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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ's Ambassadors | Pennsylvania | 50 | - | 2 units |
- | 1980 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 313. " | "In 1980 Christ's Ambassadors had approximately fifty members meeting in two congregations, one at Cocalico and one in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Pennsylvania | 37,006 | 0.31% | 259 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': 16,847. |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Pennsylvania | 17,619 | 0.15% | 69 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': 10,586. [Listed as 'Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).'] |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Pennsylvania | 26,307 | 0.22% | 133 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': 21,594. [Listed as 'Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.'] |
| Christian Reformed Church | Pennsylvania | 171 | 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': 127. [Listed as 'Christian Reformed Church.'] |
| Christian Science | Pennsylvania | - | - | 64 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Church of Christ Scientist.'] |
| Christianity | Pennsylvania | - | 87.00% | - | - | 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, using representative sample of 113,000 people in phone interviews. Sum of % by state of 21 main groups Kosmin classified as Christian: Assemblies of God, Baptist, Christianity - no denomination supplied, Church of God - all denominations, Church of the Nazarene, Churches of Christ, Congregationalist, Episcopalian, Evangelical/Born Again, Jehovah's Witnesses, Latter Day Saints, Holiness/Holy, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Orthodox, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Protestant - no denomination supplied, Catholic, Seventh-day Adventists |
| Christianity - affiliated | Pennsylvania | 6,960,000 | 58.60% | - | - | 1990 | Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1997, 117th Edition. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce (Oct. 1997), pg. 70. [Orig. source: M. Bradley, et al. Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990. Atlanta, GA: Glenmary Research Center (1992)] | Table: "No. 87: Christian Church Adherents, 1990 "; "Christian church adherents were defined as 'all members, including full members, their children and the est. number of other regular participants who are not considered as communicant, confirmed or full members.' " |
| Christianity - independent churches - charismatic | Pennsylvania | 20,500 | 0.17% | 16 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Independent Charismatic Churches.'] |
| Christianity - independent churches - non-charismatic | Pennsylvania | 20,185 | 0.17% | 36 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Independent Non-Charismatic Churches.'] |
| Christianity - no denomination supplied | Pennsylvania | - | 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. |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Pennsylvania | 12,694 | 0.11% | 95 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': 10,327. |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Pennsylvania | 11,937 | 0.10% | 92 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': 9,696. |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) Denver, Col. | Pennsylvania | 46 | 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': 26. |
| Church of God - all denominations | Pennsylvania | - | 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. |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Pennsylvania | 374 | 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': 305. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Pennsylvania | 2,011 | 0.02% | 46 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': 1,632. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Pennsylvania | 24,488 | 0.21% | 83 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Pennsylvania | - | 0.09% | - | - | 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 (%). Based on self-identification, using 113,000-person sample, phone interviews conducted by City U. of New York. Table has data for "Latter Day Saints, " meaning all LDS denominations. But U.S. splinter LDS (outside the main SLC-based church) number only about 125,000, primarily RLDS. 125,000 / 2,487,000 (Kosmin U.S. total LDS) = 5%. Multiply state LDS totals by 95% to get Ch. of Jesus Christ of LDS estimates. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Pennsylvania | 33,000 | 0.20% | 103 units |
- | 1995 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 188-408. | "Year-end 1995: Est. population [of country]; Members, [number shown in '# of adherents' column to left] " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Pennsylvania | 36,000 | 0.30% | 105 units |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 170-266. | Information from a variety of sources. Figures for year-end 1997. |
| Church of the Brethren | Pennsylvania | 57,368 | 0.48% | 248 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': 46,417. [Listed as 'Church of The Brethren.'] |
| Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America | Pennsylvania | 255 | 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': 78. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Pennsylvania | 26,626 | 0.22% | 156 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': 16,329. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Pennsylvania | - | 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. |
| Churches of Christ | Pennsylvania | 10,754 | 0.09% | 141 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 8,094. [Listed as 'Churches of Christ.'] |
| Churches of Christ | Pennsylvania | - | 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. |
| Churches of God General Conference | Pennsylvania | 21,642 | 0.18% | 154 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': 17,599. [Listed as 'Churches of God General Conference.'] |
| Churches of God General Conference | Pennsylvania | - | - | 167 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official church web site | Figures based on their directory. |
| clergy | Pennsylvania | - | 0.12% | - | - | 1850 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 69. | Figure 3.4: "Clergy per 1,000 Population, 1850 " |
| Congregational Bible Church | Pennsylvania | - | - | - | - | 1969 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 304. Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: German Mennonites. | "Congregational Bible Church... Marietta, PA [H.Q.]... was formed in 1951 at Marietta, Pennsylvania, as the Congregational Mennonite Church. The name was changed in 1969. The original members of the church were from six congregations of the Mennonite Church... Membership: Not reported. " |
| Congregational Christian Churches - independent | Pennsylvania | 1,076 | 0.01% | 7 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 877. [Listed as 'Congregational Christian Churches Additional.' Apparently in addition to 'Congregational Christian Churches, National Assoc Of', listed separately.] |
| Congregational Christian Churches, National Association of | Pennsylvania | 2,172 | 0.02% | 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': 1,786. [Listed as 'Congregational Christian Churches, National Assoc Of.'] |
| Congregationalist | Pennsylvania | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1776 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 40-41. | "...Congregationalism was effectively nonexistent in the rest of the colonies, having not even one congregation in five colonies. " [table, pg. 41: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina] |
| Congregationalist | Pennsylvania | - | 0.10% | - | - | 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. " |
| Congregationalist | Pennsylvania | - | 0.00% | - | - | 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. |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America | Pennsylvania | - | - | 53 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | Pennsylvania | 592 | 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': 484. [Listed as 'Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.'] |
| Conservative German Baptist Brethren | Pennsylvania | 25 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1980 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 315. | "In 1980... had two congregations, one in... Ohio... and one in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, with twenty-five members. " |
| Conversations With God | Pennsylvania | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* "Conversations With God by Neale Walsch " official web site; web page: "Study Groups in the United States, P-W " | counted from directory |
| Country & Town Baptist Church | Pennsylvania | 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 Mechanicsburg, PA; pastor Charles Teague. |
| Deliverance Evangelistic Centers | Pennsylvania | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1988 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 274. | "Newark, NJ [H.Q.]... The initial Deliverance Evangelistic Centers was forme din Brooklyn, New York in the 1950s by Arturo Skinner (d. 1975)... Membership: There are centers in Brooklyn and Poughkeepsie, New York; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; Orlando, Florida; and Asbury Park and Newark, New Jersey. " |
| Dunkard Brethren | Pennsylvania | - | - | - | - | 1870 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 6). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 733. | "Drunkers: Christian sect whose members emigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in the 18th century to escape persecution... " |
| Dutch Reformed | Pennsylvania | - | 8.60% | 46 units |
- | 1776 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281. | Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 535. |
| Dutch Reformed | Pennsylvania | - | 2.06% | 46 units |
- | 1776 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281. | Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 535. Denominational % (8.6%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 24%. |
| Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church | Pennsylvania | 3,121 | 0.03% | 32 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': 2,509. |
| Emmanuel's Fellowship | Pennsylvania | 15 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1967 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 316. Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Brethren. | "Emmanuel's Fellowship was formed in 1966 by membres of the Old Order River Brethren, under the leadership of Paul Goodling of Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Grooding rejected the Brethren's insistence on baptism by immersion and their allowing members to accept social security benefits. The Fellowship baptized by pouring, as the candidate stands in water. There are very strict dress requirements. Membership: Not reported. In 1967 there was one congregation of 15 members. " |
| Episcopal Church | Pennsylvania | - | 6.00% | 32 units |
- | 1776 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281. | Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 535. |
| Episcopal Church | Pennsylvania | - | 1.44% | 32 units |
- | 1776 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281. | Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 535. Denominational % (6%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 24%. |
| Episcopal Church | Pennsylvania | - | 0.80% | - | - | 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. " |
| Episcopal Church | Pennsylvania | 138,152 | 1.16% | 403 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': 97,508. |
| Episcopalian | Pennsylvania | - | 1.70% | - | - | 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. |
| Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church | Pennsylvania | 94 | 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': 76. [Listed as 'Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church.'] |
| Ethiopian Orthodox Coptic Church of North and South America | Pennsylvania | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1991 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 140. Section: Non-Chalcedonian Orthodoxy. | "In the few years of its existence it has established churches in Trinidad, Mexico, and Pennsylvania... Membership:...It is estimated that several hundred members can be found in the 3 parishes in New York and Pennsylvania. " |
| Evangelical Bible Church | Pennsylvania | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1960 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 293. Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: Other Pentecostals. | "In 1960 there were four churches (three in Maryland and one in Pennsylvania) " |
| Evangelical Congregational Church | Pennsylvania | 29,581 | 0.25% | 132 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': 22,124. [Listed as 'Evangelical Congregational Church.'] |
| Evangelical Free Church | Pennsylvania | 9,566 | 0.08% | 49 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': 5,171. [Listed as 'Evangelical Free Church of America.'] |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Pennsylvania | 682,111 | 5.74% | 1,390 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': 511,002. [Listed as 'Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.'] |
| Evangelical Methodist Church | Pennsylvania | 261 | 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': 213. |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church | Pennsylvania | 791 | 0.01% | 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': 781. |
| Evangelical/Born Again | Pennsylvania | - | 0.60% | - | - | 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. |
| Free Methodist Church of North America | Pennsylvania | 6,397 | 0.05% | 120 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 4,409. [Listed as 'Free Methodist Church of North America.'] |
| Free Will Baptists, National Association of | Pennsylvania | 430 | 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': 346. [Listed as 'Free Will Baptist, National Association Of, Inc..'] |
| Full Gospel Defenders Conference of America | Pennsylvania | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 294. Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: Other Pentecostals. | "Full Gospel Defenders Conference of America. Current address not obtained for this edition... is a small Pentecostal body with headquarters in Philadelphia... Membership: Not reported. " |
| Fundamental Gospel Churches, Association of | Pennsylvania | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1954 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 312. | "formed in 1954 by the coming together of 3 independent Brethren congregations: Calvary Chapel of Hartsville, Ohio; Webster Mills Free Brethren Church of McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania; and Little Country Chapel of Myersburg, Maryland. " |
| Fundamental Gospel Churches, Association of | Pennsylvania | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1980 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 313. | "In 1980 there were an estimated 150 members in three congregations. " |
| General Conference Mennonite Church | Pennsylvania | 5,587 | 0.05% | 29 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 4,483. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church The General Conference.'] |
| General Six Principle Baptists | Pennsylvania | 25 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 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: 20. [Listed as 'General Six Principle Baptists.'] |
| German Reformed | Pennsylvania | - | 17.60% | 94 units |
- | 1776 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281. | Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 535. |
| German Reformed | Pennsylvania | - | 4.22% | 94 units |
- | 1776 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281. | Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 535. Denominational % (17.6%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 24%. |
| God's Missionary Church | Pennsylvania | 532 | - | - | - | 1971 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 227. Chapter: Holiness Family; section: Glenn Griffith Movement. | "God's Missionary Church... Membership: Not reported. In 1971 there were 595 members, 532 of which resided in Pennsylvania. " |
| Grace Brethren | Pennsylvania | - | - | 53 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (viewed circa Sept. 1998) | directory of churches [Grace Brethren -- historical branch of Schwarzenau Brethren] |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America | Pennsylvania | - | - | 35 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America.'] |
| Harmony Society | Pennsylvania | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1804 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 4). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 500. Chapter: "Communistic Religious Movements "; author: Bryan Wilson. | "It was after the keenest members of the sect had emigrated to America, in 1804, that communism proper was adopted by them... The Harmony Society... bought land and, after considerable hardship in the early days built a model village on the Connoquenessing Creek, near Pittsburg in Pennsyvania. The community regarded itself as a Church, in which all members surrendered their property to the society and pledged themselves to its laws. " |
| Harmony Society | Pennsylvania | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1824 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 4). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 500. Chapter: "Communistic Religious Movements "; author: Bryan Wilson. | "The Harmonists, meanwhile, set up a third prosperous colony, named Economy, on the Ohio River in Pennsylvania. Again, they established a town that was a model of neatness and order. " |
