Marion County, Indiana
Denominational Groups, 2000
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Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. The historically African American denominations are not included in the 2000 congregation and membership totals. Many are also missing in 1990 and most historically African American denominations are missing in the 1980 reports.
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Reports
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| Religious Bodies |
Theology |
Congregations |
Adherents |
% Change |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
-3 |
+25,104 |
29.9% |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
+5 |
+15,403 |
215.5% |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
+12 |
+5,131 |
54.9% |
| Jewish Estimate |
Other Theology |
+1 |
+3,621 |
56.8% |
| Salvation Army, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+2,465 |
782.5% |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
-1 |
+2,021 |
8.9% |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other Theology |
+2 |
+697 |
32.9% |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+500 |
39.6% |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
-1 |
+420 |
19.5% |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
+406 |
5.4% |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
-1 |
+393 |
20.1% |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+186 |
6.3% |
| Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
+151 |
209.7% |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
+126 |
65.6% |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
+6 |
7.1% |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other Theology |
0 |
+4 |
0.3% |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
-8 |
-9.6% |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
+2 |
-11 |
-6.4% |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
0 |
-18 |
-8.2% |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
-27 |
-8.5% |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
-72 |
-5.9% |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
-74 |
-59.7% |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
-77 |
-55.8% |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
-85 |
-41.3% |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
-88 |
-46.6% |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
-1 |
-95 |
-3.7% |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
-97 |
-26.0% |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+2 |
-137 |
-13.7% |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
-173 |
-27.1% |
| Moravian Church in America--Northern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
-1 |
-189 |
-69.7% |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
+5 |
-224 |
-2.2% |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
-280 |
-98.9% |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
-2 |
-472 |
n.a. |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
+1 |
-483 |
-30.6% |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
-1 |
-1,249 |
-16.5% |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
-1 |
-1,518 |
-32.8% |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
-1 |
-1,741 |
-23.3% |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
-2 |
-1,926 |
-22.5% |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
-4 |
-2,234 |
-19.5% |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
-4 |
-2,286 |
-12.7% |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
-1 |
-2,338 |
-26.9% |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
-1 |
-3,200 |
-15.5% |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
-5 |
-5,619 |
-15.2% |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America |
Orthodox |
0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Totals:
+4
| +31,913 |
+10.9% |
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The population of this county (or equivalent) in 1990 was 797,159; in 2000 it was 860,454. The total population changed 7.9%. The adherent totals for 1990 (361,192) represent 45.3% of the 1990 population. The adherent totals for 2000 (346,614) include 40.3% of the 2000 population. The totals represent the change in groups that reported in both 1990 and 2000 only. There is sufficient data for 43 groups to calculate 1990-2000 change. These 43 groups had 293,566 adherents in 1990 and 325,479 adherents in 2000, for a change of 10.9%
Sources
The 2000 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and includes statistics for 149 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Dale E. Jones, Sherri Doty, Clifford Grammich, James E. Horsch, Richard Houseal, Mac Lynn, John P. Marcum, Kenneth M. Sanchagrin and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000, published by the Glenmary Research Center.
The 1990 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 132 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Martin B. Bradley, Norman M. Green, Jr., Dale E. Jones, Mac Lynn, and Lou McNeil supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center.
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