State Membership Report
Wisconsin
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† |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
879 |
1,695,660 |
316.1 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
744 |
463,432 |
86.4 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
435 |
241,306 |
45.0 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
419 |
211,631 |
39.5 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
500 |
129,216 |
24.1 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
242 |
83,768 |
15.6 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
173 |
41,005 |
7.6 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
165 |
40,900 |
7.6 |
| Jewish Estimate |
Other Theology |
36 |
28,230 |
5.3 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
129 |
23,942 |
4.5 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
94 |
17,475 |
3.3 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other Theology |
58 |
16,843 |
3.1 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
71 |
16,250 |
3.0 |
| New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Baptist Associations/Fellowships |
Evangelical Protestant |
112 |
15,769 |
2.9 |
| Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
16 |
14,725 |
2.8 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
64 |
14,329 |
2.7 |
| Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
68 |
13,496 |
2.5 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
52 |
13,427 |
2.5 |
| Salvation Army, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
20 |
12,951 |
2.4 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
26 |
12,594 |
2.4 |
| National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
36 |
9,829 |
1.8 |
| Wesleyan Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
28 |
9,695 |
1.8 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
72 |
8,017 |
1.5 |
| Independent, Charismatic Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
8,000 |
1.5 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other Theology |
14 |
7,796 |
1.5 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
32 |
6,593 |
1.2 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
21 |
6,547 |
1.2 |
| Old Order Amish Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
86 |
5,872 |
1.1 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
7 |
5,772 |
1.1 |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
38 |
5,095 |
1.0 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other Theology |
26 |
5,093 |
1.0 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
68 |
4,940 |
0.9 |
| Moravian Church in America--Northern Province |
Mainline Protestant |
20 |
4,678 |
0.9 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA |
Orthodox |
2 |
4,300 |
0.8 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
50 |
4,204 |
0.8 |
| North American Baptist Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
14 |
3,654 |
0.7 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
24 |
2,769 |
0.5 |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
Evangelical Protestant |
21 |
2,387 |
0.5 |
| International Council of Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
5 |
2,124 |
0.4 |
| Bahá'í |
Other Theology |
21 |
2,111 |
0.4 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
11 |
1,846 |
0.3 |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
11 |
1,817 |
0.3 |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
12 |
1,734 |
0.3 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Etchmiadzin |
Orthodox |
3 |
1,680 |
0.3 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
18 |
1,488 |
0.3 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis |
Orthodox |
2 |
1,480 |
0.3 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
15 |
1,171 |
0.2 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
9 |
1,024 |
0.2 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
12 |
946 |
0.2 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
10 |
919 |
0.2 |
| Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses |
Orthodox |
9 |
844 |
0.2 |
| Community of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
11 |
837 |
0.2 |
| Old Order Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
6 |
807 |
0.2 |
| Mennonite; Other Groups |
Evangelical Protestant |
15 |
791 |
0.2 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
13 |
768 |
0.1 |
| Friends (Quakers) |
Mainline Protestant |
13 |
765 |
0.1 |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
10 |
607 |
0.1 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
591 |
0.1 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
6 |
573 |
0.1 |
| Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The |
Orthodox |
3 |
438 |
0.1 |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
435 |
0.1 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
3 |
398 |
0.1 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
7 |
365 |
0.1 |
| Reformed Church in the United States |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
310 |
0.1 |
| Netherlands Reformed Congregations |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
285 |
0.1 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Cilicia |
Orthodox |
1 |
280 |
0.1 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
5 |
268 |
0.1 |
| Amish; Other Groups |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
258 |
0.1 |
| Missionary Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
251 |
0.1 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
3 |
210 |
0.0 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA |
Orthodox |
3 |
171 |
0.0 |
| Protestant Reformed Churches in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
170 |
0.0 |
| Brethren In Christ Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
138 |
0.0 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
125 |
0.0 |
| Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches |
Mainline Protestant |
2 |
97 |
0.0 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
97 |
0.0 |
| United Reformed Churches in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
76 |
0.0 |
| Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
69 |
0.0 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
42 |
0.0 |
| Church of God General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
32 |
0.0 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
24 |
0.0 |
| Strict Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
7 |
0.0 |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
9 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Buddhism |
Other Theology |
30 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Southwide Baptist Fellowship |
Evangelical Protestant |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Sikh |
Other Theology |
2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate) |
Orthodox |
2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
Orthodox |
2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Hindu |
Other Theology |
3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Jain |
Other Theology |
3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Totals (Unadjusted)*:
| 5,181 |
3,241,659 |
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Total (Adjusted)**:
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3,723,001 |
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The population of these 72 counties (or equivalents) in 1990 was 4,891,769; in 2000 it was 5,363,675. The total population changed 9.6%. The unadjusted adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (3,241,659) include 60.4% of the total population in 2000. The adjusted total adherents (3,723,001) include 69.4% 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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