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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentecostal Church of God | California | 21,225 | 0.07% | 240 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': 8,195. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.'] |
| Pentecostal Holiness Church | California | 10,030 | 0.03% | 90 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': 7,880. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc..'] |
| Peoples Temple | California | 80 | - | - | - | 1965 | *LINK* web site: "Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple " by the Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (1 Jan. 1999); web page: FAQ | "In 1965 Jones, his wife Marceline, their 'rainbow family' of adopted children, and some 70 followers moved to northern California in search of a place which might be safe in the event of a nuclear war. " |
| peyotism | California | - | - | - | - | 1917 | 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, California... in 1917... " |
| PL Kyodan | California | - | - | 6 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Official web site of PL Kyodan; web page: "North American Church Directory Menu " (viewed 11 April 1999). | Counted listings in directory: Los Angeles Area: Glendale, Torrance; San Francisco Bay Area: San Francisco; Oakland (Hayward, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto) |
| Plymouth Brethren | California | 6,107 | 0.02% | 59 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 3,782. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Presbyterian | California | - | 2.80% | - | - | 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. |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | California | 258,854 | 0.87% | 576 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': 205,382. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).'] |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | California | 187,491 | 0.59% | 583 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.) | California | 183,574 | 0.57% | 583 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 | California | 4,534 | 0.02% | 51 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 3,655. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church in America.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | California | 339 | 0.00% | 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': 265. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Protestant - no denomination supplied | California | - | 10.70% | - | - | 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. |
| Protestant Conference (Lutheran) | California | 75 | 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: 50. [Listed as 'The Protestant Conference (Lutheran).'] |
| Protestant Reformed Churches in America | California | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site of PRCA; web page: "Protestant Reformed Churches " (directory); (viewed 27 Feb. 1999); "Last modified, 17-Oct-1998 " | counted churches on directory |
| Quaker | California | 10,916 | 0.04% | 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': 8,262. [Listed as 'Friends.'] |
| Ramakrishna Order | California | - | - | 8 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | Counted from "Ramakrishna Order Centers in the West " list |
| Reformed Church in America | California | 37,092 | 0.12% | 48 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 14,400. [Listed as 'Reformed Church in America.'] |
| Reformed Church in the United States | California | 665 | 0.00% | 7 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: 470. [Listed as 'Reformed Church in The United States.'] |
| Reformed Druids of North America | California | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web page (1998) | Directory: "Where are the current groves of the Reform? Carleton College, Northfield Minnesota; Birch Grove, New Hampshire; Greenwood Grove, Seattle Washington; Hazel Nut Grove, San Diego California " |
| Reformed Episcopal Church | California | 95 | 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': 77. [Listed as 'Reformed Episcopal Church.'] |
| Revival Fellowship | California | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | directory of assemblies (or contacts?). This is the number of listings in a particular country, but I'm not sure it can be taken as a count of congregations. |
| Rogerenes | California | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1945 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 324. | "The Rogerines... By the 1940s only a small group was left in Mystic [Connecticut] and a smaller group in California. " |
| Rolling Hills Covenant Church | California | 2,750 | - | 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 Rolling Hills Estates, CA; pastor Byron MacDonald. |
| Romanian Apostolic Pentecostal Church of God | California | 50 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1991 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 242. Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Holiness Pentecostals. | |
| Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America | California | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America.'] |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | California | - | - | 27 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Salvation Army | California | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1884 | McKinley, Edward H. Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States of America, 1880-1980. San Francisco: Harper & Row (1980), pg. 24. | "The Salvation Army in California stuggled on. Progress was slow, against 'terrible difficulties.' California was so wicked that the air seemed 'filled with devils.' In July, 1884, on the first anniversary of The Salvation Army out west, there were only four corps... " |
| Salvation Army | California | - | - | 8 units |
- | 1886 | McKinley, Edward H. Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States of America, 1880-1980. San Francisco: Harper & Row (1980), pg. 24. | "In July, 1884, on the first anniversary of The Salvation Army out west, there were only four corps [in California]; in 1886 there were eight, four of these barely flickering. " |
| Salvation Army | California | 11,047 | 0.04% | 96 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': 9,941. [Listed as 'Salvation Army.'] |
| Salvation Army - Japanese corps | California | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1919 | McKinley, Edward H. Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States of America, 1880-1980. San Francisco: Harper & Row (1980), pg. 129. | "The pioneers returned to California on July 24, 1919. Joined by three Japanese-American converts from the Chicago training school, they opened the first Japanese corps in the country in San Francisco in August; Los Angeles followed in September, Fresno in October, Stockton by Christmas. " |
| Salvation Army - Japanese corps | California | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1920 | McKinley, Edward H. Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States of America, 1880-1980. San Francisco: Harper & Row (1980), pg. 130. | "[Japanese] Corps were opened in Sacramento in 1920... A Japanese post was opened in Seattle in 1922, and in Oakland in 1923. " [Sacramento was fifth in California, after San Francisco, Fresno, L.A. and Stockton were opened in 1919.] |
| Salvation Army - Japanese corps | California | - | - | 6 units |
- | 1921 | McKinley, Edward H. Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States of America, 1880-1980. San Francisco: Harper & Row (1980), pg. 130. | "Nevertheless, the Japanese ministry prospered on the Golden Shore [California]. Corps were opened in Sacramento in 1920, the same year that Captain and Mrs Soichi Ozaki were sent from San Francisco to commence operations (again) in the Hawaiian Islands. The Visalia corps was pioneered in 1921, and on November 6 of that year a full-fledged Japanese divisional headquarters was dedicated in San Francisco by none other than the elderly Commissioner Booth-Tucker... " [previous 5 California Japanese corps: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Stockton, Sacramento, Fresno.] |
| Salvation Army - Japanese corps | California | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1923 | McKinley, Edward H. Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States of America, 1880-1980. San Francisco: Harper & Row (1980), pg. 130. | "[Japanese] Corps were opened in Sacramento in 1920... A Japanese post was opened in Seattle in 1922, and in Oakland in 1923. " [Sacramento, Visalia and Oakland were fifth, sixth & seventh in California, after San Francisco, Fresno, L.A. and Stockton were opened in 1919.] |
| Salvation Army - Japanese corps | California | - | - | 8 units |
- | 1924 | McKinley, Edward H. Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States of America, 1880-1980. San Francisco: Harper & Row (1980), pg. 130-131. | "By 1924, when San Jose was launched, the Japanese ministry boasted, in addition to the nine Japanese corps and the Home of Rest, a medical clinic, children's home, and a Japanese-language version of The War Cry with a weekly circulation of five thousand. " [San Jose became 8th Japanese corps in California. Other one in Seattle, & perhaps Hawaii.] |
| Scientology | California | - | - | 46 units |
- | 1995 | *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 | California | - | - | 23 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998); section: "Global Locator for Scientology Organizations " | Counted listings of churches and missions in directory. (1) Church of Scientology Mission (CoSM) of Antelope Valley, Palmdale, CA.; (2) CoSM of Bay Cities, Concord; (3) CoSM Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills; (4) CoSM Brand Blvd., Glendale; (5) CoS of Burbank, North Hollywood; (6) CoSM of Buenaventura, Ventura; (7) CoSM of Capitol, Fair Oaks; (8) CoSM Santa Clara Valley, Santa Clara; (9) CoSM The Diablo Valley, Walnut Creek; (10) CoSM Escondido, Escondido; (11) CoSM The Foothills, Montrose; (12) CoSM Marin, San Rafael; (13) CoSM Palo Alto, Palo Alto; (14) CoSM Redwood City, Redwood City; (15) CoSM River Park, Sacramento; (16) CoSM San Bernadino, Redlands; (17) CoSM The San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys; (18) CoSM San Francisco, 3rd Floor, San Francisco; (19) CoSM San Jose, San Jose; (20) CoSM Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa; (21) CoSM Sherman Oaks, Sherman Oaks; (22) CoSM West Valley, Chatsworth; (23) CoSM Westwood, Santa Monica |
| Seicho-No-Ie | California | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | worldwide directory of "Truth of Life Centers ": [directory link] Truth of Life Center Northern California, 777 North 7th Street, San Jose, CA; ...ToLC San Francisco, 668 - 11th Avenue, San Francisco, CA; [directory link] Southern California, 14527 S. Vermont Ave., Gardena, CA 90247 |
| Set Free Christian Fellowship | California | 6,000 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1992 | *LINK* Thumma, Scott. web site: "Megachurches in the U.S. " (viewed Aug. 20, 1999; data collected 1992; last updated Aug. 19, 1999). Center for Social & Religious Research, Hartford Seminary. | Table, grouped by state, columns for city, state, "size " (avg. weekly attendance), etc. From study finding all U.S. megachurches (congreg. w/ "consistent weekly attendance of at least 2,000 persons "); an independent in Anaheim, Calif., pastor Phil Aguilar. |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference | California | 251 | 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': 198. [Listed as 'Seventh Day Baptist General Conference.'] |
| Seventh-day Adventist | California | 206,514 | 0.69% | 500 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': 161,384. [Listed as 'Seventh-Day Adventists.'] |
| Seventh-day Adventist | California | - | 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. |
| Sikhism | California | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1912 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 318-319. | "However, many of the approximately ten thousand South Asian immigrants were not Hindus; even though many Americans persisted in calling them that, they were in fact Sikhs. The first Sikh temple (also called a gurdwara) was established in Stockton, California, in 1912... " |
| Silver Moon Circle | California | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Jade. To Know: A Guide to Women's Magic and Spirituality. Oak Park, IL: Delphi Press (1991), pg. 77. | "Silver Moon Circle, Lady Kayla, P.O. Box 2743, Redwood City, CA 94604... Working circle; mixed group; various degrees; study/meditation Thurs. nights; full moon circles; teaching, metaphysical and Craft; open for study and/or membership... " |
| Skinheads | California | - | - | 10 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 " Skinhead groups. |
| South Bay Craft Teachers | California | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Jade. To Know: A Guide to Women's Magic and Spirituality. Oak Park, IL: Delphi Press (1991), pg. 77. | "South Bay Craft Teachers, P.O. box 9336, San Jose, CA 95157... Network of Wiccan teachers in the San Jose/Peninsula/Santa Cruz area; many traditions (Mohsian, Fairy, Dianic, Gardnerian, Celtic, Eclectic, etc.); single gender and mixed groups; classes and Moon circles held separately according to the respective traditions; teachers and their groups join to share Sabbats. " |
| South Coast Community Church | California | 3,416 | - | 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 Newport Beach, CA; pastor Bob Shanks. |
| South Hills Community Church | California | 2,300 | - | 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.; in San Jose, CA; pastor Peter Wilkes. |
| South Valley Christian Center | California | 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 Van Nuys, CA; pastor David Sawkins. |
| Southern Baptist Convention | California | 504,516 | 1.70% | 1,114 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': 394,600. |
| Suma Ching Hai | California | 2,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: New Religious Movements (University of Virginia) (1998) [Orig. source: Dion Nissenbaum's article "Sect Master a No-show, Rumors Had Ching Hai in Lake Elsinore " in The Press- Enterprise, December 31, 1996 p.B01] | She has approximately 2,000 members in California |
| Susan B. Anthony Coven #1 | California | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Jade. To Know: A Guide to Women's Magic and Spirituality. Oak Park, IL: Delphi Press (1991), pg. 77. | "Susan B. Anthony Coven #1, P.O. Box 11363, Oakland, CA 94611... Dianic; publishes Thesmorphia newsletter; Z. Budapest, High Priestess; women only. " |
| Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch | California | 9,400 | 0.03% | 4 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. [Listed as 'Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch (Archdiocese of The U.S.A. and Canada).'] |
| Temple of Set | California | - | - | - | - | 1975 | Harvey, G. "Satanism in Britain Today " in Journal of Contemporary Religion. Vol. 10, No. 3, October 1995, pg. 285. | "The Temple of Set (TS) is an international organisation which was incorporated as a non-profit Church in California in 1975, receiving state and federal recognition and tax-exemption later that year. " |
| Theosophical Society | California | - | - | 23 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Theosophical Society " | official organization directory |
| Tridentine Old Roman Community Catholic Church | California | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1988 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 95. | "The Tridentine Old Roman Community Catholic Church... Membership: In 1988, there was one small prish in Long Beach, California. " |
| True Grace Memorial House of Prayer | California | - | - | 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, New York City, Baltimore, Savannah, Hollowood [sic; = Hollywood, CA], Florida and in North Carolina. " |
| Undenominational Church of the Lord | California | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1918 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 215-216. Chapter: Holiness Family; section: 19th Century Holiness. | "The Undenominational Church of the Lord was founded at Placentia, California in 1918 by Pastor Jesse N. Blakeley, a holiness minister... A second branch of the church was founded in 1920 in Anaheim and became the headquarters... " |
| Undenominational Church of the Lord | California | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1920 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 215-216. Chapter: Holiness Family; section: 19th Century Holiness. | "...founded at Placentia, California in 1918 by Pastor Jesse N. Blakeley... A second branch of the church was founded in 1920 in Anaheim and became the headquarters... " |
| Undenominational Church of the Lord | California | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1922 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 215-216. Chapter: Holiness Family; section: 19th Century Holiness. | "In 1922 the Placentia church was consolidated with the Anaheim church. In 1930 Blakely was succeeded by Elsie Heughan, and in 1941 the headquarters returned to Placentia. " |
| Undenominational Church of the Lord | California | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1975 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 216. Chapter: Holiness Family; section: 19th Century Holiness. | "Membership: At last report (1970s) there were 3 congregations: Placentia, California; Chillicothe, Ohio; and Sheridan, Oregon. There are less than 100 members. " |
| Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist | California | 14,740 | 0.05% | 74 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 12,026. [Listed as 'Unitarian Universalist Association.'] |
| Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist | California | - | 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. |
| United Brethren in Christ | California | 200 | 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': 200. [Listed as 'United Brethren in Christ.'] |
| United Church of Christ | California | 64,855 | 0.22% | 254 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': 51,493. [Listed as 'United Church of Christ.'] |
| United Church of God | California | - | - | 17 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | Counted the churches in their listing. |
| United Methodist Church | California | 266,306 | 0.89% | 735 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': 210,395. [Listed as 'United Methodist Church.'] |
| Unity Church | California | - | - | 88 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (viewed 1998) | Counted the churches in their directory. |
| Unity Fellowship Church | California | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "Unity Fellowship Church Roster " (viewed 27 Feb. 1999); "Last updated: 08/25/97 " | Counted churches from listing. "Following is a current roster of the Unity Fellowship Churches across the country: Unity Fellowship Church [UFC] (Los Angeles)... Divine Truth UFC (Inland Empire, CA)... Spiritual Truth UFC (Long Beach, CA)... " |
| Universal Foundation for Better Living | California | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | directory |
| Urantia Book Readers, Fellowship of | California | - | - | 51 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | directory: "1996-1997 International Study Group Directory for readers of The Urantia Book " |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | California | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in North America " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: Massachusetts; California; Texas; Pacific Northwest (Ethel, Wash); British Columbia, Canada |
| Wesleyan Church | California | 14,542 | 0.05% | 44 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': 6,370. [Listed as 'The Wesleyan Church.'] |
| white supremacist groups | California | - | - | 22 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 | California | - | - | 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 "; 'Other' (Not Klan, Skinhead or Nazi) |
