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Group	Where	Number of Adherents	% of total pop.	Number of congreg./ churches/ units	Number of countries	Year	Source	Quote/ Notes
Church of the Brethren	Washington, D.C.	259	0.04%	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Church of the Nazarene	Washington, D.C.	788	0.13%	2 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Church of the Nazarene	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Churches of Christ	Washington, D.C.	972	0.16%	5 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Churches of Christ	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Congregationalist	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Conversations With God	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1999	LINK "Conversations With God by Neale Walsch " official web site; web page: "Study Groups in the United States, D-K "	counted from directory
Deliverance Evangelistic Centers	Washington, D.C.	-	-	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. "
Divine Life Society	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1972	Harper, Marvin Henry. Gurus, Swamis, and Avatars: Spiritual Masters and their American Disciples; Philadelphia: Westminster Press (1972), pg. 229.	"...the message of Swami Sivananda is being widely disseminated. Branches of the [Divine Life] Society in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New Haven, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Los Angeles, and Albuquerque, and in 3 Canadian cities... "
Episcopal Church	Washington, D.C.	16,273	2.68%	34 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Episcopal Church	Washington, D.C.	-	-	-	-	1998	Stack, Peggy Fletcher. A World of Faith. USA: Signature Books (1998), pg. 17.	"Episcopalians... Illustration: The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C... "
Episcopalian	Washington, D.C.	-	4.50%	-	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Washington, D.C.	4,353	0.72%	13 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Evangelical/Born Again	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America	Washington, D.C.	-	-	2 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Hinduism	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Holiness/Holy	Washington, D.C.	-	2.10%	-	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
homosexual	Washington, D.C.	-	-	-	-	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 "; Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.
Independent Restoration Branches	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1997	LINK web site: "Algonac Restoration Branch "	"Directory of Restoration Branches: This is a list of the Restoration Branches that we know about... last updated 10/3/97 "
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
International Evangelical Church and Missionary Association	Washington, D.C.	400	-	1 unit	-	1972	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 286. Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: Latter Rain Pentecostals.	"International Evangelical Church and Missionary Association... Washington, DC [H.Q.]... is a charismatic fellowship of churches formed in the arly 1980s under the leadership of John Meares, pastor of Evangel Temple in Washington, D.C... in the early 1970s... Membership dropped to several hundred. The church slowly rebuilt, however, and in 1975 moved into new... facilities... Membership: Not reported. "
Islam	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Jehovah's Witnesses	Washington, D.C.	-	0.80%	-	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Judaism	Washington, D.C.	-	4.80%	-	-	1983	LINK web page: "A REVIEW OF DATA ON JEWISH-AMERICANS " (1998) [Orig. source: Feldstein, Donald. The American Jewish Community in the 21st Century - A Projection. New York, NY: American Jewish Congress (March 1984)]	"TABLE 1: STATES WITH JEWISH POPULATIONS OF ONE PERCENT OR GREATER, 1983 "; [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Judaism	Washington, D.C.	25,400	4.19%	13 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Judaism	Washington, D.C.	-	2.30%	-	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Judaism	Washington, D.C.	165,000	-	-	-	1992	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 267.	"The metropolitan areas with the largest Jewish populations were New York City (1.45 million), Los Angeles (490,000), Chicago (261,000), Philadelphia (250,000), Boston (228,000), an San Francisco Bay area (210,000), Miami (189,000), and Washington, D.C. (165,000). "
Judaism	Washington, D.C.	2,000	4.50%	-	-	1995	Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1997, 117th Edition. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce (Oct. 1997), pg. 70. [Orig. source: American Jewish Year Book. New York, NY: American Jewish Committee (1995)]	Table: "No. 87: Christian Church Adherents, 1990, and Jewish Population, 1995 - States "; "The Jewish population includes Jews who define themselves as Jewish by religion as well as those who define themselves as Jewish in cultural terms. Data... based primarily on a compilation of individual estimates made by local Jewish federations. "
Judaism	Washington, D.C.	165,000	-	-	-	1998	LINK Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998)	Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. "
Judaism - gay synagogues	Washington, D.C.	300	-	1 unit	-	1999	LINK Murphy, Caryle (Washington Post). "Gay Jews Create Own Place of Worship " in Salt Lake Tribune (Saturday, 10 April 1999; viewed online 11 April 1999).	"Today, Bet Mishpachah, or House of the Family, is a thriving congregation with more than 300 gay men and lesbians. Its High Holy Day services draw 600 to 800 worshipers... its weekly Sabbath services are now held at a local Jewish bastion -- the D.C. Jewish Community Center in Northwest Washington. The area's only gay and lesbian synagogue, Bet Mishpachah provides...
Judaism - gay synagogues - attendance	Washington, D.C.	100	-	-	-	1999	LINK Murphy, Caryle (Washington Post). "Gay Jews Create Own Place of Worship " in Salt Lake Tribune (Saturday, 10 April 1999; viewed online 11 April 1999).	"Weekly Sabbath services, which usually draw about 100 people, are led by a man and a woman who stand before an ark sheltering the synagogue's two Torahs... Members wrote the prayer book, using inclusive, gender-neutral language. "
Latter Day Saints	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Lutheran	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod	Washington, D.C.	1,156	0.19%	4 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
megachurches	Washington, D.C.	16,500	-	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 ").
Mennonite	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Mennonite Church	Washington, D.C.	466	0.08%	5 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Methodist	Washington, D.C.	-	6.80%	-	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Mita Movement	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1991	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 260.	"Mita Movement... currently has churches in New York City; Jersey City, Passaic, and Paterson, New Jersey; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, and Chicago. " [At least one.]
Moravian Church in America, Northern Province	Washington, D.C.	160	0.03%	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Native Americans	Washington, D.C.	1,466	0.20%	-	-	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].
Native Americans	Washington, D.C.	11,036	-	-	-	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.; "Washington, D.C.-into VA & MD "; Includes Alaska natives.
Neo-Paganism	Washington, D.C.	200	-	-	-	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).; Washington, D.C. %: 0.1
New Kadampa Tradition	Washington, D.C.	-	-	3 units	-	1999	LINK official organization web site; web page: "Directory of NKT Centers for Asia, Australasia and America " (viewed 23 Jan. 1999).	counted listings on directory.
Nonreligious	Washington, D.C.	-	6.30%	-	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Orthodox (Eastern Christian)	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Orthodox Church in America	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Pentecostal	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Plymouth Brethren	Washington, D.C.	283	0.05%	5 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Presbyterian	Washington, D.C.	-	2.00%	-	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Washington, D.C.	9,629	1.59%	17 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Washington, D.C.	7,196	1.30%	17 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 " [Listed as "District of Colombia "]
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Washington, D.C.	7,046	1.33%	17 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 "; [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Protestant - no denomination supplied	Washington, D.C.	-	4.00%	-	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Quaker	Washington, D.C.	638	0.11%	4 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Redeemed Assembly of Jesus Christ, Apostolic	Washington, D.C.	-	-	4 units	-	1980	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 268. Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: Apostolic Pentecostals.	"In 1980 the Church had six congregations, one in Richmond, Virginia, one in New York City, and four in the Washington, D.C. area. "
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK official organization web site (1998)	Counted listings in directory of parishes. Geographic region is listed here as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "
Salvation Army	Washington, D.C.	445	0.07%	3 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Scientology	Washington, D.C.	-	-	4 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	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK official organization web site (1998); section: "Global Locator for Scientology Organizations "	Counted listings of churches and missions in directory. "Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C., 1701 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 "
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference	Washington, D.C.	95	0.02%	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Seventh-day Adventist	Washington, D.C.	-	-	-	-	1903	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... In 1903 the General Conference Headquarters and the Review and Herald Publishing Association were moved to Takoma Park, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. "
Seventh-day Adventist	Washington, D.C.	5,556	0.92%	10 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Seventh-day Adventist	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
Southern Baptist Convention	Washington, D.C.	17,597	2.90%	29 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch	Washington, D.C.	500	0.08%	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Theosophical Society	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK web site: "Theosophical Society "	official organization directory for "District of Columbia "
True Grace Memorial House of Prayer	Washington, D.C.	-	-	1 unit	-	1975	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 277.	"In the 1970s there were eight congregations which could be found in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, [NYC], Baltimore, Savannah, [Hollywood], Florida and in [N.C.]. "
Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist	Washington, D.C.	765	0.13%	3 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist	Washington, D.C.	-	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. [Geographic region in this table is listed as "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "]
United Church of Christ	Washington, D.C.	4,945	0.81%	8 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
United House of Prayer for All People	Washington, D.C.	-	-	4 units	-	1974	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 278.	"In 1974... There were four congregations in Washington, D.C... "
United Methodist Church	Washington, D.C.	18,321	3.02%	35 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns.
Unity Church	Washington, D.C.	-	-	3 units	-	1998	LINK official organization web site (viewed 1998)	Counted the churches in their directory. Geographic region: "District of Columbia ", not "Washington, D.C. "

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