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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Kadampa Tradition | Illinois | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Directory of NKT Centers for Asia, Australasia and America " (viewed 23 Jan. 1999). | counted listings on directory. |
| Nonreligious | Illinois | - | 7.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| North American Baptist Conference | Illinois | 2,370 | 0.02% | 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': 1,876. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| Occidental Orthodox Parishes, Association of | Illinois | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1984 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 116. | "Membership: In 1984 the Association had 5 parishes (New York City; Brooklyn, NY; Chicago; Dorchester, MA; and Fullerton, CA) and a monastery in Jacksonville, Florida. " |
| Old Order Amish Church | Illinois | - | - | 12 units |
- | 1974 | Nolt, Steven M. A History of the Amish, Good Books: Intercourse, PA (1992), pg. 280. | Table: "The Old Order Amish, Number of Church Districts, 1974 and 1991 "; NOTE: In older, established Amish communities, each church district 125-174 people (adults & children). Newer, smaller settlements often fewer than 100 people. |
| Old Order Amish Church | Illinois | 1,690 | - | 13 units |
- | 1979 | Hostetler, John A. Amish Society (3rd ed.; 1st ed. pub. 1963). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (1980), pg. 100. [Original sources: The New American Almanac, 1979 (Baltic, Ohio); Amish directories; and correspondence with Amish informants.] | Table 2: "Location and characteristics of the Old Order Amish by state and province "; Columns: Location; Estimated population; Number of districts [i.e., congregation]; Number of settlements. "Estimates are based on mean district size within each settlement. " |
| Old Order Amish Church | Illinois | 2,800 | 0.02% | 19 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Old Order Amish Church.'] |
| Old Order Amish Church | Illinois | - | - | 20 units |
- | 1991 | Nolt, Steven M. A History of the Amish, Good Books: Intercourse, PA (1992), pg. 280. | Table: "The Old Order Amish, Number of Church Districts, 1974 and 1991 "; NOTE: In older, established Amish communities, each church district 125-174 people (adults & children). Newer, smaller settlements often fewer than 100 people. |
| Old Regular Baptists | Illinois | 69 | 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': 54. [Listed as 'Old Regular Baptists.'] |
| Old Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Chicago (Fris) | Illinois | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1979 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 85. | "Old Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Chicago (Fris)... In 1970 Archbishop Robert A. Burns, of the Old Roman Catholic Church (English Rite), now the Old Roman Catholic Church in North America, consecrated Howard Fris... 3 years later he removed Fris... Fris proceeded to found his own church... After Burns' death, the corporation of the Old Roman Catholic Church (English Rite) lapsed, as no one filed the annual reports during the bickering... Fris revived the corporation & had it assigned to himself... Fris' conviction and the public scandal... did not destroy his jurisdiction... St. Teresa's Manor was closed, but Bishop Kenelly heads the Missionaries of St. Jude who minister to the residents of a private hotel for the mentally disturbed, alcoholics, & elderly, located on the north side of Chicago. Membership: In 1979 the Archdiocese claimed 13 clergy and two parishes. It considers the residents of the hotel as lay members. " |
| Open Bible Standard Churches | Illinois | - | - | 18 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc..'] |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Illinois | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox Catholic Church in America | Illinois | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1991 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 127-128. | "Churches are located in Dallas & Lubbock, Texas; Erie, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois; Racine, Madison, Watertown, & Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Davenport, Iowa; St. Petersburg, Florida; Ludington, Michigan; Brooklyn, New York; & Ottawa... " |
| Orthodox Church in America | Illinois | - | - | 13 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Orthodox Church in America.'] |
| Pentecostal | Illinois | - | 1.40% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| 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 Holiness Church | Illinois | 367 | 0.00% | 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': 291. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc..'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Illinois | 5,452 | 0.05% | 45 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: 3,201. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Presbyterian | Illinois | - | 4.40% | - | - | 1850 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 252-288. | Table A.2: "Denominational Adherents per 1,000 Population, 1850 "; "The adherence rates were estimated from Bureau of the Census (1854) reports on the number of churches, the seating capacity of churches & the value of church property. " |
| Presbyterian | Illinois | - | 2.60% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Illinois | 158,320 | 1.39% | 474 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': 126,123. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).'] |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Illinois | 114,152 | 0.96% | 463 units |
- | 1995 | *LINK* official organization web page: Comparative Statistics; [original source for states pop. data: U.S. Bureau of the Census] | Table: "PCUSA Membership by State/Territory -- 1995 "; Columns: "Number of Members ", "Members as a Percent of State Population " and "Number of Congregations " |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Illinois | 109,726 | 0.92% | 462 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web page: Comparative Statistics; [original source for states pop. data: U.S. Bureau of the Census] | Table: "PCUSA Membership by State/Territory -- 1997 "; Columns: "Number of Members ", "Members as a Percent of State Population " and "Number of Congregations " |
| Presbyterian Church in America | Illinois | 5,493 | 0.05% | 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': 5,003. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church in America.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Illinois | 323 | 0.00% | 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': 260. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Illinois | 142 | 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': 90. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Protestant - no denomination supplied | Illinois | - | 8.60% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Protestant Reformed Churches in America | Illinois | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site of PRCA; web page: "Protestant Reformed Churches " (directory); (viewed 27 Feb. 1999); "Last modified, 17-Oct-1998 " | counted churches on directory |
| Quaker | Illinois | 2,012 | 0.02% | 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': 1,644. [Listed as 'Friends.'] |
| Ramakrishna Order | Illinois | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | Counted from "Ramakrishna Order Centers in the West " list |
| Reformed Church in America | Illinois | 20,196 | 0.18% | 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': 12,520. [Listed as 'Reformed Church in America.'] |
| Reformed Episcopal Church | Illinois | 281 | 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': 245. [Listed as 'Reformed Episcopal Church.'] |
| Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America | Illinois | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America.'] |
| Romantic Violence | Illinois | - | - | - | - | 1984 | Landau, Elaine. The White Power Movement: America's Racist Hate Groups. Brookfield, CT: Milbrook Press (1993), pg. 41. | "Racist skinheads first appeared in the United States in 1984 when a small Chicago group called Romantic Violence began distributing anti-Semitic leaflets in Illinois and Michigan. The following year the group's leader was arrested for painting swastikas in a public park. " |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Illinois | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Salvation Army | Illinois | 7,209 | 0.06% | 57 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': 6,611. [Listed as 'Salvation Army.'] |
| Salvation Army - Scandinavian corps | Illinois | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1980 | McKinley, Edward H. Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States of America, 1880-1980. San Francisco: Harper & Row (1980), pg. 202-203. | "Five ['Scandinavian'] corps still exist in Illinois; three in Chicago (Mt. Greenwood, Irving Park and Andersonville); Moline and Rockford Temple " |
| Scientology | Illinois | - | - | 6 units |
- | 1995 | *LINK* linked to Brett Achorn's OPPOSING VIEW web site "Hard Data on Scientology " (1998) | Organization count based on very detailed analysis of incorporations, creations, closures, etc. |
| Scientology | Illinois | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998); section: "Global Locator for Scientology Organizations " | Counted listings of churches and missions in directory. (1) Church of Scientology Mission of Peoria, 2020 N Wisconsin, Peoria, IL 61603; (2) Church of Scientology Mission of Champaign-Urbana, 312 W John Street, Champaign, IL 61820; [this directory link] (3) Scientology of Illinois, 3011 N. Lincoln Avenue., Chicago, IL 60657-4207 |
| Seicho-No-Ie | Illinois | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | worldwide directory of "Truth of Life Centers ": [directory link] "Truth of Life Center Chicago, 1938 W. Albion, Chicago, Illinois 60626; Truth of Life Center Chicago, 8245 S. Kingston, Chicago, Illinois 60617 " |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference | Illinois | 67 | 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': 55. [Listed as 'Seventh Day Baptist General Conference.'] |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Illinois | 24,442 | 0.21% | 129 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': 19,471. [Listed as 'Seventh-Day Adventists.'] |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Illinois | - | 0.10% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Southern Baptist Convention | Illinois | 292,644 | 2.56% | 917 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': 234,224. |
| Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch | Illinois | 1,900 | 0.02% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch (Archdiocese of The U.S.A. and Canada).'] |
| Theosophical Society | Illinois | - | - | 9 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Theosophical Society " | official organization directory |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America (Ecumenical Patriarchate) | Illinois | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Amer (Ecum Patr).'] |
| Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist | Illinois | 8,194 | 0.07% | 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': 6,120. [Listed as 'Unitarian Universalist Association.'] |
| Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist | Illinois | - | 0.40% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| United Baptists | Illinois | 37 | 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': 29. [Listed as 'United Baptists.'] |
| United Brethren in Christ | Illinois | 293 | 0.00% | 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': 271. [Listed as 'United Brethren in Christ.'] |
| United Church of Christ | Illinois | 185,558 | 1.62% | 411 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': 146,907. [Listed as 'United Church of Christ.'] |
| United Church of God | Illinois | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | Counted the churches in their listing. |
| United Methodist Church | Illinois | 440,681 | 3.86% | 1,480 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': 351,260. [Listed as 'United Methodist Church.'] |
| Unity Church | Illinois | - | - | 23 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (viewed 1998) | Counted the churches in their directory. |
| Universal Foundation for Better Living | Illinois | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | directory |
| Urantia Book Readers, Fellowship of | Illinois | - | - | 15 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | directory: "1996-1997 International Study Group Directory for readers of The Urantia Book " |
| Wesleyan Church | Illinois | 4,204 | 0.04% | 35 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': 1,385. [Listed as 'The Wesleyan Church.'] |
| white supremacist groups | Illinois | - | - | 9 units |
- | 1992 | Thompson, S. E. Hate Groups. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books (1994), pg. 30. [Source: Klanwatch] | Map: "White Supremacist Groups in the U.S. in 1992 " Klan, Nazi, Skinheads and/or Other. |
| white supremacist groups - other | Illinois | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1992 | Thompson, S. E. Hate Groups. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books (1994), pg. 30. [Source: Klanwatch] | Map: "White Supremacist Groups in the U.S. in 1992 "; 'Other' (Not Klan, Skinhead or Nazi) |
| Willow Creek Community Church | Illinois | 15,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe. "Religion " in The Future Now: Predicting the 21st Century. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (1998), pg. 53. | "The parish is dead. The Next Church is more like a stadium. By cramming in big numbers--and the Next Church works with congregations of thousands rather than hundreds--pastors can make economies of scale. some of them talk about th emodels of the shopping mall and multi-screen cinema. The pastor of America's biggest congregation--15,000 strong in Illinois--speaks of 'increasing our market share'. When Next Church congregations found new communities or colonize new premises, it is like a franchising operation. " |
| Willow Creek Community Church - attendance | Illinois | 12,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Naisbitt, John & Patricia Aburdene. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990's. New York: William Morrow and Co. (1990), pg. 290. | "...Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois, the second-largest Protestant church in the U.S. Each week 12,000 attend services in the $15 million complex featuring Christian rock music and a multimedia show. " |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Illinois | 10,689 | 0.09% | 36 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': 7,864. [Listed as 'Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.'] |
| Yahweh's New Covenant Assembly | Illinois | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Local Assemblies " (directory). (Viewed 28 June 1999) | Branches listed on directory: "Chicago, IL: Monthly meetings held on the last Sabbath of each month. Next Meeting: May 29th in the Schaumburg Library at 1:30PM for more information call: (573) 642 6566 " |
| African Orthodox Church of the West | Illinois: Chicago | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 110. | "African Orthodox Church of the West... Membership: In 1985, the Church had two parishes, one in Chicago and one in California with several hundred members. " |
| Ahmadiyya | Illinois: Chicago | 700 | - | - | - | 1930 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993), pg. 189. | "Moslem Sunrise 3, no. 3 (July 1930): 11. Other notices in this issue of the journal discuss the visit of a missionary from India who converted 200, 650, or 700 of Chicago's citizens, indicating (p. 34) that they were 'Turks, negroes and a few whites.' " [Qadiani Jamaat] |
| Alternative Religions | Illinois: Chicago | 0 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, Barry & Seymour Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 110. | Table 3-5: "Religious Profiles of Selected Cities by Percentage ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total Chicago pop: 2.8 million. |
| Arab | Illinois: Chicago | 100,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 48. | "Boston, Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles all have Arab American populations of more than 100,000. " [This is an ethnicity, not a religion.] |
| Armitage Baptist Church | Illinois: Chicago | 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 Chicago, Illinois; pastor Charles Lyons. |
| Baptist | Illinois: Chicago | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1833 | Armstrong, O.K. & Marjorie Armstrong. The Baptists in America. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. (1979) [revised 2nd edition; originally published in 1967 under the title The Indomitable Baptists], pg. 175. | "Soon after the village of Chicago began to spread beyond Ford Dearborn in 1833, its first Baptist church was founded. " |
| Baptist | Illinois: Chicago | 691,600 | 24.70% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 110. | Table 3-5: "Religious Profiles of Selected Cities by Percentage ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total Chicago pop: 2.8 million. |
| Broadview Baptist Church | Illinois: Chicago | 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 Chicago, Illinois; pastor Clarence Hopson. |
| Buddhism | Illinois: Chicago | - | - | - | - | 1996 | Knoke, William. Bold New World: The Essential Road Map to the Twenty-First Century. New York: Kodansha International (1996), pg. 296. | "American cities like Chicago now have more Hindus than Episcopalians, more Buddhists than Hindus... " |
| Catholic | Illinois: Chicago | - | - | - | - | 1958 | Reeves, Thomas C. Twentieth Century America: A Brief History. New York: Oxford University Press (2000), pg. 158. | "Between 1948 and 1958, the Archdiocese of Chicago, the nation's largest, opened an average of six new parishes every year. " |
| Catholic | Illinois: Chicago | 1,080,800 | 38.60% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 110. | Table 3-5: "Religious Profiles of Selected Cities by Percentage ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total Chicago pop: 2.8 million. |
