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Group	Where	Number of Adherents	% of total pop.	Number of congreg./ churches/ units	Number of countries	Year	Source	Quote/ Notes
Serbian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A. and Canada	Canada	-	-	14 units	-	1972	Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions, vol. 1. McGrath Publishing Co.: Wilmington, NC (1978). Pg. 69.	Listed in this book as "Serbian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A. and Canada "
Serbian Orthodox Diocese for the United States and Canada	Canada	-	-	10 units	-	1974	Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions, vol. 1. McGrath Publishing Co.: Wilmington, NC (1978). Pg. 69.
Seventh-day Adventist	Canada	41,085	-	320 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 "Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada. "
Seventh-day Adventist	Canada	45,129	-	331 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.
Seventh-day Adventist	Canada	46,962	-	336 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 Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Canada
Shinto	Canada	445	-	-	-	1991	LINK web site: "Toronto Consultants on Religious Tolerance "; web page: "Shinto " (viewed 2 March 1999)	"One source estimates 1000 followers of Shinto in North America. The Canadian Census (1991) recorded only 445 in Canada. "
Sikhism	Canada	67,715	0.30%	-	-	1981	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table	Total population = 24,083,495.
Sikhism	Canada	147,400	0.55%	-	-	1991	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table	Total population = 26,994,000.
Sikhism	Canada	147,400	0.55%	-	-	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 "
Sikhism	Canada	147,440	-	-	-	1991	LINK web site: "Toronto Consultants on Religious Tolerance "; web page: "Sikhism " (viewed 2 March 1999)	"Sikhs totaled 147,440 in the 1991 Canadian census. "
Sikhism	Canada	50,000	-	-	-	1993	O'Brien, J. & M. Palmer. The State of Religion Atlas. Simon & Schuster: New York (1993). Pg 30-31.	Map: 25,000 - 50,000 Sikhs in Canada.
Sikhism	Canada	-	-	100 units	-	1993	O'Brien, J. & M. Palmer. The State of Religion Atlas. Simon & Schuster: New York (1993). Pg 30-31.	Map: Number of Sikh gurdwaras ( "a gurdwara is both a place of worship and community centre ")
Sikhism	Canada	160,000	-	-	-	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.
Sikhism	Canada	300,000	1.00%	-	-	1998	"Interfaith group fights redefinition of 'spouse' " in Christian Century (Apr. 22-29, 1998), pg. 426.	"There are 300,000 Sikhs in Canada. "
Sikhism	Canada	-	1.00%	-	-	1998	LINK Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World)	Table "Religions "
Sikhism	Canada	200,000	-	-	-	1998	LINK web site: "United Church of Canada Inter-Faith Dialogue "; web page: "Sikhism " (viewed 19 Feb. 1999), written by Fritz B. Voll, "Updated: Tue Jun 9 23:39:38 1998. "	"About 200,000 are in Canada, and close to one-half of the Canadian Sikhs live in British Columbia, where they make up about 80% of the Indo-Canadian population. "
Sikhism	Canada	225,000	-	-	-	1999	New York Times News Service. "Sikhs mark 300th anniversary of faith's core concept " in Dallas Morning News (Monday, 5 April 1999), pg. 5A.	"The denomination, the world's fifth largest, has grown in the west, with 175,000 adherents in the U.S. and 225,000 in Canada. "
Society of Independent Doukhobors	Canada	-	-	24 units	1 country	1975	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 329. Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Other European Free Traditions.	"Society of Independent Doukhobors... Membership: In the mid-1970s the society had 23 affiliated centers in British Columbia,Alberta, and Saskatchewan, and one center in Manitoba. "
Society of St. Pius X	Canada	-	-	20 units	-	1988	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 91, 93.	"Society of St. Pius X claims the largest number of adherents... Membership: In 1988... There were 20 congregations in Canada... "
Sommerfeld Mennonite Church	Canada	4,410	-	13 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	CANADA... Sommerfeld Mennonite Church; Members: 4,410; Congregations: 13
Sons of Freedom	Canada	-	-	4 units	1 country	1975	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 329-330. Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Other European Free Traditions.	"Sons of Freedom (Doukhobors)... Membership: There are three centers in British Columbia, one at Agassz, Gilpin, and Krestova, and several hundred adherents. " [This group has an entry separate from Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarean)]
Southern Baptist Convention	Canada	6,001	-	104 units	-	1990	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 150.	Table 1: CCS. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed as "Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists. " Prob. distinct but associated with US body.
Southern Baptist Convention	Canada	7,818	-	134 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. Listed as "Southern Baptist, Canadian Convention of ".
Southern Baptist Convention	Canada	8,228	-	130 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 Southern Baptists, Canadian Convention of
Sri Chinmoy	Canada	1,000	-	-	-	1996	LINK web site: New Religious Movements (University of Virginia) (1998) [Orig. source: Melton, J Gordon. 1996 Encyclopedia of American Religions. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co. Fifth Edition. (p 876) AND Eliade, Mircea. The Encyclopedia of Religion. 1987.]
Sukyo Mahikari	Canada	300	-	-	-	1999	LINK Ross, Rick. OPPOSING VIEW web page: "Mahikari/Sukyo Mahikari " (viewed 4 July 1999).	"Mahikari/Sukyo Mahikari, aka American name: 'Church of World Messianity', San Francisco "; Garry Greenwood, former member: "Sukyo Mahikari has around 1,000 plus active core memebrs in the United States with probably a few hundred in Canada. The other second largest faction of Mahikari (Sekai Mahikari Bunmei Kyodan) also probably has over 500 active members there ".
Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch	Canada	-	-	5 units	-	1988	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 144. Section: Non-Chalcedonian Orthodoxy.	"Membership: In 1988 the archdiocese reported 30,000 members in North America divided between 20 parishes in the U.S. and 5 parishes in Canada. "
Syrian Orthodox Church of Malabar	Canada	-	-	4 units	-	1988	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 142. Section: Non-Chalcedonian Orthodoxy.	"Malankara Orthodox (Syrian) Church... Membership: In 1988 the church reported 5,000 families in 37 congregations in the U.S. & 4 in Canada. "
Taoism	Canada	1,720	-	-	-	1991	LINK web site: "Toronto Consultants on Religious Tolerance "; web page: "Taoism " (viewed 2 March 1999)	"Taoism currently has about 20 million followers, and is primarily centered in Taiwan. About 30,000 Taoists live in North America; 1,720 in Canada (1991 census). "
Tenrikyo	Canada	-	-	15 units	-	1998	LINK official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 1 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999)	Table: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo 1998 ". Church-supplied data. 4 churches; 11 church's overseas offices
Tenrikyo - graduated from Shuyoka	Canada	1	-	-	-	1998	LINK official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999)	Table: "Statistics on followers who... graduated from Shuyoka... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department "
Tenrikyo - new Besseki Pledge	Canada	17	-	-	-	1998	LINK official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999)	Table: "Statistics on followers who took the Besseki Pledge... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department "
Tenrikyo - received the Sazuke	Canada	4	-	-	-	1998	LINK official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999)	Table: "Statistics on followers who... received the Sazuke... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department "
Traditional Christian Catholic Church	Canada	-	-	1 unit	-	1972	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 93.	"Membership: In 1972 the Church reported one parish in Canada, three missions in the U.S., three missions in Western Europe, two missions in Eastern Europe and one mission in Hong Kong. "
Ukrainian Orthodox	Canada	120,000	-	258 units	-	1988	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 "Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada. "
Ukrainian Orthodox	Canada	120,000	-	258 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. Listed as "Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada. "
unaffiliated	Canada	1,783,530	7.40%	-	-	1981	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table	Total population = 24,083,495.
unaffiliated	Canada	3,386,400	12.55%	-	-	1991	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table	Total population = 26,994,000.
Unification Church	Canada	650	-	-	-	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 "
Union D'Eglises Baptistes Francaises Au Canada	Canada	1,969	-	23 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 "Union D'Eglises Baptistes Francaises Au Canada. "
Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ (Orthodox Doukhobors in Canada)	Canada	-	-	36 units	1 country	1975	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 330-331. Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Other European Free Traditions.	"Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ (Orthodox Doukhobors in Canada)... Grand Forks, BC, Canada... Membership: In the mid-1970s the Union had 36 community branches, all within a seventy-mile radius of Grand Forks, British Columbia. "
Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist	Canada	6,003	-	40 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 "Unitarian Universalist Association. "
Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist	Canada	6,000	-	-	-	1998	Chryssides, George D. The Elements of Unitarianism. Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom: Element Books Limited (1998), pg. 107.	"The UUA of North America has 150,000 adult members, including about 6,000 in Canada. " [Chryssides: Canadian congregations are known as "Unitarian, " not "Unitarian Universalist, " though they were part of the same 1961 U.S. merger. Today they are part of the same international org.]
Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist	Canada	5,760	-	44 units	-	1998	LINK directory on offical church web site	CONGREGATIONS: 44 congregations from coast to coast ranging in size from 500 members to tiny fellowships; MEMBERS: 5000 adult, 760 children
United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces	Canada	64,093	-	558 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 "United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces. "
United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces	Canada	63,788	-	546 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.
United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces	Canada	63,787	-	550 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 United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces
United Brethren Church	Canada	857	-	10 units	-	1991	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 167.	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 as "United Brethren Church in Canada. " Founded 1767 in Lancaster, PA.
United Church of Canada	Canada	600,000	-	-	-	1925	Ferm, Vergilius (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976), pg. 803. [1st pub. in 1945 by Philosophical Library. 1976 reprint is unrevised.]	"In 1925 there were approximately 600,000 communicant members in the United Church; in 1941 there were 715,651. At the latter date the Church had... 7,109 preaching places. There are nearly 1,800,000 persons under pastoral oversight. "
United Church of Canada	Canada	610,000	-	-	-	1925	Zehavi, A.M. (editor) Handbook of the World's Religions. New York: Franklin Watts (1973), pg. 30.	"The adult membership of the United Church [of Canada] has grown from 610,000 in 1925 to more than 1,000,000. There are 5,200 local churches, served by some 3,500 ministers. ".
United Church of Canada	Canada	1,000,000	-	5,200 units	-	1925	Zehavi, A.M. (editor) Handbook of the World's Religions. New York: Franklin Watts (1973), pg. 30.	"The adult membership of the United Church [of Canada] has grown from 610,000 in 1925 to more than 1,000,000. There are 5,200 local churches, served by some 3,500 ministers. ".
United Church of Canada	Canada	715,651	-	7,109 units	-	1941	Ferm, Vergilius (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976), pg. 803. [1st pub. in 1945 by Philosophical Library. 1976 reprint is unrevised.]	"In 1925 there were approximately 600,000 communicant members in the United Church; in 1941 there were 715,651. At the latter date the Church had... 7,109 preaching places. There are nearly 1,800,000 persons under pastoral oversight. "
United Church of Canada	Canada	2,000,000	-	-	-	1945	Ferm, Vergilius (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976), pg. 606. [1st pub. in 1945 by Philosophical Library. 1976 reprint is unrevised.]	"In [1925], about 70% of its [Presbyterian Church in Canada] membership entered, with the Congregationalists and the Methodists, into a United Church, which... now claims a membership of about 2,000,000. "
United Church of Canada	Canada	-	-	6,126 units	-	1959	Stuber, Stanley I. How We Got Our Denominations: A Primer on Church History. New York: Association Press Revised Ed., 1959), pg. 241.	"The foundations of its organization are the pastoral charges--2,683 in all--with 6,126 preaching places. A pastoral charge may be made up of one or more congregations. "
United Church of Canada	Canada	-	17.50%	-	-	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%. "
United Church of Canada	Canada	3,758,015	15.60%	-	-	1981	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table	Total population = 24,083,495.
United Church of Canada	Canada	2,013,258	-	-	-	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. "
United Church of Canada	Canada	2,018,808	-	4,044 units	-	1991	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 167.	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 "United Church of Canada. " Formed 1925.
United Church of Canada	Canada	3,093,100	11.46%	-	-	1991	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table	Total population = 26,994,000.
United Church of Canada	Canada	3,093,100	11.46%	-	-	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 "United Church "
United Church of Canada	Canada	4,540,000	20.00%	-	-	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 Roman Catholic 45%; United Church of Canada 20%; Anglican Church of Canada 13%... "
United Church of Canada	Canada	1,867,500	-	3,909 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.
United Church of Canada	Canada	3,640,480	12.00%	-	-	1997	LINK CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998)	Roman Catholic 45%, United Church 12%, Anglican 8%, other 35% (1991); Total population: 30,337,334 (1997 est.).
United Church of Canada	Canada	3,000,000	-	-	-	1997	LINK official organization web site	The United Church is Canada's largest Protestant denomination, with more than 3 million Canadians who, when asked by Statistics Canada, identified their religion as United Church.
United Church of Canada	Canada	1,649,754	-	3,820 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 United Church of Canada
United Church of Canada	Canada	3,000,000	-	3,872 units	-	1998	LINK official organization web site	The United Church of Canada is the largest Protestant denomination in Canada. We minister to over 3 million people in 3,872 congregations across the country.
United Church of Canada - Japanese Conference	Canada	-	-	11 units	-	1984	LINK Mullins, Mark. "The Life-Cycle of Ethnic Churches In Sociological Perspective " in Japanese Journal of Religious Studies Decenber 1987 14/4. (Viewed on JJRS web site, 30 Jan. 1999)	"The ideal-typical pattern of ethnic church development elaborated above is based upon case-studies conducted by the author (1980, 1984) of the Japanese Conference of the United Church of Canada (hereafter the JUCC), with 11 congregations, and the Buddhist Churches of Canada..., with 18 congregations. "
United Church of Canada - under pastoral oversight	Canada	1,800,000	-	7,109 units	-	1941	Ferm, Vergilius (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976), pg. 803. [1st pub. in 1945 by Philosophical Library. 1976 reprint is unrevised.]	"In 1925 there were approximately 600,000 communicant members in the United Church; in 1941 there were 715,651. At the latter date the Church had... 7,109 preaching places. There are nearly 1,800,000 persons under pastoral oversight. "
United Church of Canada - under pastoral oversight	Canada	1,814,729	-	-	-	1997	LINK official organization web site	"...statistical info. on the United Church as of Dec. 31, 1997: Local congregations 3,820; Total membership in local congregations 701,968; Est. # of persons under pastoral care 1,814,729; Average Weekly Attendance at Church 296,600. "
United Episcopal Church (1945) Anglican/Celtic	Canada	-	-	1 unit	-	1988	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 107-108.	"United Episcopal Church (1945) Anglican/Celtic... Membership: In 1988 there were 18 congregations... in the U.S. There was one congregation in Canada... "
United Pentecostal Church International	Canada	-	-	213 units	-	1992	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 167.	Table 1: CCS. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not "full communicant " col.) Listed as "United Pentecostal Church in Canada. " Affiliated with United Pentecostal Church, Int'l (h.q.: Hazelwood, MO.)
United Pentecostal Church International	Canada	-	-	213 units	-	1992	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 167.	Table 1: CCS. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not "full communicant " col.) Listed as "United Pentecostal Church in Canada. " Affiliated with United Pentecostal Church, Int'l (h.q.: Hazelwood, MO.)
United Pentecostal Church International	Canada	-	-	196 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.
United Pentecostal Church International	Canada	-	-	199 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 United Pentecostal Church in Canada
Unity Church	Canada	-	-	20 units	-	1998	LINK official organization web site (viewed 1998)	Counted the churches in their directory.

Canada, continued

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