- Denominational Profiles
- Denominational Family Trees
- Data Sources
- Search American Denominations
Denominational Profile
Small groups of Hutterites derive their names from Jacob Hutter, a sixteenth-century Anabaptist. Many believers are of German descent and still use their native tongue at home and in church. "Colonies" share property, practice non-resistance, dress plainly, do not participate in politics, and operate their own schools.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | - | 6 | 501 |
| 1937 | 1 | 5 | 350 |
| 1942 | - | 7 | 265 |
| 1946 | - | 11 | 1,052 |
| 1951 | 1 | 16 | 1,350 |
| 1952 | 28 | 28 | 2,470 |
| 1953 | 29 | 25 | 2,324 |
| 1954 | 24 | 25 | 2,695 |
| 1955 | 33 | 29 | 2,850 |
| 1956 | 34 | 26 | 2,917 |
| 1957 | 28 | 26 | 1,994 |
| 1959 | 20 | 20 | 2,250 |
| 1961 | 23 | 20 | 2,215 |
| 1962 | 23 | 21 | 2,308 |
| 1963 | - | 22 | 2,488 |
| 1964 | 90 | 77 | 7,600 |
| 1966 | 29 | 28 | 2,835 |
| 1968 | 20 | 29 | 3,405 |
| 1976 | 36 | 35 | 3,500 |
| 1979 | - | 35 | 3,443 |
| 1980 | - | 35 | 3,684 |
| 1984 | - | 77 | 3,968 |
| 1985 | - | 77 | 3,988 |
| 1987 | - | 77 | 3,988 |
| 1990 | 600 | 375 | 38,000 |
| 1992 | 195 | 95 | 6,700 |
| 1994 | 795 | 395 | 41,475 |
| 1996 | 814 | 398 | 41,600 |
| 1997 | 575 | 428 | 42,800 |
| 2000 | 600 | 444 | 43,000 |
Source
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
