Evangelical Methodist Church Metro Areas (1990) [ Counties | States ]

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The Evangelical Methodist Church is a conservative evangelical church founded in 1946 by a group of former members of the Methodist Church (1939-1968) under the leadership of Dr. J. H. Hamblen. They protested what they saw as the extreme liberalism of the Methodist Church.

Using data from the 1980-2010 Religious Congregations and Membership Studies, this list ranks U.S. metro areas on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population in the Evangelical Methodist Church. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings.

Congregational "Adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. "Percent" is the percentage of the total population that belongs to that denomination. Note: Adherents are sometimes residents of a county different than the location of their congregation.

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Complete List

Ranking	Metro Area   [Download CSV]	Adherents	Percent
15	Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	50	0.03
19	Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
17	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	27	0.01
3	Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	297	0.22
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	420	0.01
19	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
19	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
7	Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	152	0.14
17	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	34	0.01
16	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	172	0.02
14	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	170	0.04
18	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	97	0
17	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	100	0.01
13	Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	35	0.05
19	Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
16	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	774	0.02
1	Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	328	0.33
12	Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	55	0.06
2	Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	347	0.32
17	El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	53	0.01
16	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	68	0.02
15	Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	98	0.03
19	Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
19	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
9	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	511	0.09
8	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	387	0.13
18	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	36	0
16	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	281	0.02
11	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	176	0.07
18	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5	0
13	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	157	0.05
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	295	0
16	Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	51	0.02
5	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	387	0.19
18	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	51	0
15	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	109	0.03
16	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	47	0.02
4	Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	220	0.21
6	Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	175	0.15
16	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	186	0.02
4	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	336	0.21
16	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	377	0.02
19	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	206	0.01
18	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0
18	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	99	0
12	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	161	0.06
19	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
18	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	72	0
18	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	80	0
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	121	0
19	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
12	Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	142	0.06
12	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	188	0.06
19	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
15	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	127	0.03
10	Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	131	0.08
15	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	35	0.03
19	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--
18	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	57	0
16	Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	34	0.02
15	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	155	0.03
16	Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	88	0.02

^* In an effort to better match the ASARB standards for adherents, a few religious bodies changed the way their adherents were reported in 2010, including Amish groups, Friends groups, Jewish groups, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Non-denominational Christian Churches, and the United Methodist Church. This change does not affect any of the data in the newly released 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. In fact, the data for these groups are now more comparable to that of other bodies than it was in previous decadal reports.

However, the change in methodology can distort assessments on growth or decline between 2000 and 2010 for each of these groups. County-level 2000 data using the new methodology are not readily available. ASARB staff has adjusted some 2000 county-level adherent statistics to allow for a more accurate picture on growth or decline. The revised maps and charts are now available on-line at www.usreligioncensus.org for those who are interested in these trends.

Source

2010 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 236 religious groups, providing information on the number of their congregations and adherents within each state and county in the United States. Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E. Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study, published by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). [More information on the data collection]