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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Canada | 6,961 | - | 125 units |
- | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 250. Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals. | Church reporting. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Canada | 1,000,000 | - | 15,000 units |
60 countries |
1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 250. Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals. | Church reporting. |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Canada | 2,019 | - | 46 units |
- | 1990 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada. " |
| Inuit | Canada | 12,500 | - | - | - | 1970 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 6). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 832. | "...the Eskimo... At the present time they number some 50,000, of whom approximately half are to be found in Greenland and the rest fairly evenly divided between Canada and Alaska. " |
| Inuit | Canada | 29,455 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* 1991 Census Highlights of Registered Indians: Annotated Tables, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1995), pg. 3. | Table 1.0: "Ethnic Composition of the Aboriginal Population: Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1991 Census "; NOTE: These figures represent ethnic/tribal affiliation, not stated religious preference. |
| Inuit | Canada | 35,000 | - | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 315. | "The Canadian Census of 1991 counted a total of 1,016,335 Native North Americans, including about 500,000 North American Indians; 480,000 Metis and nonstatus Indians; and approximatley 35,000 Inuit. " |
| ISKCON | Canada | 450 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Interactive Bible " (ultra-conservative Evangelical); web page: "Statistics of Religion in North America " (viewed 10 Feb. 1999); Web page by: Steve Rudd, 33 Highcliffe Ave., Hamilton, Ontario Canada L9A 3L3 | Table: "[NRMs] in Canada: Membership numbers "; "Scientologist 700; Hare Krishna 450; Moonies 650; Children of god 250; New age type groups 4100 " |
| Islam | Canada | 98,165 | 0.40% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table | Total population = 24,083,495. |
| Islam | Canada | 100,000 | 0.50% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Web site: "Arabic Paper "; web page: "Muslim Countries of the World " (viewed 15 June 1999). [Written 1998.] | [NOTE: Unreliable statistical methodology.] "In 1986... Muslim Education Trust organization [U.K.] obtained... 1971 census & [info. from] Embassies of the respective countires... 1971 census showed the Muslim Minorities countries had around 308 Million Muslim.. "; "...add (784.5M [independent Muslim countries]+ 308M) = 1092.5 Million Muslims in 1971 "; Table shows country, "population " [number of Muslims in the country], & % Muslim. Total adds up to 317,391,000, so these figures are apparently intended to be estimates for 1986. |
| Islam | Canada | 253,260 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* 1991 Canada Census | Statistics Canada reports that 253,260 Canadians identified themselves as Muslims (0.9% of the total population) during the 1991 census. Those figures are believed to be an under-estimate. |
| Islam | Canada | 253,300 | 0.94% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table | Total population = 26,994,000. |
| Islam | Canada | 253,300 | 0.94% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Islam | Canada | 280,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Islam | Canada | 120,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Islam | Canada | 500,000 | 1.67% | - | - | 1998 | "Interfaith group fights redefinition of 'spouse' " in Christian Century (Apr. 22-29, 1998), pg. 426. | "There are 500,000 Muslims in Canada. " |
| Islam | Canada | 120,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Islam |
| Islam | Canada | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Islam | Canada | 200,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "United Church of Canada Inter-Faith Dialogue "; web page: "Islam " (viewed 19 Feb. 1999), written by Fritz B. Voll, "Updated: Tue Jun 9 23:39:38 1998 " | "About 200,000 Muslims from diverse Asian and African countries live in Canada, besides those, of course, who were born here of Islamic parents and those who converted to Islam. " |
| Islam | Canada | 464,000 | 1.50% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Italian Pentecostal Church of Canada | Canada | 3,500 | - | 18 units |
- | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 250. Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals. | Church reporting. |
| Italian Pentecostal Church of Canada | Canada | 3,300 | - | 21 units |
- | 1990 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 156. | Table 1: CCS. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not "full communicant " col.) Listed as "Italian Pentecostal Church of Canada. " Began in Ontario, 1912. Association with Pentec. Assembl. of Canada, but distinct. |
| Jainism | Canada | 1,410 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Toronto Consultants on Religious Tolerance "; web page: "Jainism " (viewed 2 March 1999) | "There are about 1,410 in Canada (1991 census). " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Canada | 77,003 | 0.31% | 1,131 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Adherent count here is from "1983 Peak Publishers " column |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Canada | 106,052 | - | 1,312 units |
- | 1992 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Jehovah's Witnesses. " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Canada | 112,960 | - | 1,366 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Canada | 113,763 | 0.38% | 1,388 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 187,940. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Canada | 113,763 | - | 1,388 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Jehovah's Witnesses |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Canada | 113,136 | 0.37% | 1,383 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; This adherent/member count is for "1998 Peak Witnesses " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Canada | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Canada | 148,625 | - | 1,131 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Data from columns: "No. of congs. " and "Memorial attendance " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Canada | 187,940 | 0.62% | 1,388 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | From 1997 Statistics "Memorial attendance " column. Count of all who attend this once-a-year meeting, whether or not a "publisher " in full standing. Most would be considered adherents. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Canada | 184,787 | 0.61% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; "Memorial attendance " column indicates attendance at yearly communion meeting. |
| Judaism | Canada | - | 1.30% | - | - | 1977 | Wallechinsky, David & Irving Wallace; The People's Almanac: #2; New York: William Morrow & Co.: (1978), pg. 253. | "Canada: Religions: Roman Catholic, 46.2%; United Church of Canada, 17.5%; Anglican Church of Canada, 11.8%; Presbyterian, 4.0%; Lutheran, 3.3%; Greek Orthodox, 1.5%; Judaism, 1.3%; Ukrainian Catholic, 1.1%; others, 13.3%. " |
| Judaism | Canada | 296,425 | 1.20% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table | Total population = 24,083,495. |
| Judaism | Canada | 305,000 | - | - | - | 1981 | Unterman, Alan. "Judaism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 25. | Map: "Figure 1.4: Main centres of Jewish population, 1981 " |
| Judaism | Canada | 310,000 | - | - | - | 1984 | Palmer, Spencer J. & Roger R. Keller. Religions of the World: A Latter-day Saint View, Brigham Young University: Provo, Utah (1990), pg. 148. [Orig. source: "American Jewish Yearbook " (Jewish Publication Society of America, 1987). | Table: top seven countries of Jewish population in 1984 (USA, Israel, USSR, France, U.K., Canada, Argentina) |
| Judaism | Canada | 310,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 200. | "The estimated Jewish population in 1990 was 310,000. " |
| Judaism | Canada | 300,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Gilbert, Martin (ed.) The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilization: 4,000 Years of Jewish History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. (1990), pg. 218. | "Canada has about 300,000 Jews, most living in Toronto and Montreal. In the later city, they are largely of eastern European origin and identify with the English-speaking community, but the influx of immigrants from north Africa during the 1960s increased the number whose mother tongue is French. " |
| Judaism | Canada | 318,100 | 1.18% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table | Total population = 26,994,000. |
| Judaism | Canada | 318,100 | 1.18% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "Jewish " |
| Judaism | Canada | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Judaism | Canada | - | 1.20% | - | - | 1992 | Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992). Pg. 204-205. | Chart |
| Judaism | Canada | 360,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | Breuilly, Elizabeth, et al. Religions of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Origins, Beliefs, Traditions & Festivals. Facts on File Inc.: New York, NY (1997). Pg. 41. | 1995 Chart and accompanying text: "The third largest Jewish population is in France (550,000), followed by Russia (375,000), Canada (360,000) and then by Great Britain (294,000). " Numbers represent self-identified religious Jews. |
| Judaism | Canada | 360,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* web site: "United Church of Canada Inter-Faith Dialogue "; web page: "Judaism " (viewed 19 Feb. 1999), written by Fritz B. Voll, "Updated: Tue Jun 9 23:39:36 1998 " | "According to 1995 figures there are close to 14 million Jews in the world, of which 5.8 million live in the United States, 4.4 million in Israel. Canada has the sixth largest population of Jews with 360,000, after France, Russia, and Ukraine. " |
| Judaism | Canada | 350,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Judaism | Canada | 350,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything, DK Publishing, Inc.: New York (1997), pg. 160-161. | List: "Top 10 Largest Jewish Populations in the World "; (Rank: 5) |
| Judaism | Canada | 342,096 | - | - | - | 1998 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything 1999. New York: DK Publishing (1998), pg. 77. | Table: "Top 10 Largest Jewish Populations in the World "; Rank: #7 |
| Judaism | Canada | 360,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Canada | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Judaism - affiliated | Canada | 350,000 | - | 250 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Judaism - affiliated | Canada | 250,000 | - | 270 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Jewish congregations |
| Kootenay | Canada | 549 | - | - | - | 1957 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 75. | "Kootenay... Numbered at 1,200 in 1780, today they live on reservations, part in Canada--549 in 1967, and part in Idaho--123 in 1985. " |
| Latter Day Saints | Canada | 140,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | "Canada's largest faith groups (in order of numbers of adherents) are: Roman Catholic, United, Anglican, Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islam, Mennonite, Jehovah's Witnesses, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, Reform bodies, Salvation Army, Latter Day Saints (Mormons; just over 140,000). " |
| Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Canada | 269 | - | 9 units |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 153. | "Membership: In 1985, the church had 13,576 members in 59 congregations served by 41 ministers in the U.S., and an additional 269 members, nine congregations, and six ministers in Canada. " |
| Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada | Canada | 2,380 | - | 8 units |
- | 1990 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 157. | Table 1. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not "full communicant " col.) Listed as "Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada, " which is regional constituent of Lutheran Church of Latvia in Exile. |
| Lingayats | Canada | 400 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Veerashaiva Samaja of North America "; web page: "VSNA Philosophy & FAQs " (viewed 9 July 1999). | "How many Lingayatas are in the USA, Canada, and India? At present, nearly 1000 Lingayata families live in north America, of them nearly 100 families live in Canada. " |
| Lutheran | Canada | - | - | - | - | 1755 | *LINK* web site: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada; web page: "Who We Are " (viewed 5 July 1999). | "Lutherans have been continually present in Canada since the 1750s, when German Lutheran immigrants arrived in Halifax. " |
| Lutheran | Canada | - | 3.30% | - | - | 1977 | Wallechinsky, David & Irving Wallace; The People's Almanac: #2; New York: William Morrow & Co.: (1978), pg. 253. | "Canada: Religions: Roman Catholic, 46.2%; United Church of Canada, 17.5%; Anglican Church of Canada, 11.8%; Presbyterian, 4.0%; Lutheran, 3.3%; Greek Orthodox, 1.5%; Judaism, 1.3%; Ukrainian Catholic, 1.1%; others, 13.3%. " |
| Lutheran | Canada | 702,900 | 2.90% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table | Total population = 24,083,495. |
| Lutheran | Canada | 78,566 | - | - | - | 1990 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 200. | "In 1990 the principal religious denominations and their memberships in Canada were the Roman Catholic Church, 11,582,350; United Church of Canada, 2,013,258; Anglican Church of Canada, 848,256; Presbyterian Church of Canada, 245,883; Lutherans, 78,566; and Baptists, 201,218. " |
| Lutheran | Canada | 636,200 | 2.36% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table | Total population = 26,994,000. |
| Lutheran | Canada | 636,200 | 2.36% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Lutheran | Canada | 794,500 | 3.50% | - | - | 1995 | Harris, Jeanette. Canada: the land and its people. London, England: Macdonald Educational (1976), pg. 54. | "Population: 22.7 million (1975)... Religions: largest denominations are... Presbyterians 4%; Lutherans 3.5%; Baptists 3% " |
| Lutheran Church of Latvia in Exile | Canada | 2,380 | - | 8 units |
- | 1990 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 157. | Table 1. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not "full communicant " col.) Listed as "Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada, " which is regional constituent of Lutheran Church of Latvia in Exile. |
| Lutheran Church-Canada | Canada | 78,566 | - | 321 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 157. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Lutheran Church-Canada. " |
| Lutheran Church-Canada | Canada | 79,844 | - | 329 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Lutheran Church-Canada | Canada | 79,844 | - | 329 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Lutheran Church-Canada |
| Marantha Christian Churches | Canada | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1988 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 289. | "In 1988... There was one Canadian center... " |
| Markham-Waterloo Conference | Canada | 1,169 | - | 11 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | CANADA... Markham-Waterloo Conference; Members: 1,169; Congregations: 11 |
| Mennonite | Canada | 7,024 | - | - | - | 1959 | Stuber, Stanley I. How We Got Our Denominations: A Primer on Church History. New York: Association Press Revised Ed., 1959), pg. 237. | "...Mennonite Church... There are some 71,000 members and 637 places of worship in 36 states and provinces. Pennsylvania contains over 25,000 members, or 41% of all the members in the U.S... As the result of their rather modest missionary work there are over 3,000 members in other countries, namely, India, Argentina, Africa, Puerto Rico, Ethiopia, Japan, and Sicily. " [25,000 / .41 = 60,976 in U.S.; 71,000 - 3,000 = 68,000 in North America; 68,000 - 60,976 = 7,024 in Canada] |
| Mennonite Brethren Churches, Canadian Conference of | Canada | 27,597 | - | 193 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. " |
| Mennonite Brethren Churches, Canadian Conference of | Canada | - | - | 207 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Mennonite Brethren Churches, Canadian Conference of | Canada | 31,733 | - | 208 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Mennonite Brethren Churches Canadian Conference of |
| Mennonite Brethren Churches, General Conference | Canada | 29,674 | - | 195 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | General Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches; Members: Canada - 29,674; USA - 20,524; Total - 50,198; Congregations: Canada - 195; USA - 151; Total - 346 |
| Mennonite Church | Canada | 90,812 | - | 115 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
