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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Indiana | 3,085 | 0.06% | 29 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,507. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Iowa | 3,871 | 0.14% | 28 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,565. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Kansas | 565 | 0.02% | 4 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 498. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Kentucky | 1,804 | 0.05% | 20 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 975. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Laos | 7,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD -1979 edition); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Largest Evangelical groups -- Evangelical Church (CMA) [It appears this refers to the Christian and Missionary Alliance] once 7,000 members; Brethren (Swiss, British and OMF) approx. 1,000 members. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Louisiana | 103 | 0.00% | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 39. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Maine | 691 | 0.06% | 11 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 336. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Maryland | 3,134 | 0.07% | 23 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,333. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Massachusetts | 3,649 | 0.06% | 31 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,761. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Michigan | 4,313 | 0.05% | 32 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,312. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Minnesota | 17,644 | 0.40% | 85 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 7,475. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Mississippi | 58 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 33. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Missouri | 523 | 0.01% | 8 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 277. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Montana | 4,358 | 0.55% | 41 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,639. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Nebraska | 5,916 | 0.37% | 18 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,180. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Nevada | 67 | 0.01% | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 25. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | New Hampshire | 594 | 0.05% | 8 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 248. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | New Jersey | 7,689 | 0.10% | 46 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 3,313. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | New Mexico | 215 | 0.01% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 59. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | New York | 20,264 | 0.11% | 150 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 9,860. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | New York: Buffalo | 73 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1926 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997). [Orig. source: 1926 U.S. govt. census from Bureau of the Census, 1930, vol. 1]; pg. 8. | "Table 31. Number of churches, membership [incl. children]... 1926 "; Reports prepared by pastors/boards of elders. Listed in table as Christian and Missionary Alliance. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | New Zealand | - | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Minor Churches (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | New Zealand | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Minor Churches (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | New Zealand | 159 | 0.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Minor Churches (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | North Carolina | 6,347 | 0.10% | 48 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 3,712. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | North Dakota | 301 | 0.05% | 5 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 116. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Ohio | 25,334 | 0.23% | 106 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 11,439. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Oklahoma | 401 | 0.01% | 7 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 200. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Oregon | 7,272 | 0.26% | 34 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,320. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Pennsylvania | 37,006 | 0.31% | 259 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 16,847. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Philippines | 30,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD (orig. source: 1979) by P. J. Johnstone); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Methodists 100,000; All Baptists 80,000; All Pentecostals 150,000; Alliance Church (CMA) 30,000 [It appears this refers to the Christian and Missionary Alliance]; Assoc. of Bible Churches (OMF, FECC) 10,000. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Puerto Rico | 5,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD, 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total pop.: 3,200,000. Protestants 12%. Community 400000. Membership 168,000. Denominations 26. Largest: Pentecostals (7) 67,000 members; United Methodists 14,000; Baptists (2) 15,000; Disciples of Christ 11,000; CMA 5,000 [It appears this refers to the Christian and Missionary Alliance]. Evangelicals 8% of population. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Rhode Island | 802 | 0.08% | 4 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 475. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | South Carolina | 921 | 0.03% | 11 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 498. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | South Dakota | 1,144 | 0.16% | 14 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 489. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Tennessee | 860 | 0.02% | 8 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 505. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Texas | 3,082 | 0.02% | 45 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,605. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Texas | 1,605 | 0.01% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995). [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "]; pg. 325-327. | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Texas | 3,082 | 0.02% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995). [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "]; pg. 325-327. | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Thailand | 1,700 | - | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | "Baptists (4 groups) 8,000; Pentecostals 6,000; Various Evangelical Churches associated with OMF 2,000+; CMA 1,700; WEC 700. " [It appears that "CMA " here refers to the Christian and Missionary Alliance. In response to my query, the Nance profiles author sent me a note saying CMA is "Christian Missionary Alliance, a denomination with their headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO. " I believe the author simply dropped the 'and' from the name, and is mistaken about the HQ of the CMA, as no such org. is headquartered in Colorado, according to Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions (1991).] |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 32,000 | - | 444 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 341. | Table: "...the leading holiness groups in the United States at the present time are as follows: " [Table lists figures for "Churches " and "Members " for 28 groups.] |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 238,734 | - | 1,785 units |
- | 1986 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Holiness Family; section: 19th Century Holiness; pg. 205. | "The Christian and Missionary Alliance... Nyack, NY [H.Q.]... Membership: In 1986 the Alliance reported 238,734 members, 1,785 churches... There were 1,052,663 members worldwide in 53 countries. Work in Canada is cordinated from headquarters in Willowdale, Ontario. " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 271,696 | - | 1,795 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 244,296 | - | 1,785 units |
- | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 70-71. | "The Alliance has ministries in 53 nations. In the U.S. an Puerto Rico, work is carried on in 21 geographic and 10 intercultural districts... In all districts, there are 1,785 churches fully or partially organized, with an inclusive membership of 244,296. " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 267,853 | - | 1,900 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 248-255. | Table 2: US Current Stats. (# of adherents from table's "inclusive membership " column, not sometimes smaller "full communicant " col.) Listed in table as "Christian and Missionary Alliance. " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 267,853 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Religions and Health Care " by Fr. J Mahoney, M.Div.; web page: "Membership Reported " (viewed 20 Feb. 1999); [Orig. source: J. Gordon Melton. Encyclopedia of American Religions, 6th edition, copyright 1999, Gale Publishing] | Table: "Membership Reported "; 3 key columns: "Religious Group ", "Year ", "Membership " (which always specifies location, whether U.S., North America, or Total]; listed in table as "Christian and Missionary Alliance " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 289,391 | - | 1,923 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | - |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 307,366 | - | 1,957 units |
- | 1995 | *LINK* web site for Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches (accessed 1998); [Orig. source: Source: Kenneth B. Bedell, editor, Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, annual.] | Table: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches: U.S. Religious Bodies with more than 60,000 Members "; "...prepared for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census... for the 1997 edition of the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 307,366 | - | 240 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997). [Orig. sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]; pg. 651. | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Membership figs. generally based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 328,078 | - | 1,964 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999). [Orig. sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]; pg. 692. | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Christian and Missionary Alliance |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | USA | 302,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance (viewed circa Nov. 1998); "last updated October 1998 " | Table: "Christian Organizations "; "Membership numbers, as supplied by various denominations " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Utah | 441 | 0.03% | 4 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 243. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Vermont | 1,706 | 0.30% | 10 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 686. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Virginia | 3,358 | 0.05% | 25 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,231. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Washington | 13,447 | 0.28% | 64 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 5,839. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Washington, D.C. | 169 | 0.03% | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | West Virginia | 1,075 | 0.06% | 10 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 723. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Wisconsin | 10,788 | 0.22% | 52 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 5,814. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | world | 32,000 | - | 444 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 160. | "Christian and Missionary Alliance: A conservative evangelistic and missionary group founded by A. B. Simpson in 1881. It has missions in many countries and... work in U.S. There are 444 churches with 32,000 members. " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | world | 1,052,663 | - | - | 53 countries |
1986 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Holiness Family; section: 19th Century Holiness; pg. 204-205. | "The Christian and Missionary Alliance... Nyack, NY [H.Q.]... Membership: In 1986 the Alliance reported 238,734 members, 1,785 churches... There were 1,052,663 members worldwide in 53 countries. Work in Canada is cordinated from headquarters in Willowdale, Ontario. " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | world | 2,644,296 | - | 13,210 units |
53 countries |
1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 70-71. | "The Alliance has ministries in 53 nations... In [U.S.] districts, there are 1,785 churches fully or partially organized, with an inclusive membership of 244,296. Foreign missionary work is carried on in Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. There are 1,245 Alliance missionaries and 12,409 national pastors and workers who minister in 11,425 churches in those countries. Overseas Alliance membership is over 2.4 million... " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | world | 2,189,391 | - | 15,884 units |
54 countries |
1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | World figures come by adding US figures (289,391 members in 1,923 churches) to overseas figures: 1.9 million members in 13,961 churches. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Wyoming | 1,436 | 0.32% | 15 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 450. |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance - missionaries | world | 1,245 | - | - | 53 countries |
1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 70-71. | "The Alliance has ministries in 53 nations... Foreign missionary work is carried on in Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. There are 1,245 Alliance missionaries and 12,409 national pastors and workers who minister in 11,425 churches in those countries. Overseas Alliance membership is over 2.4 million... " |
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