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State Membership Report
Missouri
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 |
Adherence Rate† |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
1,884 |
797,732 |
142.6 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
933 |
226,578 |
40.5 |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
537 |
856,964 |
153.2 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
483 |
95,429 |
17.1 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
454 |
43,423 |
7.8 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
334 |
78,235 |
14.0 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
317 |
105,583 |
18.9 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
311 |
140,315 |
25.1 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
297 |
64,277 |
11.5 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
185 |
19,547 |
3.5 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
179 |
29,348 |
5.3 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
165 |
51,490 |
9.2 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other Theology |
124 |
41,014 |
7.3 |
| Community of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
117 |
20,053 |
3.6 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
109 |
26,846 |
4.8 |
| Baptist Missionary Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
90 |
10,585 |
1.9 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
86 |
6,548 |
1.2 |
| Old Missionary Baptists Associations |
Evangelical Protestant |
79 |
7,886 |
1.4 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
79 |
27,991 |
5.0 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
77 |
12,559 |
2.2 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
65 |
7,328 |
1.3 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
61 |
9,327 |
1.7 |
| Old Order Amish Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
49 |
3,300 |
0.6 |
| Primitive Baptist Churches--Old Line |
Evangelical Protestant |
43 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
34 |
23,207 |
4.2 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
34 |
1,120 |
0.2 |
| Jewish Estimate |
Other Theology |
33 |
62,315 |
11.1 |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
30 |
1,313 |
0.2 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
30 |
6,018 |
1.1 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
29 |
13,373 |
2.4 |
| Salvation Army, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
28 |
10,508 |
1.9 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
26 |
2,171 |
0.4 |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
Evangelical Protestant |
26 |
2,719 |
0.5 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
25 |
6,702 |
1.2 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
23 |
1,602 |
0.3 |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
22 |
19,315 |
3.5 |
| Christian Union |
Evangelical Protestant |
21 |
2,063 |
0.4 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
20 |
1,045 |
0.2 |
| Bahá'í |
Other Theology |
17 |
1,635 |
0.3 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
15 |
2,695 |
0.5 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other Theology |
15 |
19,359 |
3.5 |
| Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
14 |
1,120 |
0.2 |
| Buddhism |
Other Theology |
14 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Mennonite; Other Groups |
Evangelical Protestant |
13 |
935 |
0.2 |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
13 |
1,484 |
0.3 |
| Fundamental Methodist Conference, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
13 |
1,009 |
0.2 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
13 |
588 |
0.1 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
12 |
1,310 |
0.2 |
| Independent Free Will Baptists Associations |
Evangelical Protestant |
11 |
617 |
0.1 |
| Old Order Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
11 |
1,571 |
0.3 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
11 |
2,593 |
0.5 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
10 |
1,181 |
0.2 |
| Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
9 |
279 |
0.1 |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
9 |
533 |
0.1 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
9 |
3,937 |
0.7 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other Theology |
9 |
2,445 |
0.4 |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
9 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Hindu |
Other Theology |
8 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
7 |
950 |
0.2 |
| Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
6 |
822 |
0.2 |
| Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
5 |
663 |
0.1 |
| Amish; Other Groups |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
760 |
0.1 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
483 |
0.1 |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
654 |
0.1 |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
4 |
866 |
0.2 |
| Southwide Baptist Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Sikh |
Other Theology |
4 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses |
Orthodox |
4 |
361 |
0.1 |
| Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. |
Evangelical Protestant |
4 |
463 |
0.1 |
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
158 |
0.0 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
3 |
362 |
0.1 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
3 |
4,524 |
0.8 |
| Jain |
Other Theology |
3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
123 |
0.0 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
2 |
200 |
0.0 |
| Progressive Primitive Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
282 |
0.1 |
| National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
118 |
0.0 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
508 |
0.1 |
| Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
40 |
0.0 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
152 |
0.0 |
| Holy Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
1 |
12 |
0.0 |
| Mennonite Brethren Churches, U.S. Conference of |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
21 |
0.0 |
| Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America |
Orthodox |
1 |
300 |
0.1 |
| Reformed Church in the United States |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
81 |
0.0 |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
1 |
320 |
0.1 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
90 |
0.0 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Etchmiadzin |
Orthodox |
1 |
245 |
0.0 |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
143 |
0.0 |
| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, American Diocese of the |
Orthodox |
1 |
75 |
0.0 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Cilicia |
Orthodox |
1 |
80 |
0.0 |
| Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarene) |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate) |
Orthodox |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Zoroastrian |
Other Theology |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
28 |
0.0 |
| United Reformed Churches in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
110 |
0.0 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
45 |
0.0 |
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Totals (Unadjusted)*:
| 7,771 |
2,893,159 |
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Total (Adjusted)**:
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3,468,102 |
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The population of these 115 counties (or equivalents) in 1990 was 5,117,073; in 2000 it was 5,595,211. The total population changed 9.3%. The unadjusted adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (2,893,159) include 51.7% of the total population in 2000. The adjusted total adherents (3,468,102) include 62.0% of the population.
Source
*The “Unadjusted Totals” come from the 1990 and 2000 data collected by representatives of the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). While quite comprehensive, this data excludes most of the historically African-American denominations and some other major groups. As a result, these numbers will be an underestimate of the total adherence rate, particularly in areas with a large African-American population. The 2000 data included 149 religious groups and the final results are published in Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Copyright © 2002, All rights reserved. The 1990 data included 132 groups and the final results are published in Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990 Copyright © 1990, All rights reserved. Published by Glenmary Research Center, 1312 Fifth Ave., North, Nashville, TN 37208. www.glenmary.org [More information on the data collection]
**The “Adjusted Totals” include all adherents in the denominations counted by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and estimates adherent totals for the historically African-American denominations and other religious groups not listed in the ASARB totals. An article by Roger Finke and Christopher P. Scheitle (2005) reviews how these estimates were computed.
†The adherence rate provides the number of adherents of a particular group per 1,000 population. For example, in 2000 the Episcopal Church had an adherence rate of approximately 8 (8.1) in Autauga County, Alabama. This means that 8 out of every 1,000 people in Autauga County are Episcopalian.
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