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Group	Where	Number of Adherents	% of total pop.	Number of congreg./ churches/ units	Number of countries	Year	Source	Quote/ Notes
Assemblies of God	Wisconsin	-	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: "Assemblies of God "; Actual % between 0 and 0.5%, so sell was left blank.
Assemblies of God	world	148,000	-	2,600 units	-	1945	Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 42.	"Assemblies of God, General Council: The largest of the pentecostal sects, having headquarters in Springfield, Mo. The group has about 2,600 churches and 148,000 members. "
Assemblies of God	world	500,000	-	8,000 units	70 countries	1973	Zehavi, A.M. (editor) Handbook of the World's Religions. New York: Franklin Watts (1973); pg. 22.	"The largest Pentecostal organization is the Assemblies of God, with over 8,000 churches and 500,000 members in 70 countries. "
Assemblies of God	world	16,376,818	-	-	-	1986	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 244.	"Assemblies of God, General Council of... Springfield, MO [H.Q.]... In 1986 the council reported 2,135,104 members, 10,886 congregations... There were 16,376,818 members worldwide. "
Assemblies of God	world	30,000,000	-	117,000 units	120 countries	1989	LINK web site: New Religious Movements (University of Virginia) (viewed 1998) [Orig. source: Assemblies of God. 1989. Who We Are and What We Believe. Assemblies of God. Springfield, MO: Gospel Publishing House. 1 - 22.]	-
Assemblies of God	world	16,000,000	-	-	-	1990	Naisbitt, John & Patricia Aburdene. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990's. New York: William Morrow and Co. (1990); pg. 278.	"...Pentecostals, including... 16 million members worldwide of the Assemblies of God. "
Assemblies of God	world	28,156,000	-	-	-	1998	LINK Ostling, Richard N. (AP). "Pentecostal Senator Could Run for President " in Salt Lake Tribune (Saturday, December 12, 1998)	"U.S. [Assemblies of God] 'adherents,' including unbaptized youths and nonmembers who regularly attend, number 2,495,000, an increase of 15.5% in the past decade. About 12% are Latino. Expansion of affiliated churches abroad is up 78 percent, to 28,156,000, in the decade. "
Assemblies of God	Wyoming	5,212	1.15%	52 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': 2,790. [Listed as 'Assemblies of God.']
Assemblies of God	Wyoming	-	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.
Assemblies of God	Wyoming	-	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: "Assemblies of God "; Actual % between 0 and 0.5%, so sell was left blank.
Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ	world	-	-	350 units	-	1971	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: Apostolic Pentecostals; pg. 262.	"Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ, Inc... was forme din 1952 by the merger of three 'Jesus only' groups which had sprung up around the country--the Assemblies of the Church of Jesus Christ, the Jesus Only Apostolic Church of god, and the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Assemblies closely resembles the United Pentecostal Church in doctrine... Membership: Not reported. In 1971 there were approx. 350 churches. "
Assembly of Brothers	Spain	-	-	-	-	1975	Keefe, Eugene K., et al. Area Handbook for Spain (1st Ed.). Washington, D.C.: Foreign Area Studies of The American University (1976; research completed 1975); pg. 132.	"...a number of Protestant groups in the mid-1970s. Among these were the Church of England; the Evangelicals & associated groups;... and the Assembly of Brothers, divided into open and closed communities independent of each other and with neither central organization nor elected clergy... " [Is it possible this "Assembly of Brothers " is another name for Plymouth Brethren?] "All groups were concentrated in Madrid and on the periphery--Catalonia, Galicia, Andalusia, and Valencia. "
Assiniboine	North America	8,000	-	-	-	1829	Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995); pg. 41.	"Assiniboin... They numbered 8,000 in 1829... "
Assiniboine	North America	4,000	-	-	-	1836	Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995); pg. 41.	"Assiniboin... They numbered 8,000 in 1829, 4,000 after the smallpox epidemic in 1836... "
Assiniboine	North America	2,800	-	-	2 countries	1985	Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995); pg. 41.	"Assiniboin... They numbered 8,000 in 1829, 4,000 after the smallpox epidemic in 1836, and 2,800 in 1985, on reservations in Montana and Alberta. "
Assiniboine	North America - Northern Great Plains	10,000	-	-	-	1780	Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 288.	Table: "Northern Great Plains: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber)
Assiniboine	USA	5,274	-	-	-	1990	Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 38.	Table: "Largest American Indian Tribes (as identified in the 1990 Census, through self-reporting) "
Assiniboine	world	10,000	-	-	-	1780	Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 288.	Table: "Northern Great Plains: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber)
Associacao das Igrejas Menonitas do Brasil	Brazil	745	-	3 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	BRAZIL... Associacao das Igrejas Menonitas do Brasil; Members: 745; Congregations: 3
Associacao dos Irmaos Menonitas de Portugal	Portugal	20	-	2 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Europe: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	PORTUGAL: Associacao dos Irmaos Menonitas de Portugal; Members: 20; Congregations: 2
Associacao Evangelica Menonita	Brazil	1,600	-	27 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	BRAZIL: Associacao Evangelica Menonita; Members: 1,600; Congregations: 27
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Alabama	363	0.01%	7 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: 316. [Listed as 'Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (Gen Synod).']
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Arkansas	452	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': 409.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Florida	3,607	0.03%	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': 3,074.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Georgia, USA	2,146	0.03%	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': 1,879.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Kentucky	133	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': 128.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Maryland	1,163	0.02%	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': 906.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Mississippi	666	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': 600.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Missouri	157	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': 137.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	New York	255	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': 184.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	North America	-	-	250 units	-	1998	LINK official web site	Our approximately 250 congregations are concentrated in the Southeastern US, with over half the total in the two Carolinas.; northern most congregation in Nova Scotia, Canada; southern most in Florida; western most in LA, California.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	North Carolina	9,934	0.15%	39 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': 8,580.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Pennsylvania	265	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': 208.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	South Carolina	14,624	0.42%	64 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': 12,597.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Tennessee	1,866	0.04%	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': 1,693.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	USA	37,960	-	186 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	USA	38,552	-	189 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 table's "inclusive membership " column, not sometimes smaller "full communicant " col.) Listed in table as "Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod). "
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	USA	38,996	-	207 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. Listed as "Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) "
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	USA	40,060	-	238 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 Associate Reformed Presbyterian Ch. (General Synod)
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Virginia	2,063	0.03%	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': 1,805.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Washington, D.C.	28	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.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	West Virginia	266	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': 249.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	world	32,438	-	182 units	-	1987	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 161-162.	"Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)... Greenville, SC [H.Q.]... stems from the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. In 1922, the Synod of the Carolinas broke with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church [which] eventually became part of the United Presbyterian Church of North America and then the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)... Membership: In 1987 the Church reported 32,438 members, 182 churches, and 230 ministers. "
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	world	36,866	-	179 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. 200.	"Membership totals 36,866 in 179 churches, most in the Southeastern United States. "
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	world	38,763	-	197 units	-	1993	Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995).	-
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	world	-	-	250 units	2 countries	1998	LINK official web site	Our approximately 250 congregations are concentrated in the Southeastern United States, with over half the total being found within the two Carolinas.
Associated Brotherhood of Christians	world	2,000	-	40 units	-	1971	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: Apostolic Pentecostals; pg. 263.	"Associated Brotherhood of Christians... Described as an 'association of churches and ministers working together... a 'oneness' Pentecostal body. It was forme dunder the leadership of E. E. Partridge and H. A. Riley to facilitate fellowship among all 'blood-bought' people... original meetings... in 1933... Membership: Not reported. In the early 1970s there were 40 congregations, approx. 2,000 members and 100 ministers. "
Associated Churches of Christ	New Zealand	522	0.02%	-	-	1986	LINK web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Minor Churches (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand	Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level.
Associated Churches of Christ	New Zealand	531	0.02%	-	-	1991	LINK web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Minor Churches (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand	Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level.
Associated Churches of Christ	New Zealand	984	0.03%	-	-	1996	LINK web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Minor Churches (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand	Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level.
Associated Churches of Christ	world	-	-	7 units	-	1971	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Holiness Family; section: Black Holiness; pg. 221.	"Associated Churches of Christ (Holiness).. .Los Angeles, CA [H.Q.]... On the West Coast the Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. was formed in 1915 by Bishop William Washington and work was carried on independently of the work in the east and south by the church's founder, C. P. Jones. A few years later, Jones went to L.A. and held a revival meeting. At that time the 2 men worked out an agreement for cooperative endeavor. The agreement was in effect until 1946-47... the West Coast churches withdrew from the Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. They now continue under the original incorporation of Bishop Washington... Membership: Not reported. In the early 1970s there were 6 churches and 1 mission in the Associated Churches. "
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Alberta	-	-	13 units	-	1998	LINK official web site	Counted churches listed in directory.
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	British Columbia	-	-	6 units	-	1998	LINK official web site	Counted churches listed in directory.
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Canada	9,284	-	126 units	-	1992	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 "Associated Gospel Churches. "
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Canada	9,284	-	126 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. 653.	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants.
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Canada	9,284	-	126 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. 694.	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Associated Gospel Churches
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Canada	-	-	138 units	-	1998	LINK official web site	Counted churches listed in directory.
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Manitoba	-	-	8 units	-	1998	LINK official web site	Counted churches listed in directory.
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Nova Scotia	-	-	4 units	-	1998	LINK official web site	Counted churches listed in directory.
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Ontario	-	-	67 units	-	1998	LINK official web site	Counted churches listed in directory.
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Quebec	-	-	22 units	-	1998	LINK official web site	Counted churches listed in directory.
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Saskatchewan	-	-	18 units	-	1998	LINK official web site	Counted churches listed in directory.
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	Saskatchewan: Saskatoon	-	-	2 units	-	1998	LINK web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998)	citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada	world	-	-	138 units	1 country	1998	LINK official web site	Counted churches listed in directory.
Association des Eglises Evangeliques Mennonites de France	France	2,000	-	27 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Europe: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	FRANCE: Association des Eglises Evangeliques Mennonites de France (AEEMF); Members: 2,000+/-; Congregations: 27

Association des Eglises Evangeliques Mennonites de France, continued

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