History of Participation in Religious Congregations & Membership Study*: 1952 to 2000

RCMS Religious Group Years of Participation Comments ID# 1 Advent Christian Church 1990, 1980, 1952 5 African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 1990, 1980 7 Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese In America 2000, 1990 9 Albanian Orthodox Diocese Of America 2000, 1990 11 Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection 2000, 1990 15 Amana Church Society 1980, 1952 17 American Baptist Association 2000, 1980 19 American Baptist Churches In The U.S.A. 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 22 American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese Of The 2000, 1990, 1952 U.S.A. 27 American Evangelical Lutheran Church 1952 29 American Lutheran Church, The 1980, 1971, 1952 became part of new ELCA (207) in 1987 32 ; Other Groups 2000 34 Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Of North America, The 2000 39 Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarean) 2000, 1990, 1980 40 Apostolic Christian Church Of America 2000, 1990, 1952 45 Apostolic Lutheran Church Of America 1990, 1980, 1952 50 Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate Of Etchmiadzin 2000 49 Armenian Apostolic Church Of America 2000, 1990, 1980, 1952 53 Assemblies Of God 2000, 1990, 1980, 1952 55 Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (Gen Synod) 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 54 Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church 1952 56 Baha'i 2000, 1952 57 Baptist General Conference 2000, 1990, 1980, 1952 59 Baptist Missionary Association Of America 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 60 Barren River Missionary 1990 61 Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches 2000, 1990, 1980 63 Berean Fundamental Church 1990, 1980 65 Bethel Ministerial Association, Inc. 1980 66 Bible Church Of Christ, Inc., The 1990, 1980 497 Black Baptists Estimate 1990 68 Bohemian And Moravian Brethren 1952 72 (Progressive) 1952 71 Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio) 2000, 1990, 1980, 1952 75 Brethren In Christ Church 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 70 , Inc. 2000 76 Buddhism 2000 78 Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese Of The Usa 2000, 1952 80 Byelorussian Council Of Orthodox Churches In North America 1990

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RCMS Religious Group Years of Participation Comments ID# 84 Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 2000 81 Catholic Church 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 82 Central Baptists 1990 85 Central Yearly Meeting Of Friends 1952 83 Christ Catholic Church 1990, 1980, 1971 353 Christian (Plymouth) Brethren 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 89 Christian And Missionary Alliance, The 2000, 1990, 1980 91 Christian Catholic Church 1980 93 Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ) 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 97 Christian Churches And Churches Of Christ 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 101 Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 1980 105 Christian Reformed Church In North America 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 107 Christian Union 2000, 1980, 1971 108 Christian Unity Baptist Association 1952 110 Church Of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. 1952 111 Church Of Christ, Scientist 1990 123 Church Of God (Anderson, ) 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 125 Church Of God (Apostolic) 1952 127 Church Of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 129 Church Of God (New Dunkards) 1952 133 Church Of God (Seventh Day), Denver, Colorado, The 1990, 1980 121 Church Of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith), Oregon, Ill. 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 141 Church Of God In Christ 1952 143 Church Of God In Christ (Mennonite) 2000, 1990, 1980 145 Church Of God Of Prophecy 2000, 1990, 1952 146 Church Of God Of The Mountain Assembly, Inc. 1990 148 Church Of Christ (Cutlerites) 1952 151 Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, The 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 149 Church Of Jesus Christ, The (Bickertonites) 1980, 1952 157 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 163 Church Of The Lutheran Brethren Of America 1990, 1980, 1952 164 Church Of The Lutheran Confession 1990, 1980 165 Church Of The Nazarene 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 167 Churches Of Christ 2000, 1990, 1980 171 Churches Of God, General Conference 2000, 1990 173 Community Of Christ 2000, 1952 formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 178 Conference Of The Evangelical Mennonite Church 1952

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RCMS Religious Group Years of Participation Comments ID# 174 Congregational Christian Churches 1952 became part of the United Church of Christ (443) in 1957 176 CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, ADDITIONAL (Not Part 2000, 1990 Of Any National CCC Body) 175 Congregational Christian Churches, National Assoc Of 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 177 Congregational Holiness Church 1980 179 Conservative Baptist Association Of America 2000, 1990, 1980 181 Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 2000, 1990, 1980 270 Conservative Judaism 1980 183 Conservative Mennonite Conference 2000, 1952 186 Coptic Orthodox Church 2000 185 Cumberland Presbyterian Church 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 188 Divine Science Church 1952 189 Duck River And Kindred Baptists Associations 2000, 1990 286 Eastern Mennonite Church 2000, 1990 191 Enterprise Baptists Association 2000, 1990 193 Episcopal Church, The 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 195 Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church 1990, 1980 196 Evangelical And Reformed Church 1952 became part of the United Church of Christ (443) in 1957 197 Evangelical Church Of North America, The 1980, 1971 joined the Evangelical Church (non- participant) in 1982 199 Evangelical Congregational Church 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 201 Evangelical Covenant Church, The 2000, 1980, 1971, 1952 formerly Evangelical Covenant Church Of America, The 203 Evangelical Free Church Of America, The 2000, 1990, 1980, 1952 206 Evangelical Lutheran Church 1952 207 Evangelical Lutheran Church In America 2000, 1990 205 Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (Eielsen Synod) 1952 208 Evangelical Lutheran Churches, Association Of 1980 became part of new ELCA (207) in 1987 209 Evangelical Lutheran Synod 1990, 1980 213 Evangelical Mennonite Church Inc. 2000, 1990, 1980 215 Evangelical Methodist Church 1990, 1980 216 Evangelical Presbyterian Church 2000, 1990 218 Evangelical United Brethren Church 1952 211 Fellowship Of Evangelical Bible Churches 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 formerly Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Conference 67 Fellowship Of Fundamentalist Bible Churches 1952 219 Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church (Suomi Synod) 1952

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RCMS Religious Group Years of Participation Comments ID# 217 Fire Baptized Holiness Church, (Wesleyan), The 1990, 1980 225 Five Years Meeting Of Friends 1952 220 Free Lutheran Congregations, The Association Of 2000, 1990, 1980 221 Free Methodist Church Of North America 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 223 Free Will Baptist, National Association Of, Inc. 2000, 1990, 1971 226 Friends 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 230 Fundamental Methodist Church, Inc. 2000, 1990 388 General Association Of Regular Baptist Churches 2000 231 General Baptists (General Association Of) 1971 233 General Church Of The New Jerusalem 1980, 1952 239 General Convention Of The New Jerusalem In The U.S.A. "The 1980, 1952 Swedenborgian Church" 241 General Six Principle Baptists 2000, 1990 244 Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship Of 1980 246 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of America 2000, 1990, 1952 245 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of Vasiloupulis 2000 252 Hinduism 2000 247 Holiness Church Of God, Inc., The 1980 250 Holiness Methodist Church 1952 249 Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church Of The East 2000, 1990 251 Holy Orthodox Church In North America 2000 257 Hutterian Brethren 2000, 1990, 1952 258 Independent Free Will Baptists Associations 2000 259 Independent Fundamental Churches Of America 1990 498 Independent, Charismatic Churches 2000, 1990 499 Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches 2000, 1990 263 International Church Of The Foursquare Gospel 2000, 1990, 1980, 1952 264 International Churches Of Christ 2000 262 International Council Of Community Churches 2000 265 International Pentecostal Church Of Christ 2000, 1990 349 International Pentecostal Holiness Church 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 266 Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptists Association 2000, 1990 268 Jains 2000 269 Jasper And Pleasant Valley Baptists 2000, 1990 496 Jewish Estimate 2000, 1990, 1952 273 Landmark Missionary Baptists, Independent Associations And Unaffiliated 2000 Churches 274 Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church In America, The 1990, 1980 277 Life And Advent Union 1952

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RCMS Religious Group Years of Participation Comments ID# 279 Lumber River Annual Conference Of The Holiness Methodist Church 1952 283 Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, The 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 281 Lutheran Church In America 1980, 1971 became part of new ELCA (207) in 1987 284 Lutheran Churches, The American Association Of 1990 330 Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese 2000 334 Malankara Archdiocese Of The Syrian Orthodox Church In North America 2000

333 Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, American Diocese Of The 2000 237 Mennonite Brethren U.S. Conference 2000, 1990, 1980, 1952 formerly General Conference Of Mennonite Brethren Churches 285 Mennonite Church 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 became part of new Mennonite Church USA (288) in 2000 288 Mennonite Church Usa 2000 287 Mennonite Church, The General Conference 1990, 1980, 1971 became part of new Mennonite Church USA (288) in 2000 297 Mennonite; Other Groups 2000 290 Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship Of 2000, 1980 296 Midwest Congregational Christian Fellowship 2000, 1990 299 Missionary Bands Of The World, Inc. 1952 298 Missionary Church Association 1952 became part of new The Missionary Church (291) in 1969 291 Missionary Church, The 2000, 1990, 1980 293 In Amer (Unitas Fratrum), No Prov 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 295 Moravian Church In Amer (Unitas Fratrum), So Prov 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 294 Moravian Church In America 1952 292 Moravian Church In America, Alaska Province 2000, 1990 data included with North Province (293) prior to 1990 267 Muslim Estimate 2000 304 National Primitive Baptist Convention, Usa 2000 303 National Spiritualist Association Of Churches 1952 305 Negro Missions (Lutheran) 1952 307 Netherlands Reformed Congregations 2000, 1990 289 New Hope Baptist Association 2000, 1990 306 New Testament Association Of Independent Baptist Churches And Other 2000 Fundamental Baptist Assoc/Fllwps 313 North American Baptist Conference 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 315 North American Old Roman Catholic Church 1971 318 Old Catholic Church In America 1952 320 "Old" Missionary Baptists Association 2000, 1990

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RCMS Religious Group Years of Participation Comments ID# 323 Old Order Amish Church 2000, 1990, 1980, 1952 322 Church 2000, 1952 324 Old Order 2000, 1990 325 Old Regular Baptists 1990 329 Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. 1990, 1980, 1952 328 Oregon Yearly Meeting Of Friends Church 1952 336 Original Free Will Baptists 2000 332 Orthodox Church In America: Bulgarian Diocese 2000 397 Orthodox Church In America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate Of America 2000, 1990

331 Orthodox Church In America: Territorial Dioceses 2000, 1990 335 Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The 2000, 1980, 1971 338 Pacific Yearly Meeting Of Friends Church 1952 400 Patriarchal Parishes Of The Russian Orthodox Church In The Usa 2000 339 Pentecostal Church Of God 2000, 1990, 1952 347 Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc., The 1980 351 Pilgrim Holiness Church 1952 355 Presbyterian Church (Usa) 2000, 1990 356 Presbyterian Church In America 2000, 1990, 1980 358 Presbyterian Church In The U.S.A. 1952 357 Presbyterian Church In The 1980, 1971, 1952 became part of new PCUSA (355) in 1983 359 Primitive Advent Christian Church 1990, 1980 360 Primitive Baptist Churches--Old Line 2000 361 Primitive Baptists Associations 1990 362 Primitive Baptists, Eastern District Association Of 2000 363 Primitive Methodist Church, U.S.A. 2000, 1990, 1980, 1952 365 Progressive Primitive Baptists 2000 369 Protestant Reformed Churches In America 2000, 1980 271 Reform Judaism 1980 370 Reformed Baptist Churches 2000 371 Reformed Church In America 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 373 Reformed Church In The United States 2000, 1990 375 Reformed Episcopal Church 1990, 1980, 1952 379 Reformed Mennonite Church 2000, 1952 383 Reformed Presbyterian Church Of North America 1980 381 Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod 1980, 1971 joined PCA (356) in 1982 384 Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church 1952 386 Regular Baptists 1990 390 Religious Society Of Friends (Conservative) 1952

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RCMS Religious Group Years of Participation Comments ID# 391 Religious Society Of Friends (General Conference) 1952 392 Religious Society Of Friends (Philadelphia And Vicinity) 1952 395 Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese In America And Canada 2000, 1980 401 Russian Orthodox Church Outside Of Russia 2000 403 Salvation Army, The 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 405 , The 1990 409 Separate Baptists In Christ 2000, 1980 410 Serbian Orthodox Church In The Usa 2000 411 Serbian Orthodox Church In The Usa (New Gracanica Metropolitanate) 2000 415 Seventh Day Baptist General Conference 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 413 Seventh-Day Adventists 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 416 Sikhs 2000 412 Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church 1952 417 Social Brethren 1980, 1952 419 Southern Baptist Convention 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 418 Southwide Baptist Fellowship 2000 414 Stauffer Mennonite Church 1952 420 Strict Baptists 2000 423 Syrian Orthodox Church Of Antioch 2000, 1990, 1980 425 Taoists 2000 367 The Protes'tant Conference (Lutheran) 1990, 1980 421 The Southern Methodist Church 1980 467 The Wesleyan Church 2000, 1990, 1971, 1952 430 Truevine Baptists Association 1990 426 Tw0-Seed-In-The-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists 2000, 1990 431 Ukrainian Orthodox Church Of The Usa 2000, 1990, 1980 432 Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church 1952 434 Unitarian Churches 1952 became part of new Unitarian Universalist Association (435) in 1961 435 Unitarian Universalist Association Of Congregations 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 436 United Baptists 1990, 1952 438 United Brethren In Christ 1990, 1952 441 United Christian Church 1990, 1980, 1952 443 United Church Of Christ 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971 444 United Evangelical Lutheran Church 1952 447 United Lutheran Church In America 1952 449 United Methodist Church, The 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 451 United Missionary Church 1952 became part of new The Missionary Church (291) in 1969

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RCMS Religious Group Years of Participation Comments ID# 453 United Presbyterian Church In The U.S.A., The 1980, 1971 became part of new PCUSA (355) in 1983 452 United Presbyterian Church Of North America 1952 455 United Reformed Churches In North America 2000 459 United Zion Church 1980 461 Unity Of The Brethren 1971 433 Universalist Church In America 1952 became part of new Unitarian Universalist Association (435) in 1961 462 Vedanta Society 1952 463 Vineyard Usa 2000 464 Volunteers Of America 1952 466 Wayne Trail Missionary Baptists Association 2000, 1990 469 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 2000, 1990, 1980, 1971, 1952 490 Zoroastrians 2000

*The study was known as Churches and Church Membership in the United States for the 1952, 1971, 1980 and 1990 editions

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