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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| old Missionary Baptists Association | Michigan | 149 | 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': 121. [Listed as 'old Missionary Baptists Association.'] |
| Old Order Amish Church | Michigan | - | - | 9 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 | Michigan | 1,290 | - | 11 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 | Michigan | 5,250 | 0.06% | 38 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 | Michigan | - | - | 40 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 | Michigan | 517 | 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': 412. [Listed as 'Old Regular Baptists.'] |
| Open Bible Standard Churches | Michigan | - | - | 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 'Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc..'] |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Michigan | - | 0.20% | - | - | 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 | Michigan | - | - | 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 | Michigan | - | - | 9 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.'] |
| Orthodox Reformed Church | Michigan | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1988 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 160. | "Orthodox Reformed Church... Grandville, MI [H.Q.]... Membership: In 1988, the single congregation had 61 members. " |
| Pentecostal | Michigan | - | 1.30% | - | - | 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 | 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 Holiness Church | Michigan | 173 | 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': 136. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc..'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Michigan | 5,424 | 0.06% | 50 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: 3,322. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Presbyterian | Michigan | - | 2.40% | - | - | 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 | Michigan | - | 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.) | Michigan | 126,324 | 1.36% | 275 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': 100,122. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).'] |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Michigan | 90,979 | 0.95% | 274 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.) | Michigan | 88,006 | 0.90% | 274 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 | Michigan | 1,116 | 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': 908. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church in America.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Michigan | 176 | 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': 138. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Protestant - no denomination supplied | Michigan | - | 12.00% | - | - | 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. |
| Protestant Conference (Lutheran) | Michigan | 65 | 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': 50. [Listed as 'The Protestant Conference (Lutheran).'] |
| Protestant Reformed Churches in America | Michigan | - | - | 12 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 | Michigan | 1,497 | 0.02% | 21 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': 1,142. [Listed as 'Friends.'] |
| Reformed Church in America | Michigan | 88,399 | 0.95% | 162 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': 53,029. [Listed as 'Reformed Church in America.'] |
| Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America | Michigan | - | - | 6 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.'] |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Michigan | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Salvation Army | Michigan | 7,896 | 0.08% | 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': 6,873. [Listed as 'Salvation Army.'] |
| Scientology | Michigan | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1985 | *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 | Michigan | - | - | 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 Genesee County, 423 N. Saginaw, Holly, MI 48442; [directory link] (2) Church of Scientology of Ann Arbor, 2355 West Stadium Boulevard, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103; (3) Church of Scientology of Michigan, 321 Williams Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067-2604 |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference | Michigan | 277 | 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': 217. [Listed as 'Seventh Day Baptist General Conference.'] |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Michigan | - | - | - | - | 1855 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally published as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 672. | Seventh-Day Adventism... By 1855 headquarters for the group had been established in Battle Creek, Michigan, and in 1860 the name Seventh-Day Adventist was officially adopted. " |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Michigan | 37,949 | 0.41% | 185 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': 29,905. [Listed as 'Seventh-Day Adventists.'] |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Michigan | - | 0.30% | - | - | 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 | Michigan | 61,953 | 0.67% | 236 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': 49,133. |
| Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch | Michigan | 1,700 | 0.02% | 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 'Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch (Archdiocese of The U.S.A. and Canada).'] |
| Theosophical Society | Michigan | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Theosophical Society " | official organization directory |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America (Ecumenical Patriarchate) | Michigan | - | - | 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 | Michigan | 4,266 | 0.05% | 21 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': 3,075. [Listed as 'Unitarian Universalist Association.'] |
| Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist | Michigan | - | 0.30% | - | - | 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 | Michigan | 31 | 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': 26. [Listed as 'United Baptists.'] |
| United Brethren in Christ | Michigan | 4,803 | 0.05% | 48 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': 3,935. [Listed as 'United Brethren in Christ.'] |
| United Church of Christ | Michigan | 74,302 | 0.80% | 200 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': 58,740. [Listed as 'United Church of Christ.'] |
| United Church of God | Michigan | - | - | 9 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | Counted the churches in their listing. |
| United Methodist Church | Michigan | 252,129 | 2.71% | 938 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': 199,321. [Listed as 'United Methodist Church.'] |
| Unity Church | Michigan | - | - | 37 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (viewed 1998) | Counted the churches in their directory. |
| Unity Fellowship Church | Michigan | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "Unity Fellowship Church Roster " (viewed 27 Feb. 1999); "Last updated: 08/25/97 " | Counted churches from listing. "Following is a current roster of the Unity Fellowship Churches across the country:... Full Truth Unity Fellowship Church (Detroit)... " |
| Universal Foundation for Better Living | Michigan | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | directory |
| Urantia Book Readers, Fellowship of | Michigan | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | directory: "1996-1997 International Study Group Directory for readers of The Urantia Book " |
| Wesleyan Church | Michigan | 39,404 | 0.42% | 142 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': 12,026. [Listed as 'The Wesleyan Church.'] |
| white supremacist groups | Michigan | - | - | 6 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 | Michigan | - | - | 2 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) |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Michigan | 47,357 | 0.51% | 138 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': 36,051. [Listed as 'Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.'] |
| 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. " |
| Arab | Michigan: Detroit | 200,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 48. | "Arab Americans live all across the US, though the largest population (over 200,000, of whom half are Lebanese Americans) is in the Detroit-Dearborn, Michigan area. " [This is an ethnicity, not a religion.] |
| homosexual | Michigan: Detroit | - | - | - | - | 1995 | Witt, Lynn; S. Thomas & Eric Marcus (ed.) Out in All Directions: A Treasury of Gay and Lesbian America. New York: Warner Books (1995), pg. 339. | Table: "Gay Neighborhoods Around the Country "; "In many large cities, there are neighborhoods where gay people live, own businesses, or just hang out. Each has its own local designation "; Highland Park, Detroit |
| Islam | Michigan: Detroit | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Zelizer, Gerald L. "Gideon Bible reflects how hotels have fallen behind the times " in USA Today, 1 July 1999, pg. 15A. | "Detroit has one of the largest Muslim populations in the United States. Yet, both the Ritz Carlton and Hyatt Regency Hotels place only the Gideon Bible in their drawers. " |
| megachurches | Michigan: Detroit | 15,200 | - | 4 units |
- | 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 "). |
| Nation of Islam | Michigan: Detroit | - | - | - | - | 1930 | 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. 109. | "The Nation of Islam, the Black Muslims, began in Detroit during the Depression. Its founder, W. D. Fard, gathered followers from among the poverty-stricken blacks of Detroit and organized the Detroit Temple... As the movement developed, Fard established a hierarchy under a minister of Islam, Elijah Muhammad. Upon Fard's disappearance in June 1934, Elijah Muhammad... moved to Chicago and took charge of Temple No. 2... " |
| National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. | Michigan: Detroit | 200,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Bullard, George. "A congregation divided seeks new leader " in Detroit News, 19 April 1999 (viewed online 6 Oct. 1999). | "DETROIT -- Black baptists, including thousands in Metro Detroit, are facing an unprecedented election to replace a racketeering leader who frittered away the denomination's money and left the church at a crossroads. For the denomination, these days are a time of turmoil and an opportunity for a new beginning. At least a half-dozen ministers from around the country are in the running to replace the Rev. Henry Lyons, the imprisoned, ousted president of the National Baptist Convention (USA). And Metro Detroit church-goers, with some 200,000 denomination members, have a lot to say about reforming the group, which is 119 years old and the largest organization of black Baptists in the country. " |
| Native Americans | Michigan: Detroit | 17,961 | - | - | - | 1990 | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993), pg. 22. | Table: Metropolitan statistical areas with highest Indian populations. Data from 1990 U.S. Census. Includes Alaska natives. |
| unmarried couples living together | Michigan: Detroit | - | 3.50% | - | - | 1990 | Witt, Lynn; S. Thomas & Eric Marcus (ed.) Out in All Directions: A Treasury of Gay and Lesbian America. New York: Warner Books (1995), pg. 365. | Table. "1990 Census... unmarried couples living together in the largest 20 cities follows. " |
| 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. |
| Secular Humanistic Judaism | Michigan: Farmington Hills | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1963 | Wertheimer, Jack. A People Divided: Juadism in Contemporary America. New York: Basic Books (A Division of Harper Collins) (1993), pg. 79. | "In 1963 a Reform rabbi, Sherwin Wine, formed a secular humanistic Jewish congregation in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to provide a setting for Jews who rejected God but sought a communal structure to meet with fellow Jews. " |
| Secular Humanistic Judaism | Michigan: Farmington Hills | 2,000 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1993 | Wertheimer, Jack. A People Divided: Juadism in Contemporary America. New York: Basic Books (A Division of Harper Collins) (1993), pg. 79. | "In 1963 a Reform rabbi, Sherwin Wine, formed a secular humanistic Jewish congregation in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to provide a setting for Jews who rejected God but sought a communal structure to meet with fellow Jews. Wine's congregation now numbers 500 families... " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Micronesia region | 8,000 | - | 40 units |
- | 1996 | "The Philippines/Micronesia Area " in Ensign (March 1996), pg. 79. | "...include Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, ... Guam, ...Northern Marianas & territory islands... 40 branches... total membership is approaching 8,000. " |
| Micronesian religion | Micronesia region | - | - | - | - | 1600 | 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. 545. | "Oceanic tribal religions... Today almost all Polynesians, most Melanesians and Micronesians... are baptized Christians. Still, despite linguistic diversity and the many local variations of the past, it is possible to speak of traditional Australian, Melanesian, and Polynesian types of religion. Micronesian religions, though barely explored, included elements of the Melanesian and Polynesian type. " |
| Micronesian religion | Micronesia region | - | - | - | - | 1600 | 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. 549. | "While Polynesians were patrilineally organized, and Melanesian communities could be either patrilineal or matrilineal or both, Micronesian peoples were matrilineal. " |
| Catholic | Micronesia, Federated States of | 56,000 | 52.34% | 20 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Micronesia, Federated States of | 63,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table |
| Catholic | Micronesia, Federated States of | 63,808 | 50.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 127,616; Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3% |
| Christianity | Micronesia, Federated States of | - | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Atlapedia Online (1998) | "RELIGIONS: Mostly Christians and mainly Roman Catholic or Protestant. Other minorities include Seven Day Adventists, Jehovah Witnesses and the Assembly of God followers. In some areas local native tribal beliefs are still quite strong. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3,000 | 2.40% | 23 units |
- | 1996 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 361. | "Year-end 1996: Est. population [of country]; Members, [number shown in '# of adherents' column to left] " |
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