New Apostolic Church USA (1863 - Present) - Religious Group
Religious Family: Other GroupsReligious Tradition: Other Christians
Description: The New Apostolic Church was founded in 1863 in Germany as a split from the Catholic Apostolic Church. The church spread to the United States in the late 1800s, beginning in Chicago, Manhattan, and Buffalo. As of 2015, the church reported 225 congregations in the U.S. and over 10,000 members worldwide.
Official Site: https://www.nac-usa.org/
New Apostolic Church USA: Congregations (2020)1
Top 5 New Apostolic Church USA States (2020)1 [View all States]
| Rank | State | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 22 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Florida | 17 | -- | -- |
| 3 | California | 15 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Ohio | 12 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 12 | -- | -- |
Top 5 New Apostolic Church USA Counties (2020)1 [View all Counties]
| Rank | County | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Queens County, NY | 4 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 3 | -- | -- |
| 4 | San Bernardino County, CA | 2 | -- | -- |
| 5 | San Diego County, CA | 2 | -- | -- |
Top 5 New Apostolic Church USA Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]
| Rank | Metro | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area | 18 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area | 6 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area | 5 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area | 4 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area | 4 | -- | -- |
New Apostolic Church USA, Members (1935 - 2009)2
New Apostolic Church USA, Ministers & Churches (1935 - 2009)2
New Apostolic Church USA, Trends (1935 - 2009)2
| YEAR | MEMBERS | MINISTERS | CHURCHES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 4,606 | 89 | 55 |
| 1937 | 4,817 | 55 | |
| 1939 | 5,030 | 65 | |
| 1942 | 5,856 | 74 | |
| 1945 | 0 | 66 | |
| 1947 | 6,741 | 74 | |
| 1950 | 7,321 | 451 | 108 |
| 1951 | 8,069 | 446 | 112 |
| 1952 | 9,200 | 475 | 140 |
| 1953 | 10,100 | 526 | 149 |
| 1954 | 11,200 | 543 | 160 |
| 1955 | 12,600 | 572 | 174 |
| 1956 | 12,900 | 603 | 182 |
| 1957 | 15,800 | 723 | 207 |
| 1958 | 16,500 | 210 | |
| 1959 | 13,595 | 360 | 155 |
| 1960 | 14,204 | 561 | 157 |
| 1961 | 14,762 | 578 | 162 |
| 1962 | 15,232 | 586 | 165 |
| 1963 | 15,703 | 949 | 152 |
| 1965 | 17,803 | 196 | 165 |
| 1966 | 18,567 | 207 | 169 |
| 1967 | 19,867 | 238 | 176 |
| 1968 | 20,923 | 311 | 189 |
| 1969 | 21,000 | 326 | 227 |
| 1970 | 21,765 | 355 | 249 |
| 1971 | 20,195 | 383 | 262 |
| 1972 | 21,023 | 428 | 276 |
| 1973 | 22,608 | 470 | 289 |
| 1974 | 22,563 | 495 | 298 |
| 1975 | 23,267 | 517 | 314 |
| 1976 | 24,361 | 527 | 327 |
| 1977 | 25,422 | 544 | 349 |
| 1978 | 26,384 | 579 | 362 |
| 1979 | 27,071 | 590 | 371 |
| 1980 | 27,986 | 647 | 384 |
| 1981 | 28,733 | 660 | 396 |
| 1982 | 29,638 | 673 | 411 |
| 1983 | 31,623 | 729 | 432 |
| 1984 | 31,847 | 750 | 260 |
| 1985 | 33,068 | 771 | 457 |
| 1986 | 34,726 | 795 | 473 |
| 1987 | 36,241 | 814 | 487 |
| 1988 | 36,972 | 823 | 491 |
| 1989 | 37,201 | 828 | 497 |
| 1990 | 38,612 | 839 | 506 |
| 1991 | 39,816 | 884 | 523 |
| 1992 | 41,201 | 925 | 549 |
| 1993 | 41,863 | 1,096 | 554 |
| 1998 | 34,300 | 960 | 401 |
| 1999 | 36,254 | 1,880 | 385 |
| 2000 | 36,438 | 1,890 | 380 |
| 2002 | 37,382 | 1,647 | 348 |
| 2003 | 37,605 | 1,740 | 348 |
| 2004 | 37,736 | 1,732 | 338 |
| 2005 | 38,060 | 1,741 | 388 |
| 2007 | 38,778 | 1,681 | 314 |
| 2008 | 38,764 | 1,675 | 309 |
| 2009 | 39,532 | 1,643 | 303 |
Sources
1 The 2020 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include data for 372 religious bodies or groups. Of these, the ASARB was able to gather data on congregations and adherents for 217 and on congregations only for 155. [More information on the data sources]
2 All data on clergy, members, and churches are taken from the National Council of Churches’ Historic Archive CD and recent print editions of the Council’s Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The CD archives all 68 editions of the Yearbook (formerly called Yearbook of the Churches and Yearbook of American Churches) from 1916 to 2000. Read more information on the Historic Archive CD and the Yearbook.
Membership figures are "inclusive." According to the Yearbook, this includes "those who are full communicant or confirmed members plus other members baptized, non-confirmed or non-communicant." Each denomination has its own criteria for membership.
When a denomination listed on the Historic Archive CD was difficult to identify, particularly in early editions of the Yearbook, the ARDA staff consulted numerous sources, including Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions and the Handbook of Denominations in the United States. In some cases, ARDA staff consulted the denomination’s website or contacted its offices by phone. When a denomination could not be positively identified, its data were omitted.
