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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Wyoming | 353 | 0.08% | 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': 220. [Listed as 'Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.'] |
| Wishram | North America - Pacific Coast | 1,500 | - | - | - | 1780 | Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 430-431. | Table: "The Pacific Coast: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber) |
| Wishram | world | 1,500 | - | - | - | 1780 | Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 430-431. | Table: "The Pacific Coast: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber) |
| Witoto | Brazil | - | - | - | - | 1981 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 702. | Chapter: "South American Tribal Religions "; map: "Tribal Locations "; In an area where westernmost Brazil borders Peru and Colombia |
| Witoto | Colombia | - | - | - | - | 1981 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 702. | Chapter: "South American Tribal Religions "; map: "Tribal Locations "; In an area where westernmost Brazil borders Peru and Colombia |
| Witoto | Peru | - | - | - | - | 1981 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 702. | Chapter: "South American Tribal Religions "; map: "Tribal Locations "; In an area where westernmost Brazil borders Peru and Colombia |
| Wiyot | North America - Pacific Coast | 1,000 | - | - | - | 1770 | Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 430-431. | Table: "The Pacific Coast: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber) |
| Wiyot | world | 1,000 | - | - | - | 1770 | Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 430-431. | Table: "The Pacific Coast: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber) |
| Wolof | Gambia | - | 14.00% | - | - | 1995 | Haskins, Jim & Joann Biondi. From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures. New York: Walker Publishing Co. (1995); pg. 167. | "Today, the Wolof in Gambia are a minority and represent only 14% of the population. " |
| Wolof | Gambia | 182,000 | 13.00% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 44. | Estimates of % of population in ethnic (NOT religious) backgrounds, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| Wolof | Senegal | - | 35.00% | - | - | 1995 | Haskins, Jim & Joann Biondi. From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures. New York: Walker Publishing Co. (1995); pg. 167. | "In Senegal [the Wolof] are the largest ethnic group in the country and make up over 35% of the population. " |
| Wolof | Senegal | 3,024,000 | 36.00% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 59. | Estimates of % of population in ethnic (NOT religious) backgrounds, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| Wolof | Senegal | 3,000,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 456. | "Wolof: Location: Senegal; Population: About 3 million; Religion: Islam (Sunni Muslim); Roman Catholic; small percentage of Protestants "; "The overwhelming majority of Wolof are Muslim, belonging to the Malikite branch of the Sunni group. The remaining 10% are Roman Catholic. Less than 1% are Protestant. There has been some syncretism of traditional, Muslim, and Christian beliefs... " [3 million is a measure of tribal/ethnic affiliation, NOT how many people practice traditional Wolof religion.] |
| Wolof | world | 1,300,000 | - | - | 2 countries |
1995 | Haskins, Jim & Joann Biondi. From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures. New York: Walker Publishing Co. (1995); pg. 163, 166. | "Wolof: Population: 1,300,000; Location: Senegal, Gambia; Languages: Wolof, French, and English; Pg. 166: "Today Wolof practice a mixture of ancient African beliefs and the Muslim religion they adopted in the 17th century. Small mosques are important gathering centers in most villages. In the Baol region of central Senegal, a grand Wolof mosque receives hundreds of visitors each year... " |
| Women in Constant Creative Action | USA | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Jade. To Know: A Guide to Women's Magic and Spirituality. Oak Park, IL: Delphi Press (1991); pg. 77. | "Women in Constant Creative Action (W.I.C.C.A.), P.O. Box 5080, Eugene, OR 97405. Provides the means by which women can meet together locally in small groups, for supportive spiritual growth and metaphysical learning. " |
| Women in Constant Creative Action | USA | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Jade. To Know: A Guide to Women's Magic and Spirituality. Oak Park, IL: Delphi Press (1991); pg. 93. | "Despite its title, Women in Constant Creative Action (WICCA) does not actively define itself as a Wiccan group... WICCA 'provides the mans in which women can meet together locally, in small groups, for supportive spiritual growth and metaphysical learning. These small groups are called WINGS... WICCA is based in Oregon and a majority of its activities take place in the Northwest. " |
| Women's Christian Temperance Union | USA | 160,000 | - | - | - | 1900 | Reeves, Thomas C. Twentieth Century America: A Brief History. New York: Oxford University Press (2000); pg. 16. | "They [women] chose instead to devote their talents and energies to teaching, nursing, charity work, and reform movements athat defended the family. The temperance crusade and efforts to abolish prostitution received strong support. By 1900 Frances Willard's Women's Christian Temperance Union had 160,000 members. " |
| Women's Federation for World Peace | world | 200,000 | - | - | 80 countries |
1996 | *LINK* Rothstein, Mikael. "Patterns of Diffusion and Religious Globalization: An Empirical Survey of New Religious Movements " in Temenos 32 (1996), 195-220. (Viewed online, Temenos web site, 30 Jan. 1999) | "In December 1992, for instance, a Danish branch of the Women's Federation for World Peace (WFWP), headed by the wife of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, Mrs. Hak Ja Hahn Moon, was established. According to Unification Church information, the WFWP has more than 200,000 members worldwide representing around 80 nationalities " |
| Women's Missionary Union | world | 1,500,000 | - | - | - | 1988 | Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988); pg. 111. | "The Women's Missionary Union [a special purpose group, NOT a religion or denomination], for example, was founded among Southern Baptist women in 1888. Currently numbering approx. 1.5 million members... " |
| Women's Spirituality Forum | USA | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Jade. To Know: A Guide to Women's Magic and Spirituality. Oak Park, IL: Delphi Press (1991); pg. 77. | "Women's Spirituality Forum, Z. Budapest, P.O. Box 11363, Oakland, CA 94611... Produces Goddess lecture series, Halloween Spiral Dance, Annual Goddess Conference, and retreats; newest project: a Goddess Cable TV show! Performers, writers, producers, etc. welcome. " |
| Women-Church | USA | - | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Stack, Peggy Fletcher (compiler). "World View: Group Banned From Catholic Church Buildings " in Salt Lake Tribune. 15 May 1999 (viewed online 15 May 1999). [Orig. source: Natl. Catholic Reporter] | "Roman Catholic Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston has banned from church-affiliated buildings a group advocating women's ordination that has collaborated with local Jesuits in discussions of the role of women in the church. The directive was outlined in a letter from Auxiliary Bishop William Murphy to Boston Jesuits who co-sponsored two conferences with Massachusetts Women-Church. Murphy told the Jesuits that Women-Church had created 'scandal' and had 'upset the faithful' and he would not want the 'good work that your order carries on in the archdiocese to be compromised by association with this group' " |
| Women-Church | world | - | - | - | 15 countries |
1987 | Chalfant, H. Paul, et al. Religion in Contemporary Society (3rd Ed.); Itasca, Illinois: F.E. Peacock Publishers (1994); pg. 422-423. | "...a group of Catholic women whose goal is to produce an alternative spirituality... By 1987 the organization, which had changed its name to Women-Church, attracted 3,000 women from the U.S. and fifteen foreign countries to a 'convergence' held in Cincinnati, Ohio. " |
| Won Buddhism | Korea, South | 800,000 | - | - | - | 1981 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 414-415. | "Won Buddhism. In 1916 Pak Chungbin (1891-1943) became enlightened and founded in southwest Korea a new movement based on the completeness of the Dharmakaya and on Buddha as the Absolute. It is called Won (complete) Buddhism. Stressing a correct understanding of grace, activity in spreading Buddhist teaching, and selfless service to others, the movement is perhaps the most lively form of Buddhism in South Korea today, with 800,000 members. " |
| Won Buddhism | Korea, South | 96,333 | 0.26% | 344 units |
- | 1983 | *LINK* web site: "Little Korea "; web page: "Religion " (viewed 22 Jan. 1999) | Table: "Status of Religions " (as of 1983); 3 columns: "churches ", "clergymen ", "followers "; presumably this is from a government survey or census.; Listed in table as "Wonbulgyo " |
| Won Buddhism | Korea, South | - | - | - | - | 1986 | Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid, et al. The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy & Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala: Boston (English: pub. 1994; orig. German: 1986); pg. 415. | "Won Buddhism - Kor. won, lit. 'circular'; modern Buddhist folk movement in South Korea, founded by Soe-tae San (1891-1943)... The followers... are active in social and charitable work. In the postwar years they established numerous kindergartens, schools, and universities... Today Won Buddhism has many followers. " |
| Won Buddhism | Korea, South | 140,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table; Listed in table as "Wonbulgyo "; [ "Won Buddhism " is another name for "Wonbulgyo "] |
| Won Buddhism | Korea, South | - | - | 400 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site; web page: "A Brief Historial Sketch " (viewed 23 Jan. 1999); [See also: other link on this site] | "...over 400 temples throughout South Korea. "; [ "Won Buddhism " is another name for "Wonbulgyo "] |
| Won Buddhism | world | - | - | 430 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site; web page: "A Brief Historial Sketch " (viewed 23 Jan. 1999); [See also: other link on this site] | "...over 400 temples throughout South Korea. It has established 30 branch temples in the United States and Europe, thus emerging as a world religion. "; [ "Won Buddhism " is another name for "Wonbulgyo "] |
| Won Buddhism - clergy | Korea, South | 3,921 | - | 344 units |
- | 1983 | *LINK* web site: "Little Korea "; web page: "Religion " (viewed 22 Jan. 1999) | Table: "Status of Religions " (as of 1983); 3 columns: "churches ", "clergymen ", "followers "; presumably this is from a government survey or census.; Listed in table as "Wonbulgyo " |
| Word of Faith | USA | - | - | - | - | 1993 | Diamong, Sara. Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right. New York: The Guilford Press (1998); pg. 210-211. | "This faith message is promulgated in the syndicated preacher shows on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and through dozens of books and tapes sold by the most popular of the Word of Faith teachers. Oral Roberts, Kenneth Hagin, Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, Frederick Price, John Avanzini, Robert Tilton, Marilyn Hickey, Charles Capps, and Jerry Savelle are the best known. They... enjoy frequent promotion on the pages of Charisma magazine. " |
| Word of Faith Center | Michigan: Detroit | 5,000 | - | 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, grouped by state, columns for city, state, "size " (avg. weekly attendance), etc. From study finding all U.S. megachurches (congreg. w/ "consistent weekly attendance of at least 2,000 persons "); an independent, pastor Keith Butler. |
| Word of Faith Church | Texas: Dallas | 2,500 | - | 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 Dallas, TX; pastor Robert Tilton. |
| Word of God | Michigan | - | - | - | - | 1968 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 163. | "The Ann Arbor group soon became the largest and most influential center for the Catholic [Pentecostal] movement. There an ecumenical community was founded called the 'Word of God,' which became a model for other communitarian experiments across the nation. " |
| World Alliance of Reformed Churches | world | 55,000,000 | - | - | - | 1981 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 608. | "Most Reformed churches belong to the World Alliance of Reformed Churches with headquarters in Geneva and with a total membership of more than fifty-five million. " |
| World Changers | Georgia: Atlanta | 8,000 | - | 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, grouped by state, columns for city, state, "size " (avg. weekly attendance), etc. From study finding all U.S. megachurches (congreg. w/ "consistent weekly attendance of at least 2,000 persons "); an independent, pastor Creflo Dollar. |
| World Changers | world | 3,250 | - | - | 1 country |
1989 | Krantz, Les & Jim McCormick. The Peoplepedia: The Ultimate Reference on the American People, Henry Holt and Company: New York (1996); pg. 183. | "An independent church called World Changes Ministries in an Atlanta suburb of College Park grew by 3,250 members in 1990, to reach a total of 4,500. " |
| World Changers | world | 4,500 | - | - | 1 country |
1990 | Krantz, Les & Jim McCormick. The Peoplepedia: The Ultimate Reference on the American People, Henry Holt and Company: New York (1996); pg. 183. | "An independent church called World Changes Ministries in an Atlanta suburb of College Park grew by 3,250 members in 1990, to reach a total of 4,500. " |
| World Church of the Creator | world | 30,000 | - | 75 units |
6 countries |
2002 | Swain, Carol M. The New White Nationalism in America; Its Challenge to Integration. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (2002); pg. 309. | "the WCOTC [World Church of the Creator] has grown significantly, with the number of chapters jumping from forty-one to seventy-five in twenty-five states and five foreign countries. Not only have its prison chapters quadrupled; it has launched under Lisa Turner's guidance two women's groups, the Sisterhood and the Women's Frontier, which have doubled from five to ten chapters. Hale claims that the membership for his organization is 10,000 to 30,000, though Devin Burghart of the Center for New Community disputes this claim and estimates that the total membership is only a tiny fraction of this amount. As stressed in earlier chapters, membership numbers may not always be the best guide to assessing potential influence among white nationalist groups, since such groups often advise serious activists to avoid membership lists, and much of their recruitment effort takes place electronically. " |
| World Council of Biblical Churches | world | - | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* American Council of Christian Churches web site; web page: "World Council of Biblical Churches " (viewed 7 Oct. 1999) | "No denomination, association of churches, Bible-believing society, or individual churches affiliated with. or represented in any manner by, the World Council of Churches (WCC) or any of its affiliates the World Evangelical Fellowship (WEF or any of its affiliates, the International Council of Christian Churches (ICCC) or any of its affiliates, the modern Charismatic Movement, or the Ecumenical Movement shall be considered for membership In the Council.... Functions Of The Council... To seek to awaken Christians everywhere to the insidious dangers of modernism and call them to unity of mind and effort against all unbelief and compromise with Modernism, Romanism cults, New Evangelicalism. or the Charismatic Movement... World Council of Biblical Churches; 625 E. 4th Street; PO Box 5455; Bethlehem, PA 18015 " |
| World Council of Churches | world | - | - | - | 47 countries |
1957 | Welles, Sam. The World's Great Religions, New York: Time Incorporated (1957); pg. 278. | "Christian unity is the goal of the World Council of Churches, whose 1954 Assembly drew 125,000 adherents to an impressive demonstration in Chicago's Soldier Field. The Council, federation of Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican churches, links 162 communions in 47 countries. " |
| World Council of Churches | world | - | - | - | 50 countries |
1963 | Rosten, Leo (ed.). Religions in America; New York: Simon & Schuster (1963), 8th ed. [1st pub. in 1952. 8th ed. completely revised]; pg. 160. | "At present, it includes 198 member churches (denominations) in over 50 countries on every continent. " |
| World Council of Churches | world | 400,000,000 | - | - | - | 1975 | Wallechinsky, David & Irving Wallace; The People's Almanac; Garden City, NY: Doubleday (1975); pg. 1264. | "The World Council of Churches, organized in Amsterdam in 1948, creatd a world fellowship of over 260 Orthodox and Protestant denominations with over 400 million members, who act together in matters of common interest. " |
| World Council of Churches | world | - | - | - | 100 countries |
1988 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 200-201. | "in 1948 the International Council of Christian Churches as formed to provide a worldwide association (membership in 1988 included 490 denominations from 100 nations). " |
| World Council of Churches | world | 450,000,000 | - | - | 100 countries |
1997 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 285. | "The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which acknowledge 'Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.' It is a permanent organization providing constituent members--330 churches with some 450 million communicants in 100 countries... " |
| World Council of Churches | world | - | - | - | 100 countries |
1998 | *LINK* web site: National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.; web page: news release represents a modest edit of the wrap-up prepared by the World Council of Churches (1998). Viewed 7 Oct. 1999. | "Membership of the WCC rose to a record 339 churches as the Assembly welcomed eight more... The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches, now 339, in more than 100 countries in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions. The Roman Catholic Church is not a member church but works cooperatively with the WCC. |
| World Fellowship of Buddhists | world | - | - | - | - | 1986 | Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid, et al. The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy & Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala: Boston (English: pub. 1994; orig. German: 1986); pg. 415-416. | "World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) - international association of Buddhists founded in 1950 by the Sinhalese buddhist scholar Malalasekera. The objective of the WFB is to propogate the Buddhist teaching and seek reconciliation between the different currents within Buddhism... periodically holds world conferences. The first one took place in 1950 in Sri Lanka. It puts out a journal called World Buddhism. Its main seat is in Bangkok. " |
| World Harvest Church | Ohio: Columbus | 5,000 | - | 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, grouped by state, columns for city, state, "size " (avg. weekly attendance), etc. From study finding all U.S. megachurches (congreg. w/ "consistent weekly attendance of at least 2,000 persons "); an independent, pastor Rod Parsley. |
| world hunger ministries | USA | - | 7.00% | - | - | 1984 | Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988). [Orig. source: a 1984 Gallup survey of the adult population in the U.S., made available to the author.]; pg. 120. | "the 7 percent [of public] claims involvement in world hunger ministries is comparable to the 7 percent of the general public that lists membership in the nation's largest Protestant denomination (the Southern Baptist Convention)... " |
| World Methodist Council | world | 34,000,000 | - | - | 108 countries |
1998 | "England to host World Methodists in 2001 " in Christian Century (Feb. 4-11, 1998); pg. 104. | "The World Methodist Council represents nearly 34 million Methodists in 108 countries. " |
| World Presbyterian Alliance | world | 45,000,000 | - | - | - | 1973 | Zehavi, A.M. (editor) Handbook of the World's Religions. New York: Franklin Watts (1973); pg. 25. | "The Reformed churches belong to the World Presbyterian Alliance, a nonlegislative international body which represents some 80 churches and 45,000,000 persons throughout the world. " |
| World Red Swastika Society | Malaysia | - | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "Malaysia Homepage " (Mimos Berhad); section: "Malaysia Religion "; web page: "CONFUCIANISM, TAOISM AND ANCESTOR WORSHIP " (viewed 15 April 1999). "(C) 1997 MIMOS Berhad " [Orig. source: The Information Malaysia Yearbook (1996)] | "Taoism, along with Buddhism, has undergone attempts at revival and reform in the twentieth century. Amongst such organisations founded for this purpose is the World Red Swastika Society which has a number of branches in Malaysia. " |
| World Union for Progressive Judaism | world | - | - | 600 units |
- | 1975 | Anderson, Norman (ed.). The World's Religions; Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (1989). [1st pub. in 1950. 4th ed., completely revised, pub. 1975.] (Article: "Judaism " by H. D. Leuner.); pg. 80. | "Not surprisingly, the two sections [Liberal and Reform Judaism] formed, in 1926, a World Union for Progressive Judaism. There are now more than 600 congregations in many countries joined together in the Union... " |
| Worldwide Church of God | Asia | - | - | 10 units |
- | 2005 | *LINK* official website: Worldwide Church of God (Australia); webpage: "Asia Contacts " (viewed 23 April 2005) | [directory of contacts/branches] India: 1; Indonesia: 1; Malaysia: 1; Myanmar: 1; Singapore: 1; Sri Lanka: 1; Thailand: 1 |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia | 2,492 | 0.01% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia | - | - | 40 units |
- | 2005 | *LINK* official website: Worldwide Church of God (Australia); webpage: "Australian Contacts " (viewed 23 April 2005) | [Directory of branches in Australia, each with name of contact person, phone number email address] Adelaide, SA Central: Clarence Park Community Centre; Adelaide, SA North: Montague Community Church; Adelaide, SA South: Flagstaff Community Church; Albany, WA; Ballarat, Vic; Bathurst, NSW; Bendigo, Vic; Brisbane East, Qld (Mansfield); Brisbane North, Qld (Grovely); Brisbane South, Qld (Eagleby); Bunbury, WA; Caboolture, Qld; Cairns, Qld; Caloundra, Qld; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Devonport, Tas; Gold Coast, Qld; Grafton, NSW; Hamilton, Vic; Hobart, Tas; Ipswich, Qld; Kilkivan, Qld; Launceston, Tas; Melbourne East, Vic (Mooroolbark); Melbourne South, Vic (Dandenong); Melbourne West, Vic (Coburg); Merredin, WA; Mildura, Vic; Morwell, Vic; Mt Gambier, SA; Newcastle, NSW; Perth, WA; Rockhampton, Qld; Sydney, NSW; Toowoomba, Qld; Townsville, Qld; Warwick, Qld; Wodonga, Vic; Wollongong, NSW |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia: Australian Capital Territory | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 2005 | *LINK* official website: Worldwide Church of God (Australia); webpage: "Australian Contacts " (viewed 23 April 2005) | [Directory of branches in Australia, each with name of contact person, phone number email address] Canberra, ACT |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia: New South Wales | - | - | 5 units |
- | 2005 | *LINK* official website: Worldwide Church of God (Australia); webpage: "Australian Contacts " (viewed 23 April 2005) | [Directory of branches in Australia, each with name of contact person, phone number email address] Bathurst, NSW; Grafton, NSW; Newcastle, NSW; Sydney, NSW; Wollongong, NSW |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia: Northern Territory | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 2005 | *LINK* official website: Worldwide Church of God (Australia); webpage: "Australian Contacts " (viewed 23 April 2005) | [Directory of branches in Australia, each with name of contact person, phone number email address] Darwin, NT |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia: Queensland | - | - | 13 units |
- | 2005 | *LINK* official website: Worldwide Church of God (Australia); webpage: "Australian Contacts " (viewed 23 April 2005) | [Directory of branches in Australia, each with name of contact person, phone number email address] Brisbane East, Qld (Mansfield); Brisbane North, Qld (Grovely); Brisbane South, Qld (Eagleby); Caboolture, Qld; Cairns, Qld; Caloundra, Qld; Gold Coast, Qld; Ipswich, Qld; Kilkivan, Qld; Rockhampton, Qld; Toowoomba, Qld; Townsville, Qld; Warwick, Qld |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia: South Australia | - | - | 4 units |
- | 2005 | *LINK* official website: Worldwide Church of God (Australia); webpage: "Australian Contacts " (viewed 23 April 2005) | [Directory of branches in Australia, each with name of contact person, phone number email address] Adelaide, SA Central: Clarence Park Community Centre; Adelaide, SA North: Montague Community Church; Adelaide, SA South: Flagstaff Community Church; Mt Gambier, SA |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia: Tasmania | - | - | 3 units |
- | 2005 | *LINK* official website: Worldwide Church of God (Australia); webpage: "Australian Contacts " (viewed 23 April 2005) | [Directory of branches in Australia, each with name of contact person, phone number email address] Devonport, Tas; Hobart, Tas; Launceston, Tas |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia: Victoria | - | - | 9 units |
- | 2005 | *LINK* official website: Worldwide Church of God (Australia); webpage: "Australian Contacts " (viewed 23 April 2005) | [Directory of branches in Australia, each with name of contact person, phone number email address] Ballarat, Vic; Bendigo, Vic; Hamilton, Vic; Melbourne East, Vic (Mooroolbark); Melbourne South, Vic (Dandenong); Melbourne West, Vic (Coburg); Mildura, Vic; Morwell, Vic; Wodonga, Vic |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia: Western Australia | - | - | 4 units |
- | 2005 | *LINK* official website: Worldwide Church of God (Australia); webpage: "Australian Contacts " (viewed 23 April 2005) | [Directory of branches in Australia, each with name of contact person, phone number email address] Albany, WA; Bunbury, WA; Merredin, WA; Perth, WA |
| Worldwide Church of God | Barbados | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* tourism page: "Fun Barbados " | Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. " |
| Worldwide Church of God | California | - | - | - | - | 1947 | *LINK* official website of Worldwide Church of God; webpage: "A Brief History of the Worldwide Church of God " (viewed 23 April 2005) | "In 1947, Herbert Armstrong moved his ministry to southern California, so that he could have better access to the radio industry. He also began a small school to train leaders for the church -- Ambassador College, in Pasadena. Finances continued to be very tight, but the ministry continued to grow as time was purchased on more and more radio stations. " |
Worldwide Church of God, continued 