Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentecostal | Yukon | 600 | 2.17% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Pentecostal | Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) | 200,000 | - | - | - | 1976 | Quebedeaux, Richard. The New Charismatics: The Origins, Development, and Significance of Neo-Pentecostalism; Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. (1976); pg. 46-47. | "thanks to Prudencio Damboriena and Walter Hollenweger's work, we can offer a very approximate estimate of total [Classical] Pentecostal adherents in nations where the movement has had a measurable impact... " (former Belgian Congo) |
| Pentecostal | Zimbabwe | 180,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD, 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Methodists (3 groups) 220,000 adherents, Anglicans 140,000, African Reformed (NGK-South Africa) 87,000, Salvation Army 157,000, All Pentecostals est. 180,000 (40 groups) |
| Pentecostal - no denomination supplied | New Zealand | 15,717 | 0.48% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Pentecostal groups (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Listed in table as "Pentecostal (not further defined) " |
| Pentecostal - no denomination supplied | New Zealand | 19,086 | 0.57% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Pentecostal groups (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Listed in table as "Pentecostal (not further defined) " |
| Pentecostal - no denomination supplied | New Zealand | 33,993 | 0.94% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Pentecostal groups (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Listed in table as "Pentecostal (not further defined) " |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada | Canada | 178,743 | - | 1,036 units |
- | 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. 252. | "Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada... Toronto, ON, Canada [H.Q.]... Membership: In 1986 there were 1,036 churches, 178,743 members, and 1,377 ministers. " |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada | Canada | 194,972 | - | 976 units |
- | 1990 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 244-247, 159. | Table 1: CCS. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not "full communicant " col.) Listed in table as "Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. " Broke from Assemblies of God in 1920. |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada | Canada | 218,782 | - | 1,100 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. |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada | Canada | 218,782 | - | 1,100 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 Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland | Canada | 36,000 | - | 167 units |
1 country |
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. 253. | "Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland... St. John's, NF, Canada... Pentecostalism spread to Newfoundland in 1910 and on Easter Sunday, 1911, the first assembly, Bethesda Pentecostal Mission, opened at St. John's. The work was incorporated in 1925 as the Bethesda Pentecostal Assemblies, the name by which it was known until it assumed its present name in 1930. That same year, using a ship, The Gospel Messenger, the assemblies moved into towns in Laborador. The assemblies are separate from the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, but maintain close fraternal ties and hold to the same doctrinal position. Membership: In 1987 the assemblies reported 167 churches, 36,000 members, and 190 ministries. " |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland | Canada | 33,700 | - | 160 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 244-247, 160. | Table 1: CCS. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland. " Distinct denomination began in 1910. |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland | Canada | 30,992 | - | 157 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. |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland | Canada | 29,361 | - | 140 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 Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World | USA | 500,000 | - | - | - | 1972 | Marty, Martin E. Protestantism (History of Religion Series). New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1972); pg. 27. | "...scores of groups in the United States... The Assemblies of God... and the Pentecostal Assemblies make up each about half-million-member churches, both of which are highly evangelistic and are growing rapidly... " |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World | USA | 500,000 | - | 1,005 units |
- | 1989 | 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 "Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. " |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World | USA | 4,500 | - | 550 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. 191. | "There are 4,500 members in 550 churches. " |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World | USA | 1,000,000 | - | 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). | - |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World | USA | 1,000,000 | - | 1,760 units |
- | 1994 | *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. " |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World | USA | 1,000,000 | - | 1,760 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. |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World | USA | 1,000,000 | - | 1,600 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 Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc. |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World | world | 450,000 | - | 1,000 units |
- | 1980 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: Apostolic Pentecostals; pg. 266-267. | "Pentecostal Assemblies of the World... Indianapolis, IN [H.Q.]... Oldest of the Apostolic or 'Jesus Only' Pentecostal churches... began as a loosely-organized fellowship of trinitarian pentecostals in Los Angeles in 1906. J. J. Frazee (occasionally incorrectly reported as 'Frazier') was elected the first general superintendent. Early membership developed along the West Coast and in the Midwest. From 1913 to 1916, the annual convention was held in Indianapolis, soon to becom ethe center of the organization. Growth was spurred when it became the first group to accept the 'Jesus Only' Apostolic theology, which identified Jesus as the Jehovah of the Old Testament and denied the Trinity... Membership: In 1980 the Assemblies had 450,000 members in 1,000 churches divided into 30 districts... " |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World | world | - | - | 2,600 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | 1,600 churches in U.S., 1,000 overseas |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World | world | 1,000,000 | - | - | - | 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 "Pentecostal Assemblies of the World " |
| Pentecostal Assembly of Jesus Christ | USA | 16,000 | - | 245 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 573. | "The pentecostal sects in the United States have approx. 5,650 local congregations and 350,000 members... largest are the... Pentecostal Assembly of Jesus Christ (245 churches; 16,000 members)... " |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Alabama | 479 | 0.01% | 8 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: 204. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Alaska | 539 | 0.10% | 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': 239. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Arizona | 3,073 | 0.08% | 40 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': 1,374. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Arkansas | 8,865 | 0.36% | 116 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': 4,091. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | California | 21,225 | 0.07% | 240 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': 8,195. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Colorado | 759 | 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': 290. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Connecticut | 85 | 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': 30. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Florida | 1,705 | 0.01% | 25 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': 938. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Georgia, USA | 791 | 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': 290. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Hawaii | 46 | 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': 32. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Idaho | 792 | 0.08% | 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': 370. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Illinois | 1,561 | 0.01% | 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': 722. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Indiana | 2,321 | 0.04% | 33 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': 895. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Iowa | 478 | 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': 247. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Kansas | 455 | 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': 197. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Kentucky | 1,617 | 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': 886. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Louisiana | 307 | 0.01% | 4 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 138. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Maryland | 600 | 0.01% | 4 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 303. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Massachusetts | 50 | 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': 19. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Michigan | 4,729 | 0.05% | 53 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': 1,813. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Minnesota | 691 | 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': 308. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Mississippi | 1,072 | 0.04% | 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': 489. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Missouri | 4,845 | 0.09% | 66 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': 1,824. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Montana | 735 | 0.09% | 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': 316. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Nevada | 430 | 0.04% | 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': 189. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | New Jersey | 55 | 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': 35. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | New Mexico | 960 | 0.06% | 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': 447. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | New York | 175 | 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': 93. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | North Carolina | 327 | 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': 180. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Ohio | 3,166 | 0.03% | 38 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': 1,187. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Oklahoma | 6,268 | 0.20% | 88 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': 2,683. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Oregon | 2,656 | 0.09% | 38 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': 1,043. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Pennsylvania | 142 | 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': 82. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | South Dakota | 307 | 0.04% | 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': 138. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Tennessee | 639 | 0.01% | 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': 267. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Texas | 12,296 | 0.07% | 163 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': 6,477. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Texas | 6,477 | 0.04% | - | - | 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. |
| Pentecostal Church of God | Texas | 12,296 | 0.07% | - | - | 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. |
| Pentecostal Church of God | USA | 90,902 | - | 1,114 units |
- | 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. 253. | "Pentecostal Church of God... Joplin, MO [HQ]... was formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1919 by a group of pentecostal leaders. They chose... John C. Sinclair as their first moderator and Penteocstal Assemblies of America as their name. The name was changed to the Pentecostal Church of God of America in 1922. The words 'of America' were dropped in 1979. The church enjoyed a steady growth over the years. It moved its headquarters to Ottumwa, Iowa in 1927... Membership: In 1986, the church reported 42,225 members, 1,114 congregations and 2,895 ministers. There was a reported constituency of 90,902 in the United States. There were 180,000 members worldwide in 26 countries. " |
| Pentecostal Church of God | USA | 88,616 | - | 1,166 units |
- | 1988 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 191. | "In 1988 there were 1,166 churches with 88,616 members, in 42 states; 1,500 churches and outstations with 116,000 members, in 28 other countries. " |
Pentecostal Church of God, continued 