Morgan County, OhioDenominational Groups, 2000 |
| 1,977 | 2,216 | 172 | 61 | 10,471 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Orthodox | Catholic | Other | Unclaimed |
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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. Reports |
- 2000 Report
- 1990 Report
- 1980 Report
- 1980-2000 Change
- 1990-2000 Change
| Religious Bodies | Theology | Congregations | Adherents | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches | Evangelical Protestant | 0 | +4 | 5.6% |
| Catholic Church | Catholic | 0 | -187 | -52.1% |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Protestant | 0 | -86 | -7.2% |
| Church of the Nazarene | Evangelical Protestant | 0 | +20 | 20.2% |
| Churches of Christ | Evangelical Protestant | 0 | -55 | -11.7% |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Mainline Protestant | 0 | +3 | 2.1% |
| Free Methodist Church of North America | Evangelical Protestant | 0 | -10 | -50.0% |
| Friends (Quakers) | Mainline Protestant | 0 | +38 | 108.6% |
| Old Order Amish Church | Evangelical Protestant | 0 | -76 | -50.7% |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Mainline Protestant | 0 | -85 | -38.1% |
| Southern Baptist Convention | Evangelical Protestant | 0 | -216 | -54.3% |
| United Methodist Church, The | Mainline Protestant | 0 | -196 | -9.5% |
Totals:
| 0
| -846 |
-16.2% |
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The population of this county (or equivalent) in 1990 was 14,194; in 2000 it was 14,897. The total population changed 5.0%. The adherent totals for 1990 (6,439) represent 45.4% of the 1990 population. The adherent totals for 2000 (4,426) include 29.7% of the 2000 population. The totals represent the change in groups that reported in both 1990 and 2000 only. There is sufficient data for 12 groups to calculate 1990-2000 change. These 12 groups had 5,211 adherents in 1990 and 4,365 adherents in 2000, for a change of -16.2%
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.
