Buddhist Mission of North America

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Denominational Profile

History

Membership Data

Year Clergy Churches Members
1935 55 65 7,226
1937 - 47 30,000
1940 - 42 35,000
1964 158 91 109,965

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]