To Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | Texas | 4,860,000 | 25.00% | - | - | 1999 | "More is Less " in Dallas Morning News, 25 Sept. 1999, pg. G1. [Source: Texas Catholic] | "Texas is the state with the third largest Catholic population: 4.86 million, or a quarter of the state's population. " |
| Christ Catholic Church | Texas | 3 | 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': 03. [Listed as 'Christ Catholic Church.'] |
| Christ Catholic Church | Texas | 3 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Christ Catholic Church | Texas | 3 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Colored | Texas | - | - | 9 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976), pg. 159. [1st pub. in 1945 by Philosophical Library. 1976 reprint is unrevised.] | "Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Colored: A Negro holiness (second blessing) sect organized in 1904 at West Lake, La. There are 31 churches (16 in Louisiana and 9 in Texas) and 665 members. " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Texas | 3,082 | 0.02% | 45 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': 1,605. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Texas | 1,605 | 0.01% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Texas | 3,082 | 0.02% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Texas | 105,495 | 0.62% | 428 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': 74,098. [Listed as 'Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).'] |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Texas | 74,098 | 0.44% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Texas | 105,495 | 0.62% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Texas | - | - | 428 units |
- | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 330. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups with Most Churches "; "Data based on reports from church bodies. " |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Texas | 33,766 | 0.20% | 147 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': 26,012. [Listed as 'Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.'] |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Texas | 26,012 | 0.15% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Texas | 33,766 | 0.20% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Christian Reformed Church | Texas | 866 | 0.01% | 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': 528. [Listed as 'Christian Reformed Church.'] |
| Christian Reformed Church | Texas | 528 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Christian Reformed Church | Texas | 866 | 0.01% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Christian Science | Texas | - | - | 93 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 | Texas | - | 90.00% | - | - | 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 | Texas | 10,788,000 | 63.50% | - | - | 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 | Texas | 127,850 | 0.75% | 113 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 - charismatic | Texas | 127,850 | 0.75% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Christianity - independent churches - non-charismatic | Texas | 132,292 | 0.78% | 182 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 - independent churches - non-charismatic | Texas | 132,292 | 0.78% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Christianity - no denomination supplied | Texas | - | 4.10% | - | - | 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 Freethought | Texas | 112 | - | 1 unit |
1 country |
1998 | *LINK* official organization web page | North Texas Church of Freethought: "At a typical Service, 100 or more NTCOF Members will be present, in addition to a dozen or more children in our Freethought Sunday School. By a large margin, NTCOF Sunday Services are the largest regular gathering of Freethinkers in the Southwest. " |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Texas | 5,854 | 0.03% | 94 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': 4,218. |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Texas | 4,218 | 0.02% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Texas | 5,854 | 0.03% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Texas | 27,828 | 0.16% | 206 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': 21,728. |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Texas | 21,728 | 0.13% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Texas | 27,828 | 0.16% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) Denver, Col. | Texas | 1,743 | 0.01% | 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': 1,243. |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) Denver, Col. | Texas | 1,243 | 0.01% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Church of God (Seventh Day) Denver, Col. | Texas | 1,743 | 0.01% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Church of God - all denominations | Texas | - | 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. |
| Church of God General Conference, Abrahamic Faith | Texas | 93 | 0.00% | 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': 71. |
| Church of God General Conference, Abrahamic Faith | Texas | 71 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Church of God General Conference, Abrahamic Faith | Texas | 93 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Texas | 522 | 0.00% | 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': 406. |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Texas | 406 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Texas | 522 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Texas | 2,918 | 0.02% | 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': 2,251. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Texas | 2,251 | 0.01% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Texas | 2,918 | 0.02% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 100 | - | - | - | 1846 | *LINK* web site: "Houston Public Affairs Council " [of the LDS Church]; web page: "Church Membership " [Statistics] (viewed 21 April 1999). | "The first colony of Latter-day Saints established in Texas settled near Austin in 1846. The colony of over 100 members of the Church was lead by Lyman Wight, an apostle of the Church. It was here on the banks of the Colorado River that they erected their first three saw and grist mills. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 276 | - | - | - | 1865 | *LINK* web site: "Houston Public Affairs Council " [of the LDS Church]; web page: "Church Membership " [Statistics] (viewed 21 April 1999). | "Though records of this period are scarce, some 276 members in Texas were on Church records in 1865. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 2,000 | - | - | - | 1943 | *LINK* web site: "Houston Public Affairs Council " [of the LDS Church]; web page: "Church Membership " [Statistics] (viewed 21 April 1999). | "It took more than 100 years from the arrival in Texas of the first Latter-day Saint missionary in 1843 for the Church's membership in the state to rise to 2,000. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 30,000 | - | - | - | 1963 | *LINK* web site: "Houston Public Affairs Council " [of the LDS Church]; web page: "Church Membership " [Statistics] (viewed 21 April 1999). | "It took more than 100 years from the arrival in Texas of the first Latter-day Saint missionary in 1843 for the Church's membership in the state to rise to 2,000. In the next 20 years, membership jumped to over 30,000, and in 20 more years it tripled to over 95,000. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 50,000 | - | - | - | 1977 | *LINK* web site: "Houston Public Affairs Council " [of the LDS Church]; web page: "Church Membership " [Statistics] (viewed 21 April 1999). | "Growth of the Church in Texas continued and by 1977, membership totaled more than 50,000. Hundreds of chapels have been erected throughout the state to accommodate the swelling congregations. In 1984, the first Texas temple was completed in Dallas and was dedicated Oct. 19-24. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 95,000 | - | - | - | 1983 | *LINK* web site: "Houston Public Affairs Council " [of the LDS Church]; web page: "Church Membership " [Statistics] (viewed 21 April 1999). | "It took more than 100 years from the arrival in Texas of the first Latter-day Saint missionary in 1843 for the Church's membership in the state to rise to 2,000. In the next 20 years, membership jumped to over 30,000, and in 20 more years it tripled to over 95,000. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 111,276 | 0.66% | 329 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 | Texas | - | 0.66% | - | - | 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 | Texas | 111,276 | 0.66% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 182,000 | 1.00% | 412 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 | Texas | 198,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 122. | "The western states have the highest proportions of members, with California, 733,000; Idaho, 333,000; Arizona, 289,000; Washington, 219,000; and Texas with 198,000... " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 198,000 | 1.00% | 412 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 Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 206,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* "Angel Tops Church Temple In Northwest Houston " on PRNewswire web site, June 16, 1999 (viewed 19 June 1999). | "Currently, the only temple for the 206,000 Church members living in Texas is located in Dallas. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 198,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Houston Public Affairs Council " [of the LDS Church]; web page: "Church Membership " [Statistics] (viewed 21 April 1999). | "Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been in Texas since 1843.; There are now 198,000 members of the Church in Texas, part of a worldwide membership of 10 million.; The Lone Star State contains the sixth largest Latter-day Saint population in the U.S.; Hundreds of chapels have been built to accommodate swelling congregations. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Texas | 198,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Houston Public Affairs Council " [of the LDS Church]; web page: "Church Membership " [Statistics] (viewed 21 April 1999). | "There are now 198,000 members of the Church in Texas. This accelerated growth pattern has become a feature of the Church worldwide. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - missionaries | Texas | 1,200 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Houston Public Affairs Council " [of the LDS Church]; web page: "Church Membership " [Statistics] (viewed 21 April 1999). | "Currently seven missions are established in Texas, with headquarters in Houston, Kingwood, Sugar Land, Dallas, Ft. Worth, McAllen and San Antonio. Some 1,200 full-time missionaries, most of ages 19-23, are assigned in the state, serving up to two years without financial remuneration. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Texas | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1984 | *LINK* web site: "Houston Public Affairs Council " [of the LDS Church]; web page: "Church Membership " [Statistics] (viewed 21 April 1999). | "In 1984 the first Texas temple was dedicated in Dallas. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Texas | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1996 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 435-436. | Table: "Temples of the Church "; Dallas |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Texas | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "LDSWorld "; web page: "Gems Temple Status Page " (viewed 17 July 1999); compiled by Dave Kenison. Updated regularly. | Original sources: Deseret News Church Almanac, & announcements thru Church News & other media.; Table: "LOCATIONS & DEDICATIONS OF TEMPLES " (incl. dedication dates) |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Texas | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* "Angel Tops Church Temple In Northwest Houston " on PRNewswire web site, June 16, 1999 (viewed 19 June 1999). | "Currently, the only temple for the 206,000 Church members living in Texas is located in Dallas. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Texas | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Kim Siever's Temple Site "; web page: "Southwest " (viewed 18 April 1999). | Table with columns: Name [of temple], Year: Operating temples: "Dallas Texas 1984 " |
| Church of the Brethren | Texas | 302 | 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': 235. [Listed as 'Church of The Brethren.'] |
| Church of the Brethren | Texas | 235 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Church of the Brethren | Texas | 302 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America | Texas | 71 | 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': 36. |
| Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America | Texas | 36 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America | Texas | 71 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Church of the Lutheran Confession | Texas | 144 | 0.00% | 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': 107. |
| Church of the Lutheran Confession | Texas | 107 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed.). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995), pg. 325-327. [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "] | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
