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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Brethren | Nebraska | 360 | 0.02% | 5 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 205. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | New Hampshire | 420 | 0.04% | 5 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 328. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | New Jersey | 4,203 | 0.05% | 41 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 2,769. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | New Mexico | 610 | 0.04% | 6 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 294. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | New York | 5,784 | 0.03% | 54 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 3,756. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | New York: Buffalo | 265 | - | 3 units |
- | 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. Two groups: "Plymouth Brethren I " and "Plymouth Brethren II " listed under subheading "Brethren, Plymouth " |
| Plymouth Brethren | North Carolina | 4,877 | 0.07% | 32 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 2,873. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | North Dakota | 160 | 0.03% | 5 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 94. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Ohio | 1,782 | 0.02% | 22 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 1,063. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Oklahoma | 395 | 0.01% | 5 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 198. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Ontario | - | - | 195 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web page: "'Plymouth Brethren' FAQ "; "Author: Shawn Abigail; November1998; Version 1.6.1 " | Christianity:Protestant:Plymouth Brethren: An address book has been published by Waltrick which lists 195 assemblies in the Canadian province of Ontario (population 9 million) |
| Plymouth Brethren | Oregon | 1,474 | 0.05% | 13 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 1,015. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Pennsylvania | 5,155 | 0.04% | 46 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 3,277. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Peru | - | - | 31 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web page: "'Plymouth Brethren' FAQ "; "Author: Shawn Abigail; November1998; Version 1.6.1 " | Christianity:Protestant:Plymouth Brethren: Besides whatever "open " meetings there are there: Assemblies: 31 in Peru, 8 in Argentina, 33 in the Dominican Republic, more than 8 in Brasil, and about 28 in Mexico in fellowship with the "TW " (exclusive) meetings. |
| Plymouth Brethren | Rhode Island | 280 | 0.03% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 179. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | South Carolina | 1,394 | 0.04% | 19 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 820. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Tennessee | 598 | 0.01% | 6 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 360. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Texas | 6,766 | 0.04% | 35 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 4,225. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Texas | 4,225 | 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 MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Plymouth Brethren | Texas | 6,766 | 0.04% | - | - | 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.; Listed in table as "Christian (Plymouth) Brethren " |
| Plymouth Brethren | USA | 22,961 | - | 633 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 595. | "Plymouth Brethren:...loosely organized, they have divided on ecclesiastical grounds into 6 general bodies, all holding similar theological positions. The last available census listed 633 churches with 22,961 members. " |
| Plymouth Brethren | USA | 33,250 | - | - | - | 1964 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 809. | "In 1964 the U.S. had eight groups of Plymouth Brethren, identified by as many numerals and differentiated chiefly by their principles of fellowship... Plymouth Brethren 2, the largest group, claimed 15,000 of the total 33,250. " |
| Plymouth Brethren | USA | 98,000 | - | 1,150 units |
- | 1984 | 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 Brethren (also known as Plymouth Brethren). " |
| Plymouth Brethren | USA | 85,317 | - | 815 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | USA | 80,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 196. | Plymouth Brethren: "Exclusive assemblies were dominant in the 19th century, but today there are an estimated 850 open assemblies in the U.S. with only 250 exclusive groups. The number of members is estimated at 80,000. " |
| Plymouth Brethren | USA | 98,000 | - | 1,100 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | 850 open assemblies, 250 exclusive assemblies |
| Plymouth Brethren | USA | 98,000 | - | 1,150 units |
- | 1994 | *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. "; [Listed as "Christian Brethren (aka Plymouth Brethren) "] |
| Plymouth Brethren | USA | 98,000 | - | 4,036 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. Listed as "Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) " |
| Plymouth Brethren | USA | 98,000 | - | 1,150 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. Listed as "Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) " |
| Plymouth Brethren | USA | 100,000 | - | 1,150 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 Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) |
| Plymouth Brethren | Vermont | 100 | 0.02% | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 50. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Virginia | 1,849 | 0.03% | 21 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 1,157. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Washington | 2,753 | 0.06% | 28 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 1,858. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Washington, D.C. | 283 | 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. |
| Plymouth Brethren | West Virginia | 510 | 0.03% | 6 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 222. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Wisconsin | 1,062 | 0.02% | 16 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 619. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | world | - | - | 1 unit |
1 country |
1830 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 16). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 2210. | "Plymouth Brethren: Fundamentalist sect which established its first congegation in Plymouth c1830, to promote a return to the beliefs and ideals of the earliest Christians: in the 1840s disagreements led to a split between the followers of John Nelson Darby (1800-82), the Exclusive Brethren, and his opponents, generally called Open Brethren. " |
| Plymouth Brethren | world | - | - | - | - | 1981 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 573. | "Plymouth Brethren (Christian). British evangelical sect which originated in the early nineteenth century. Although the group has remained small, its influence on British and American Protestantism has been great... " |
| Plymouth Brethren | world | - | - | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Hexham, Irving. Concise Dictionary of Religion. Carol Stream, USA: InterVarsity Press (1994). (v. online 6 Oct. 1999) | "PLYMOUTH BRETHREN... founded by John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) in 1830. The Brethren split into a number of different groups including the extremist EXCLUSIVE BRETHREN and moderate OPEN BRETHREN. Despite their small size, they have had an immense influence on MODERN CHRISTIANITY... They have been particularly influential in the field of MISSIONS where their idea of FAITH MISSIONS influenced groups as diverse as the CHINA INLAND MISSION and L'ABRI. " |
| Plymouth Brethren | world | 1,000,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web page: "'Plymouth Brethren' FAQ "; "Author: Shawn Abigail; November1998; Version 1.6.1 " | Christianity:Protestant:Plymouth Brethren: From some of the information in the book Operation World together with some educated guesses and Canadian census data, there are about 1,000,000 people in the world who would call themselves or be called Plymouth Brethren. |
| Plymouth Brethren | Wyoming | 25 | 0.01% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 25. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | Canada | 11,000 | - | 150 units |
- | 1993 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 150. | Exclusive: "Canadian congregations number approximately 150, with an inclusive membership estimated at 11,000. " Open: "Canadian congregations number approximately 450, with an incusive membership estimated at 41,000. " |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | New Zealand | 2,700 | 0.08% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Total 1986 NZ population: 3,263,228. |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | New Zealand | 1,578 | 0.05% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Listed in table as "Exclusive Brethren " |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | New Zealand | 1,992 | 0.06% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Total 1996 NZ population: 3,616,633. Listed in table as "Exclusive Brethren " |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | United Kingdom: Britain | 20,000 | - | - | - | 1970 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 7). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 868. | "Innovation in teaching and liturgy... has not, in recent years, led to schism so much as to numerous individual expulsions... Membership has dropped and the sect appears to have entered a vortex of successive purges. It is difficult to assess the strength of the [Exclusive] Brethren, but in Britain they probably number between 10,000 and 20,000, with strong concentrations in the southeast and home counties, the Midlands, industrial Yorkshire, the Clyde Valley, Moray Firth and around Belfast. " |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | USA | - | - | 250 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. 196. | Plymouth Brethren: "Exclusive assemblies were dominant in the 19th century, but today there are an estimated 850 open assemblies in the U.S. with only 250 exclusive groups. The number of members is estimated at 80,000. " |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | USA | 19,000 | - | 300 units |
- | 1993 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 63. | Also known as Christian Brethren. Exclusive branch: "United States congregations number approximately 300, with an estimated 19,000 members. " Open branch: "now has about 850 U.S. congregations, with an estimated 79,000 members. |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | USA | - | - | 250 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | 850 open assemblies, 250 exclusive assemblies |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | USA | - | - | 250 units |
- | 1994 | *LINK* web site: "End of Times Apostacy Online Database " (1998) [Orig. source: Way of Life Encyclopedia of the Bible & Christianity, David W. Cloud (1994), Way of Life Literature, 1701 Harns Rd., Oak Harbor, WA 98277.] | "As a result of a division in England in 1848, there are two basic types of Brethren assemblies, commonly known as exclusive and open... today there are an estimated 850 open assemblies in the U.S. with only 250 exclusive (Handbook). " |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | world | - | - | - | 5 countries |
1970 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 7). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 867. | "The Christian sect known as the Exclusive Brethren today has a significant following, not only in Britain, but in America -- particularly in the industrial areas of the eastern states and on the west coast, and in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. " |
| Plymouth Brethren - Exclusive | world | 45,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* OPPOSING VIEW (anti-) web site: "Cult Awareness & Information Centre - Australia "; web page: "Exclusive Brethren " (viewed 27 Feb. 1999) | Christianity:Protestant:Plymouth Brethren:Exclusive Brethren: There are about 45,000 worldwide. |
| Plymouth Brethren - Open | Canada | 41,000 | - | 450 units |
- | 1993 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 150. | Exclusive: "Canadian congregations number approximately 150, with an inclusive membership estimated at 11,000. " Open: "Canadian congregations number approximately 450, with an incusive membership estimated at 41,000. "; Listed in table as "Open Plymouth Brethren " |
| Plymouth Brethren - Open | USA | - | - | 850 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. 196. | Plymouth Brethren: "Exclusive assemblies were dominant in the 19th century, but today there are an estimated 850 open assemblies in the U.S. with only 250 exclusive groups. The number of members is estimated at 80,000. " |
| Plymouth Brethren - Open | USA | 79,000 | - | 850 units |
- | 1993 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 63. | Also known as Christian Brethren. Exclusive branch: "United States congregations number approximately 300, with an estimated 19,000 members. " Open branch: "now has about 850 U.S. congregations, with an estimated 79,000 members.; Listed in table as "Open Plymouth Brethren " |
| Plymouth Brethren - Open | USA | - | - | 850 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | 850 open assemblies, 250 exclusive assemblies |
| Plymouth Brethren - Open | USA | - | - | 850 units |
- | 1994 | *LINK* web site: "End of Times Apostacy Online Database " (1998) [Orig. source: Way of Life Encyclopedia of the Bible & Christianity, David W. Cloud (1994), Way of Life Literature, 1701 Harns Rd., Oak Harbor, WA 98277.] | "As a result of a division in England in 1848, there are two basic types of Brethren assemblies, commonly known as exclusive and open... today there are an estimated 850 open assemblies in the U.S. with only 250 exclusive (Handbook). " |
| Plymouth Brethren 2 | New York: Buffalo | 213 | - | 2 units |
- | 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 Plymouth Brethren II. |
| Plymouth Brethren 2 | USA | 15,000 | - | - | - | 1964 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 809. | "In 1964 the U.S. had eight groups of Plymouth Brethren, identified by as many numerals and differentiated chiefly by their principles of fellowship... Plymouth Brethren 2, the largest group, claimed 15,000 of the total 33,250. " |
| Plymouth Brethren I | New York: Buffalo | 52 | - | 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 Plymouth Brethren I. |
| Plymouth Brethren IV / Christliche Versammlungen / Freier Bruderkreis | Germany | 45,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Religionswissenschaftlicher Medien- und Informationsdienst e.V. " [REMID: Religious Studies Media and Information Service, Marburg, Germany]; web page: "Informationen und Standpunkte " (viewed 2 Aug. 1999). | Table: "Religious communities in Germany: Numbers of members " [data published July, 1999]; Listed as "Christliche Versammlungen / Freier Brüderkreis / Plymouth Brethren IV " in table. Source: REMID. |
| Pocomtuc | North America - Eastern Woodlands | 1,200 | - | - | - | 1600 | Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 200. | Table: "Eastern Woodlands: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber) |
| Pocomtuc | world | 1,200 | - | - | - | 1600 | Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 200. | Table: "Eastern Woodlands: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber) |
| Pohoy | North America - Gulf Coasts and Tidal Swamps | 300 | - | - | - | 1680 | Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 93. | Table: "Gulf Coasts and Tidal Swamps: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber) |
| Pohoy | world | 300 | - | - | - | 1680 | Terrell, John Upton. American Indian Almanac. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1974); pg. 93. | Table: "Gulf Coasts and Tidal Swamps: Earliest Population Estimates " (mainly relying on James Mooney, John R. Swanson, & A. L. Kroeber) |
