New Mexico
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 |
+75 |
+235,270 |
54.0% |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
+50 |
+1,100 |
1.0% |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other Theology |
+33 |
+13,709 |
48.0% |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
+31 |
+6,733 |
44.0% |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
+24 |
+1,676 |
n.a. |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
+16 |
+1,571 |
9.0% |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
+13 |
+585 |
n.a. |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
+13 |
+2,015 |
57.0% |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
+10 |
-11,588 |
-22.0% |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
+10 |
+41 |
1.0% |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
Evangelical Protestant |
+10 |
+3,031 |
408.0% |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
+8 |
+1,722 |
101.0% |
| Jewish Estimate |
Other Theology |
+8 |
+9,363 |
824.0% |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
+6 |
+390 |
198.0% |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
+5 |
+251 |
126.0% |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
+4 |
+3,100 |
n.a. |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
+4 |
+56 |
n.a. |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
+4 |
-1,473 |
-11.0% |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
+3 |
+12,650 |
n.a. |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
+3 |
-1,079 |
-16.0% |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
+3 |
+1,107 |
27.0% |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
+3 |
-3,335 |
-20.0% |
| Salvation Army, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+3 |
+1,522 |
253.0% |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other Theology |
+3 |
+521 |
45.0% |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+3 |
+137 |
n.a. |
| Churches of God, General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
+2 |
+62 |
n.a. |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
+2 |
+717 |
n.a. |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
+2 |
+1,732 |
19.0% |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+2 |
+237 |
42.0% |
| Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses |
Orthodox |
+2 |
+156 |
n.a. |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
-597 |
-8.0% |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+753 |
48.0% |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
-557 |
-52.0% |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
+1 |
+844 |
140.0% |
| Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+9 |
n.a. |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+29 |
25.0% |
| Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
+1 |
+95 |
119.0% |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
-5 |
-2.0% |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+1,533 |
148.0% |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
+1 |
+225 |
10.0% |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+832 |
336.0% |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
+1 |
+87 |
18.0% |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
+218 |
38.0% |
| Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
+1 |
-61 |
-36.0% |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
-133 |
-87.0% |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
+156 |
118.0% |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
0 |
+66 |
11.0% |
| Baptist Missionary Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
-1 |
-341 |
-56.0% |
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Totals:
+368
| +285,132 |
+37.3% |
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The population of these 33 counties (or equivalents) in 1980 was 1,302,894; in 2000 it was 1,819,046. The total population changed 20.1%. The adherent totals for 1980 (764,404) represent 58.7% of the 1980 population. The adherent totals for 2000 (1,057,828) include 58.2% of the 2000 population. There is sufficient data for 48 groups to calculate 1980-2000 change. These 48 groups had 763,986 adherents in 1980 and 1,049,118 adherents in 2000, for a change of 37.3%
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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