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of
Adherents		 % of
total
pop.		 Number
of
congreg./
churches/
units		 Number
of
countries		 Year Source Quote/
Notes
Mennonite Church Canada 8,172 - 117
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 Mennonite Church
Mennonite Church Colorado 1,849 0.06% 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': 1,252. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Connecticut 195 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': 130. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Delaware 915 0.14% 7
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': 668. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Florida 4,435 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': 2,918. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Georgia, USA 387 0.01% 7
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': 245. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Idaho 414 0.04% 7
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': 263. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Illinois 7,424 0.06% 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': 4,991. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Indiana 17,976 0.32% 97
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': 12,478. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Iowa 4,691 0.17% 27
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': 3,515. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Kansas 3,173 0.13% 23
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': 2,543. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Kentucky 705 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': 355. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Louisiana 394 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': 252. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Maine 126 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': 68. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Maryland 3,722 0.08% 45
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': 2,932. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Massachusetts 252 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': 162. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Michigan 5,230 0.06% 56
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': 3,246. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Minnesota 703 0.02% 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': 454. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Mississippi 729 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': 558. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Missouri 1,595 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': 1,111. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Montana 286 0.04% 7
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': 231. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Nebraska 1,763 0.11% 12
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': 1,332. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church New Jersey 859 0.01% 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': 531. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church New Mexico 387 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': 256. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church New York 3,785 0.02% 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': 2,588. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Nigeria 7,002 - 60
units		 - 1998 *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Africa: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " NIGERIA... Mennonite Church (Nigeria)... Members: 7,002; Congregations: 60
Mennonite Church North Carolina 697 0.01% 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': 438. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church North Dakota 276 0.04% 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': 254. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Ohio 19,352 0.18% 123
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': 14,744. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Oklahoma 464 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': 364. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Oregon 4,119 0.14% 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': 2,633. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Pennsylvania 50,009 0.42% 347
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': 35,255. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Pennsylvania: Mifflin County - - 1
unit		 - 1980 Hostetler, John A. Amish Society (3rd ed.; 1st ed. pub. 1963). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (1980); pg. 282, 289. "...Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania. This region encompasses Kishacoquillas Valley..., which has in it 12 Amish-related groups. All originated in whole or in part among the Amish who came to this region from southeastern Pennsylvania as early as 1791... The Allensville Mennonite Church [name of congregation] traces its origin to the Amish group organized in 1861 by Solomon Byler, the group that established meeting houses in 1869. The congregation is affiliated with the Allegheny Conference of the Mennonite Church [denomination], the largest body of Mennonites in North America. Its meeting house is located on Route 655, a short distance from the village of Allensville. A distinct style of dress is still discernible, for women wear white prayer coverings and print dresses, and a few still wear plain Mennonite bonnets. "
Mennonite Church Pennsylvania: Mifflin County - - - - 1980 Hostetler, John A. Amish Society (3rd ed.; 1st ed. pub. 1963). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (1980); pg. 282, 289-290. "...Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania. This region encompasses Kishacoquillas Valley [Big Valley]..., which has in it 12 Amish-related groups. All originated in whole or in part among the Amish who came to this region from southeastern Pennsylvania as early as 1791... The Maple Grove Mennonite Church was organized in Belleville by the meeting-house Amish under the leadership of Solomon Byler in 1868. The congregation first affiliated with the Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference, but when that conference was disbanded, it affiliated with the Allegheny Conference of the Mennonite Church. The congregation has had the reputation of being the most progressive Mennonite group in Big Valley. "
Mennonite Church Singapore 16 - 1
unit		 - 1998 *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Asia/Pacific: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " SINGAPORE... Mennonite Church (Singapore)... Members: 16; Congregations: 1
Mennonite Church South Carolina 542 0.02% 7
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': 393. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church South Dakota 34 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': 31. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Tennessee 211 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': 122. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Texas 1,012 0.01% 19
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': 673. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Texas 673 0.00% - - 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.
Mennonite Church Texas 1,012 0.01% - - 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.
Mennonite Church USA 153,793 - 1,237
units		 - 1990 Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church USA 102,000 - 1,100
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. 152-153. "This largest group of Mennonites in the U.S., with 102,000 members in 1,100 churches... Membership is strongest in Pennsylvania and the middle western states. "
Mennonite Church USA 99,431 - 1,053
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 "Mennonite Church. "
Mennonite Church USA 100,000 - - - 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. Section: Mennonite Church; "MEMBERSHIP: Ca. 100,000 (150,000 worldwide). (All Mennonite groups worldwide: ca. 800,000). "
Mennonite Church USA 102,000 - 1,100
units		 - 1993 Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). -
Mennonite Church USA 90,812 - 986
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. "
Mennonite Church USA 90,812 - 986
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.
Mennonite Church USA 90,959 - 1,004
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 Mennonite Church
Mennonite Church Vermont 280 0.05% 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': 173. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Virginia 9,176 0.15% 79
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': 6,496. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Washington 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': 207. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Washington, D.C. 466 0.08% 5
units		 - 1990 Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Mennonite Church West Virginia 601 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': 483. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church Wisconsin 846 0.02% 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': 644. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Mennonite Church world - - 840
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:... Mennonite Church (840 churches)... " [Listed as other Mennonite bodies, separate from the Mennonite Church: Beachy Amish Mennonite Church, Church of God in Christ (Mennonite), Evangelical Mennonite Church, Conservative Amish Mennonite Church, Evangelical Mennonite Brethren, and others...]
Mennonite Church world 91,167 - 989
units		 - 1985 Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: German Mennonites; pg. 304-305. "Mennonite Church... Lombard, IL... The largest of the Mennonite bodies is the Mennonite Church. It is the oldest and was for many years the only Mennonite body... Membership: In 1985 the Church reported 91,167 members, 989 churches and 2,399 ministers. "
Mennonite Church world 150,000 - - - 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. Section: Mennonite Church; "MEMBERSHIP: Ca. 100,000 (150,000 worldwide). (All Mennonite groups worldwide: ca. 800,000). "
Mennonite Church world 110,308 - - - 1995 *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 "Mennonite Church "
Mennonite Church (Independent and Unaffiliated Groups) Canada 2,422 - 54
units		 - 1998 *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " "Mennonite Church (Independent and Unaffiliated Groups); Members: Canada - 2,422; USA - 17,751...; Congregations: Canada - 54; USA - 316Š "
Mennonite Church (Independent and Unaffiliated Groups) USA 17,751 - 316
units		 - 1998 *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " "Mennonite Church (Independent and Unaffiliated Groups); Members: Canada - 2,422; USA - 17,751...; Congregations: Canada - 54; USA - 316Š "
Mennonite Church (Independent and Unaffiliated Groups) world 20,814 - 405
units		 - 1998 *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " "Mennonite Church (Independent and Unaffiliated Groups); Members: Canada - 2,422; USA - 17,751; Total - 20,814; Congregations: Canada - 54; USA - 316; Total - 405; **Membership and congregation totals include members and congregations in other countries.** "
Mennonite Church General Assembly Canada 14,983 - 117
units		 - 1998 *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " Mennonite Church General Assembly; Members: Canada - 14,983; USA - 96,655... Congregations: Canada - 117; USA - 989Š "
Mennonite Church General Assembly USA 96,655 - 989
units		 - 1998 *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " Mennonite Church General Assembly; Members: Canada - 14,983; USA - 96,655... Congregations: Canada - 117; USA - 989Š "
Mennonite Church General Assembly world 112,311 - 1,122
units		 - 1998 *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " "Mennonite Church General Assembly; Members: Canada - 14,983; USA - 96,655; Total - 112,311; Congregations: Canada - 117; USA - 989; Total - 1,122; **Includes the Convencion Iglesias Evangelicas Menonitas de Puerto Rico, 13,630 members in 97 congregations who are also members of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada and 15,443 members in 148 congregations who are also members of the General Conference Mennonite Church. 4,992 of these people in 19 congregations are members of both the Conference of Mennonites in Canada and the General Conference Mennonite Church.** "


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