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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Baptist Conference | Michigan | 6,692 | 0.07% | 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': 5,353. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Minnesota | 1,862 | 0.04% | 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': 1,456. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Missouri | 63 | 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': 51. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Montana | 436 | 0.05% | 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': 343. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Nebraska | 283 | 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': 219. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | New Jersey | 307 | 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': 252. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | New York | 1,880 | 0.01% | 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': 1,530. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | North Dakota | 5,903 | 0.92% | 34 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': 4,663. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Ohio | 2,180 | 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': 1,755. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Oklahoma | 436 | 0.01% | 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': 347. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Oregon | 2,018 | 0.07% | 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': 1,626. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Pennsylvania | 1,796 | 0.02% | 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': 1,462. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | South Dakota | 4,351 | 0.63% | 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': 3,402. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Texas | 1,634 | 0.01% | 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': 1,262. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Texas | 1,262 | 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 MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| North American Baptist Conference | Texas | 1,634 | 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. |
| North American Baptist Conference | USA | 405 | - | 8 units |
- | 1851 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 50. | "The prosperity of these Baptist churches followed the rise and fall of german immigration. By 1851 there were eight churches and 405 members... " |
| North American Baptist Conference | USA | 54,010 | - | 267 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | USA | 43,087 | - | 265 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 "North American Baptist Conference. " |
| North American Baptist Conference | USA | 43,928 | - | 263 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. |
| North American Baptist Conference | USA | 43,850 | - | 268 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 North American Baptist Conference |
| North American Baptist Conference | USA | 61,098 | - | 433 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999). | "Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals " |
| North American Baptist Conference | Washington | 2,598 | 0.05% | 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': 2,054. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | Wisconsin | 3,249 | 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': 2,557. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Baptist Conference | world | 42,084 | - | 253 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. 51. | "In 1935 they established a seminary of their own [in] Sioux Falls, SD....North American Baptist College is in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada... There are 42,084 members in 253 churches, concentrated in the Midwest. " |
| North American Baptist Conference | world | 61,084 | - | 388 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | - |
| North American Baptist Conference | Wyoming | 100 | 0.02% | 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': 71. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| North American Episcopal Church | USA | - | - | 10 units |
- | 1972 | Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions, vol. 1. McGrath Publishing Co.: Wilmington, NC (1978); pg. 54. | - |
| North American Episcopal Church | world | - | - | 10 units |
1 country |
1972 | Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions, vol. 1. McGrath Publishing Co.: Wilmington, NC (1978); pg. 54. | - |
| North American Old Roman Catholic Church | world | 62,611 | - | 133 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. 174-175. | "North American Old Roman Catholic Churches. Two Old Catholic groups bear this name... One body... was 'received into union' with the Eastern Orthodox Church... in 1911... The second branch, still in existence as an Old Catholic Church... Some 62,611 members are reported in 133 churches. " |
| North American Old Roman Catholic Church | world | 62,611 | - | 133 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | - |
| North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Archdiocese of New York) | USA | 400 | - | 5 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 "North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Archdiocese of New York). " |
| North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Rogers) | world | 18,500 | - | 30 units |
- | 1965 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 81. | "North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Rogers)... Membership: In 1965 the Church reported 30 parishes, 18,500 members, and 112 clergy. " |
| North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Rogers) | world | 18,500 | - | 30 units |
- | 1965 | Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions, vol. 1. McGrath Publishing Co.: Wilmington, NC (1978); pg. 40. | - |
| North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Rogers) | world | 470 | - | 4 units |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 81. | "North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Rogers)... Membership:... by 1985 it could reported only four parishes, 470 members, and 16 priests. " |
| North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Schweikert) | world | - | - | 54 units |
- | 1978 | Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions, vol. 1. McGrath Publishing Co.: Wilmington, NC (1978); pg. 44. | - |
| North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Schweikert) | world | 62,383 | - | 130 units |
- | 1982 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 81. | "Membership: In 1982 the North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Schweikert) reported 130 prishes and missions, 62,383 members, and 150 clergy, figures that reflect the continuing incrase in numbers reported during the last decade.; Remarks: It must be noted that during the past decade researchers have been unable to locate any parishes under Archbishop Schweikert's jurisdiction other than the single parish and affiliated mission, both in the Chicago area, over which he serves as pastor. Archbishop Schweikert consistently refused to reveal the names of any priests or the addresses of any parishes under his jurisdiction. " |
| North American Old Roman Catholic Church-Utrecht Succession | world | 200 | - | 6 units |
- | 1982 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 82. | "The North American Old Roman Catholic Church-Utrecht succession dates to 1936 when Bishop A. D. Bell... Over the years the congregations under their leadership separated from the main body of the North American Old Roman Catholic Church, though it continues to follow its lead in theology and practice. The Missionary Sisters are headquartered in Mira Loma, California, where they maintain a chapel. Membership: In the early 1980s, the church reported six parishes with less than 200 members. " |
| North Bank Baptist Christian Association | India | 50,567 | - | 699 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999). | "Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals " |
| North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative) | USA | 375 | - | 7 units |
1 country |
1982 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Quakers (Friends); pg. 322. | "North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative)... Virginia Beach, VA [H.Q.]... is the result of a separation among Friends in North Carolina at the beginning of the century... In 1904 they formed a separate yearly meeting... Membership: In 1982 there were 375 members in seven monthly meetings. " |
| North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church | Germany | 2,512,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Evangelical Lutheran Church in America web site; web page: "January 25, 1996 News Releases " (viewed 9 July 1999). Story: "More than 60 Million Lutherans Worldwide " [96-01-003-FI] | List: "Lutheran Churches with more than 1/2 million members "; "North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church (Germany) 2,512,000 " |
| North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends | USA | - | - | 29 units |
1 country |
1988 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Quakers (Friends); pg. 322. | "North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends... Seattle, WA [H.Q.]... In the early 1970s the Pacific Yearly Meeting, which had congregations spread over a cumbersome distance, divided into several yearly meetings. In 1972 members in Oregon and Washington became the North Pacific Yearly Meeting and held the first session in 1973. Since its formation groups have been added in Idaho an Montana... Membership: In 1988 the Meeting reported 11 monthly meetings, four quarterly preparative meetings, and 18 worship groups gathered in the quarterly meetings. " |
| Northern Baptist Convention | New York: Buffalo | 6,265 | - | 25 units |
- | 1926 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997). [Orig. source: 1926 U.S. govt. census from Bureau of the Census, 1930, vol. 1]; pg. 8. | "Table 31. Number of churches, membership [incl. children]... 1926 "; Reports prepared by pastors/boards of elders. Listed in table as Northern Baptist Convention under subheading: "Baptist bodies " |
| Northern Baptist Convention | USA | 1,300,000 | - | - | - | 1936 | Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988); pg. 137. | "...the fundamentalist General Association of Regular Baptists, which split away from the Northern Baptists in protest at the denomination's policies, numbered only 22,000 members by 1936, compared with approximately 1.3 million members in the larger denomination. " |
| Northern Baptist Convention | USA | 1,000,000 | - | - | - | 1946 | Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988); pg. 18-19. | Pg. 14: "At the close of World War II... "; Pg. 18-19: "Three other Protestant bodies also counted memberships above one million: the Northern Baptist Convention, the Congregational Christian Churches, and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. " |
| Northern Order of the Prince | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | 1995 | Harvey, G. "Satanism in Britain Today " in Journal of Contemporary Religion. Vol. 10, No. 3, October 1995; pg. 284. | "...there are Satanists in Britain. There are six groups who between them have less than 100 members... I have convincing evidence of the existence of a group called either the 'Northern Order of the Prince' or the 'Orthodox Temple of the Prince' (previously the Order of Satanic Templars); however, this is insufficient for a useful discussion. " |
| Northland Community Church | Florida | 2,000 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1992 | *LINK* Thumma, Scott. web site: "Megachurches in the U.S. " (viewed Aug. 20, 1999; data collected 1992; last updated Aug. 19, 1999). Center for Social & Religious Research, Hartford Seminary. | Table; "size " is avg. weekly attendance. Study finding all U.S megachurches.; Indep. cong. in Longwood, FL; pastor Joel Hunter. |
| Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church | USA | 7,898 | - | 70 units |
- | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Quakers (Friends); pg. 323. | "Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church... Newberg, OR [H.Q.]... Quaker settlers in the northwest first gathered in the fertile Willamette Valley in Oregon in the late nineteenth century. These early settlers were from Iowa and associated with the Iowa Yearly Meeting. In 1893 they were officially established as an independent yearly meeting by the Iowa yearly Meeting with the name Oegonyearly Meeting of Friends. Because churches were also in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, th ename was changed to Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends. From 1902 to 1936 the Oregon Yearly Meeting was a part of the Five Years Meeting, but has in more recent years affiliated with the Evangelical Friends Alliance... Membership: In 1987 NWYM reported 7,898 members, 56 churches, nine extension churches, and five mission points. " |
| Norwegian Baptist Union | Norway | 11,880 | - | 61 units |
- | 1971 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Religious and philosophical communities outside Church of Norway " |
| Norwegian Baptist Union | Norway | 12,098 | - | 64 units |
- | 1980 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Religious and philosophical communities outside Church of Norway " |
| Norwegian Baptist Union | Norway | 11,836 | - | 66 units |
- | 1990 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Religious and philosophical communities outside Church of Norway " |
| Norwegian Baptist Union | Norway | 10,917 | - | 62 units |
- | 1996 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Religious and philosophical communities outside Church of Norway " |
| Norwegian Lutheran Church | USA | 581,287 | - | - | - | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 458. | "The largest of the Scandinavian synods [in U.S.] are: the Norwegian Lutheran Church, formed by the merger of three synods in 1917 and having 1,473 pastors and 581,287 members... " |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | California | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "The seven in the U.S. are located in San Pedro [CA], San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Baltimore, and New York City. " |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | California: San Francisco | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "The seven in the U.S. are located in San Pedro [CA], San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Baltimore, and New York City. " |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | Florida | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "The seven in the U.S. are located in San Pedro [CA], San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Baltimore, and New York City. " |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | Louisiana | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "The seven in the U.S. are located in San Pedro [CA], San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Baltimore, and New York City. " |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | Maryland | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "The seven in the U.S. are located in San Pedro [CA], San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Baltimore, and New York City. " |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | New York | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "The seven in the U.S. are located in San Pedro [CA], San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Baltimore, and New York City. " |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | New York: New York City | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "The seven in the U.S. are located in San Pedro [CA], San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Baltimore, and New York City. " |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | Texas | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "The seven in the U.S. are located in San Pedro [CA], San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Baltimore, and New York City. " |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | USA | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "Norwegian Seaman's Church (Mission)... Membership: In 1985 there were 25 Norwegian Seaman's Mission churches worldwide. The seven in the U.S. are located in San Pedro [CA], San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Baltimore, and New York City. " |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | world | - | - | 35 units |
- | 1900 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "Norwegian Seaman's Church (Mission)... San Pedro, CA [H.Q.]... The Norwegian Seaman's Mission was founded in 1864 in Bergen, Norway to provide mission centers in port cities around the world. Such centers offer a Christian witness and a homelike atmosphere for Norwegian sailors in foreign lands... Reaching a peak in the nineteenth century of 35 missions worldwide, some of the centers, such as the one in Philadelphia, have closed in recent years. " [I'm not sure of exactly what year this peak was reached.] |
| Norwegian Seaman's Church | world | - | - | 25 units |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 155. | "Norwegian Seaman's Church (Mission)... Membership: In 1985 there were 25 Norwegian Seaman's Mission churches worldwide. " |
| Nottaway | North America - Southeastern Woodlands | 1,500 | - | - | - | 1600 | Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 133. | Table: "Southeastern Woodlands: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber) |
