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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mennonite Church | Oklahoma | 464 | 0.01% | 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': 364. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.'] |
| Methodist | Oklahoma | - | 9.20% | - | - | 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. |
| Miami | Oklahoma | 350 | - | - | - | 1995 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 30. | "Miami... About 350 descendants live on an Oklahoma reservation, with 700 counted in Indiana in 1950. " |
| Native American Church | Oklahoma | - | - | - | 1 country |
1918 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 16). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 2172. | "A group of Oto registered the Firstborn Church of Christ in 1914 in Oklahoma. A larger, inter-tribal movement was established in 1918 as the Native American Church. This organization, in contrast to the Firstborn Church, emphasized the use of peyote as its explicit purpose in an aritcle which declared... The organization became a national organization in 1944, and an international organization (to embrace Canada) in 1955. " |
| Native Americans | Oklahoma | 252,420 | - | - | - | 1990 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 316. | "The state of Oklahoma has the largest concentration of Native North Americans in the US (252,420), followed by California (242,164), Arizona (203,527), and New Mexico (134,355). " [NOTE: This is a measure of ethnic/tribal affiliation, NOT a measure of how many practice Native American religion.] |
| Native Americans | Oklahoma | 252,420 | 8.00% | - | - | 1990 | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993), pg. 18-19. | Table: "Indian population in each of the 50 states... "; From 1990 U.S. Census: figures include "Indian & Alaska Native Population [both Aleut and Eskimo]. |
| Nazism | Oklahoma | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 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 " Neo-Nazi groups. |
| Neo-Paganism | Oklahoma | 2,000 | - | - | - | 1992 | Berger, Helen A. A Community of Witches: Contemporary Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft in the United States. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press (1999), pg. 9-10. | Table: "Distribution of Neo-Pagans Participating in Neo-Pagan Census in U.S. "; Cols: State; Number [of Census participants]; % [of particpants]; Pg. xvi: "[Received] more than 2,000 responses... survey was distributed through Wiccan & Neo-Pagan organizations..., published in journals,.. Internet [&] at festivals. [unable] to guarantee that the survey was randomly distributed. "; Pg. 10: "...actual % by state are at best an approximation. "; Raw number presented here based on state % from this table, as a portion of estimated 200,000 [1992] U.S. total (pg. 9).; Oklahoma %: 1 |
| Nonreligious | Oklahoma | - | 6.50% | - | - | 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. |
| North American Baptist Conference | Oklahoma | 436 | 0.01% | 5 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 347. [Listed as 'North American Baptist Conference.'] |
| Old Order Amish Church | Oklahoma | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Oklahoma | 180 | - | 2 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 | Oklahoma | 450 | 0.01% | 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 'Old Order Amish Church.'] |
| Old Order Amish Church | Oklahoma | - | - | 4 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. |
| Open Bible Standard Churches | Oklahoma | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 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) | Oklahoma | - | 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. |
| Orthodox Church in America | Oklahoma | - | - | 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 'Orthodox Church in America.'] |
| Pentecostal | Oklahoma | - | 2.90% | - | - | 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 | 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 Holiness Church | Oklahoma | 16,754 | 0.53% | 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': 13,248. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc..'] |
| peyotism | Oklahoma | - | - | - | - | 1891 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 16). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 2171. | "Many element of cult practice may already have been in existence before the coming of the Ghost Dance to the Wichita agency in Oklahoma in 1890; it was there that James Mooney, the government ethnologist, first saw the peyote cult in 1891. Certainly one of the prominent leaders of the Ghost Dance, Nishkuntu (Moon Head), also known as John Wilson, a part Delaware, part Caddo and part French Indian, became the individual who can be most specifically identified as a founder and disseminator of the new faith. Though peyotism did not originate with him, and its mythology goes back much further, the spread of the contemporary cult and some of its principal characteristics are connected with his fame. " |
| peyotism | Oklahoma | - | - | - | - | 1899 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 16). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 2172. | "...peyotism... met the opposition of the Department of Indian Affairs at an early date, and the consumption of the drug was prohibited by a number of states (Oklahoma in 1899... " |
| Plymouth Brethren | Oklahoma | 395 | 0.01% | 5 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: 198. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Ponca | Oklahoma | 2,272 | - | - | - | 1985 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 43. | "Ponca... There were 401 Ponca in Nebraska in 1944, and 2,272 in Oklahoma in 1985. " |
| Potawatomi | Oklahoma | 4,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 29. | "Potawatomi... Their descendants live in reservations in OK (4,000) and KS (14,000+). Some have returned to the southern Great Lakes. " |
| Presbyterian | Oklahoma | - | 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. |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Oklahoma | 41,615 | 1.32% | 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': 32,952. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).'] |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Oklahoma | 30,345 | 0.93% | 161 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.) | Oklahoma | 29,708 | 0.90% | 154 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 | Oklahoma | 1,044 | 0.03% | 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': 800. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church in America.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Oklahoma | 679 | 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': 538. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Protestant - no denomination supplied | Oklahoma | - | 12.20% | - | - | 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. |
| Quaker | Oklahoma | 1,393 | 0.04% | 18 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': 1,096. [Listed as 'Friends.'] |
| Reformed Church in America | Oklahoma | 1,445 | 0.05% | 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': 767. [Listed as 'Reformed Church in America.'] |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Oklahoma | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Sac | Oklahoma | 996 | - | - | - | 1950 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 28. | "The 1950 population figure for the Oklahoma Sac was 996. " |
| Salvation Army | Oklahoma | 2,263 | 0.07% | 18 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': 2,071. [Listed as 'Salvation Army.'] |
| Seminole | Oklahoma | 4,000 | - | - | - | 1970 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 13. | "In 1970, there were about 4,000 Seminole in Oklahoma and 2,000 in Florida. " |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference | Oklahoma | 38 | 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 'Seventh Day Baptist General Conference.'] |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Oklahoma | 8,698 | 0.28% | 83 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': 6,872. [Listed as 'Seventh-Day Adventists.'] |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Oklahoma | - | 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. |
| Shawnee | Oklahoma | 2,600 | - | - | - | 1995 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 31. | "Shawnee... Descendants live on a reservation in Oklahoma (pop. 2,600). " |
| Silver Acorn Circle | Oklahoma | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Jade. To Know: A Guide to Women's Magic and Spirituality. Oak Park, IL: Delphi Press (1991), pg. 76-77. | "Silver Acorn Circle, P.O. Box 850568, Yukon, OK 73085. Mixed, eclectic Wiccan group with many and varied interests (creative ritual, theosophy, philosophy, herstory/women's religions, smithcraft, etc.); scholarship and self-discipline emphasized; Sabbats open by invitation. " |
| Skinheads | Oklahoma | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 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 " Skinhead groups. |
| Southern Baptist Convention | Oklahoma | 964,615 | 30.67% | 1,490 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': 763,064. |
| Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch | Oklahoma | 400 | 0.01% | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Oklahoma | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Theosophical Society " | official organization directory |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America (Ecumenical Patriarchate) | Oklahoma | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Oklahoma | 2,795 | 0.09% | 8 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': 1,931. [Listed as 'Unitarian Universalist Association.'] |
| Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist | Oklahoma | - | 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. |
| United Church of Christ | Oklahoma | 2,448 | 0.08% | 15 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,927. [Listed as 'United Church of Christ.'] |
| United Church of God | Oklahoma | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | Counted the churches in their listing. |
| United Methodist Church | Oklahoma | 326,294 | 10.37% | 681 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': 258,209. [Listed as 'United Methodist Church.'] |
| Unity Church | Oklahoma | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (viewed 1998) | Counted the churches in their directory. |
| Urantia Book Readers, Fellowship of | Oklahoma | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | directory: "1996-1997 International Study Group Directory for readers of The Urantia Book " |
| Wesleyan Church | Oklahoma | 3,634 | 0.12% | 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': 1,186. [Listed as 'The Wesleyan Church.'] |
| white supremacist groups | Oklahoma | - | - | 5 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 | Oklahoma | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Oklahoma | 630 | 0.02% | 5 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 438. [Listed as 'Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.'] |
| Wyandot | Oklahoma | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1995 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 24. | "Huron [Wyandot]... Some descendants live today on the Wyandot reservation in Oklahoma. Another community is located in Lorette, Quebec. " |
| Native Americans | Oklahoma: Oklahoma City | 45,720 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Cathedral of Faith | Oklahoma: Tulsa | 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 Tulsa, Oklahoma; pastor Oral Roberts. |
| Higher Dimensions Evangelistic Center | Oklahoma: Tulsa | 3,500 | - | 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 Tulsa, Oklahoma; pastor Carlton Pearson. [Listed in table as "Higher Dimensions Center "] |
| megachurches | Oklahoma: Tulsa | 18,730 | - | 6 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 "). |
| Native Americans | Oklahoma: Tulsa | 48,196 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Rhema Bible Fellowship | Oklahoma: Tulsa | 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 Tulsa, Oklahoma; pastor Kenneth Hagin. |
| Victory Christian Center | Oklahoma: Tulsa | 6,500 | - | 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, 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 Billy Joe Daugherty. |
| Catholic | Oman | 50,000 | 2.31% | 4 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. |
| Christianity | Oman | - | - | - | - | 550 C.E. | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 596. | "The original inhabitants of Oman were pantheists, worshiping various goddesses and gods. Many later converted to Christianity. When the Islamic revolution swept through in the 7th centur AD, Omanis were the first to adopt the new religion. " |
| Christianity | Oman | 450 | - | - | - | 1984 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: 3/8/84 issue of GLOBAL PRAYER DIGEST); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | As a result, after almost 100 years there are still only 450 Omani Christians. |
| Hinduism | Oman | - | 13.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Oman | - | - | - | - | 1983 | Tarr, David R. & Bryan R. Daves (editors). The Middle East (6th Ed.); Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. (1986), pg. 220. | "Population: 1,133,000. Religion: Moslem, majority Ibadhi sect, approx. 20% Sunni. "; "Most Omanis are Ibadhi Moslems, a small Islamic sect that believes in a nonhereditary caliphate or temporal ruler. " |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Oman | - | - | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | In 1992, for planning purposes, government estimated 2 million; actual figure may be closer to 1.5 million. Growth rate 3.5 percent in 1994. Foreigners estimated at 17.5 % of pop. in 1992. Most Omanis are Muslims; Ibadis constitute largest group. |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Oman | - | - | - | - | 1992 | Ovendale, Ritchie. The Longman Companion to The Middle East since 1914. London & New York: Longman (1992), pg. 217. | "Ibadis: Members of an Islamic sect which broke away early from mainstream Islam and who are often regarded as heretical. Thought to have had their origins in a group of Khawarijs (Kharijis) founded by Abd Allah ibn Ibad in Basra. In interpreting the law they allow for the Traditions, and if conditions are not suitable for rebellion they are prepared to live with other Muslims. They survive today mainly in Oman, where Ibadism is the state religion, and North Africa. " |
| Ibadhi Muslim | Oman | 1,100,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: 5/3/95 issue of GLOBAL PRAYER DIGEST); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | "PRAY FOR A STRONG CHURCH AMONG THE 1,100,000 MUSLIM ARABS OF OMAN " |
