Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA
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 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
+28 |
+32,175 |
17.0% |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
+18 |
+2,383 |
10.0% |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
+9 |
+3,807 |
n.a. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other Theology |
+7 |
+1,757 |
72.0% |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
+5 |
+302 |
n.a. |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
+5 |
+220 |
n.a. |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
+5 |
+8,709 |
n.a. |
| Jewish Estimate |
Other Theology |
+4 |
+4,793 |
129.0% |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
+4 |
+2,775 |
1176.0% |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
+3 |
-352 |
-14.0% |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
+3 |
+1,804 |
21.0% |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
+3 |
+2,850 |
n.a. |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
+3 |
+334 |
n.a. |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+2 |
+120 |
n.a. |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
+2 |
+1,155 |
29.0% |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
+2 |
+1,666 |
66.0% |
| Salvation Army, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+93 |
21.0% |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
+1 |
+993 |
n.a. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
-116 |
-64.0% |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
-1,402 |
-37.0% |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other Theology |
+1 |
+335 |
72.0% |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+929 |
50.0% |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
-578 |
-75.0% |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
+1 |
+336 |
12.0% |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+54 |
n.a. |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+57 |
6.0% |
| Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
+77 |
n.a. |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
0 |
+10,237 |
23.0% |
| Baptist Missionary Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
+590 |
34.0% |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
0 |
+70 |
583.0% |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
+84 |
100.0% |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
0 |
+290 |
104.0% |
| Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
0 |
-36 |
-72.0% |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
-1 |
-148 |
-11.0% |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
-2 |
-684 |
-20.0% |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
-2 |
-450 |
-21.0% |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
-4 |
+10,990 |
163.0% |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
-7 |
+443 |
18.0% |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
-11 |
+571 |
1.0% |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
-12 |
-8,349 |
-64.0% |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
-13 |
-7,079 |
-36.0% |
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Totals:
61
| +71,805 |
+17.6% |
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The population of these 5 counties (or equivalents) in 1980 was 938,777; in 2000 it was 1,135,614. The total population changed 12.7%. The adherent totals for 1980 (410,325) represent 43.7% of the 1980 population. The adherent totals for 2000 (485,356) include 42.7% of the 2000 population. The totals represent the change in groups that reported in both 1980 and 2000 only. There is sufficient data for 41 groups to calculate 1980-2000 change. These 41 groups had 408,952 adherents in 1980 and 480,757 adherents in 2000, for a change of 17.6%
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 1980 data were collected by the Glenmary Research Center and include statistics for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, including number of churches and adherents. Bernard Quinn, Herman Anderson, Martin Bradley, Paul Goetting and Peggy Shriver supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980, published by the Glenmary Research Center.
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