1,773 units |
83 countries |
1996 | *LINK* web site: New Religious Movements (University of Virginia) (1998) | - |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 200,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Conkin, Paul K. American Originals: Homemade Varieties of Christianity, The University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC (1997); pg. 308. | "Under Rolf's leadership [the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel] expanded to over 2.5 million reported members worldwide, with over 200,000 in the United States. " |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 236,149 | - | 1,832 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official web site | Number of Foursquare churches in US has grown to 1,832 (in 1997). Members and adherents in US number 231,522 and there are 4,627 ministers. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | USA | 231,522 | - | 1,832 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 Intl. Ch. of the Foursquare Gospel |
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, continued 