Trends in Large US Church
Membership from 1960
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CHURCH MEMBERSHIP (In Millions) |
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Church |
1960 Membership |
Rank |
2002-4 Membership |
Rank |
Change |
Rank |
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African Methodist Episcopal Church |
1,166 |
16 |
2,500 |
10 |
114.4% |
2 |
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American Baptist Churches in the USA |
1,521 |
13 |
1,434 |
14 |
-5.7% |
9 |
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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
1,801 |
12 |
786 |
16 |
-56.4% |
16 |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
1,487 |
14 |
5,599 |
4 |
276.5% |
1 |
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Churches of Christ |
2,163 |
10 |
1,500 |
12 |
-30.7% |
13 |
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Episcopal Church |
3,444 |
7 |
2,320 |
11 |
-32.6% |
14 |
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
5,300 |
4 |
4,985 |
6 |
-5.9% |
10 |
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Greek Orthodox Diocese of North and South America |
1,200 |
15 |
1,500 |
12 |
25.0% |
6 |
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Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod |
2,391 |
9 |
2,513 |
9 |
5.1% |
7 |
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National Baptist Convention of America |
2,669 |
8 |
3,500 |
7 |
31.1% |
5 |
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National Baptist Convention USA |
5,256 |
5 |
5,000 |
5 |
-4.9% |
8 |
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Presbyterian Church (USA) |
4,108 |
6 |
3,241 |
8 |
-21.1% |
11 |
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Roman Catholic Church |
42,105 |
1 |
66,407 |
1 |
57.7% |
4 |
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Southern Baptist Convention |
9,732 |
3 |
16,248 |
2 |
67.0% |
3 |
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United Church of Christ |
2,022 |
11 |
1,297 |
15 |
-35.9% |
15 |
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United Methodist Church |
10,798 |
2 |
8,251 |
3 |
-23.6% |
12 |
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MEMBERS PER 1,000 UNITED STATES POPULATION |
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Church |
1960 Members per 1,000 Population |
Rank |
2002-4 Members per 1,000 Population |
Rank |
Change |
Rank |
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African Methodist Episcopal Church |
6.5 |
16 |
8.7 |
10 |
34.0% |
2 |
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American Baptist Churches in the USA |
8.5 |
13 |
5.0 |
14 |
-41.1% |
9 |
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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
10.0 |
12 |
2.7 |
16 |
-72.7% |
16 |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
8.3 |
14 |
19.4 |
4 |
135.4% |
1 |
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Churches of Christ |
12.0 |
10 |
5.2 |
12 |
-56.7% |
13 |
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Episcopal Church |
19.1 |
7 |
8.1 |
11 |
-57.9% |
14 |
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
29.4 |
4 |
17.3 |
6 |
-41.2% |
10 |
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Greek Orthodox Diocese of North and South America |
6.7 |
15 |
5.2 |
12 |
-21.9% |
6 |
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Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod |
13.3 |
9 |
8.7 |
9 |
-34.3% |
7 |
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National Baptist Convention of America |
14.8 |
8 |
12.2 |
7 |
-18.0% |
5 |
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National Baptist Convention USA |
29.2 |
5 |
17.4 |
5 |
-40.5% |
8 |
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Presbyterian Church (USA) |
22.8 |
6 |
11.3 |
8 |
-50.7% |
11 |
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Roman Catholic Church |
233.9 |
1 |
230.6 |
1 |
-1.4% |
4 |
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Southern Baptist Convention |
54.1 |
3 |
56.4 |
2 |
4.4% |
3 |
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United Church of Christ |
11.2 |
11 |
4.5 |
15 |
-59.9% |
15 |
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United Methodist Church |
60.0 |
2 |
28.7 |
3 |
-52.2% |
12 |
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Calculated from data in World Almanac and Yearbook of American Churches |
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