Index
back to Brethren Church (Ashland), West Virginia
| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brethren Church (Ashland) | world | 30,636 | - | - | - | 1936 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 237. | "Dunkers... the main present groups stem from the 1881-82 division, viz:... The Brethren Church ('Progressive') numbering in 1936 30,636 (now two groups), who publish the Brethren Evangelist at Ashland, Ohio... |
| Brethren Church (Ashland) | world | 14,857 | - | - | - | 1982 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 64. | "Several other major branches of Brethren consider themselves direct descendants of the group organized at Schwarzenau:... Brethren Church, [organized] 1883, 14,857 members in 1982... " |
| Brethren Church (Ashland) | world | 14,965 | - | 125 units |
- | 1988 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Brethren; pg. 313. | "Brethren Church (Ashland, Ohio)... Ashland, OH [H.Q.]... Membership: In 1988 the church reported 14,965 members in 125 churches. " |
| Brethren Church (Ashland) | world | 14,665 | - | 125 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. 63. | "Brethren Church (Ashland)... has 14,665 members in 125 churches. " |
| Brethren Church (Ashland) | world | 13,132 | - | 124 units |
- | 1991 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | "...[one of many groups which] consider themselves direct descendants of the group organized at Schwarzenau. "; this is the Ashland group, called "Brethren Church ", organized in 1883, from which Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches split off. |
| Brethren Church (Ashland) | world | 13,028 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* web site: "New Religious Movements " (University of Virginia); web page: "Brethren " (viewed 31 Jan. 1999); "Created by Kristin Kegerreis For Sociology 497, Fall 1998 " | "The sizes of the other groups are as follows: Brethren Church - 13,028 in 1995 (Melton:440); Old German Baptist Brethren - 5,277 in 1995 (Melton:444); and Dunkard Brethren - 1,035 in 1980 (Melton:442). " |
| Brethren Church (Ashland) | Wyoming | 94 | 0.02% | 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': 73. [Listed as 'Brethren Church (Ashland, Ohio).'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Alberta | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Brethren in Christ "; web page: "Directory " (to Brethren in Christ Church in Canada) | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | California | 2,066 | 0.01% | 14 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: 1,886. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | California | - | - | 14 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Canada | 2,689 | - | - | - | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 303. | "In 1987 the Brethren reported... 2,689 [members] in Canada " |
| Brethren in Christ | Canada | 3,069 | - | 36 units |
- | 1992 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Brethren in Christ Church, Canadian Conference. " |
| Brethren in Christ | Canada | - | - | 40 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Brethren in Christ "; web page: "Directory " (to Brethren in Christ Church in Canada) | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Colorado | 253 | 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': 112. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Colorado | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Florida | 377 | 0.00% | 9 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': 301. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Florida | - | - | 15 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Georgia, USA | 52 | 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': 26. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Georgia, USA | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Illinois | 71 | 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': 41. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Illinois | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Indiana | 267 | 0.00% | 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': 233. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Indiana | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Iowa | 68 | 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': 57. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Iowa | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Kansas | 284 | 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': 284. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Kansas | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Kentucky | 271 | 0.01% | 6 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. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Kentucky | - | - | 6 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Malawi | 208 | - | 20 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Africa: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | MALAWI: Brethren in Christ Church (Malawi)... Members: 208; Congregations: 20 |
| Brethren in Christ | Maryland | 275 | 0.01% | 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': 215. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Maryland | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Michigan | 340 | 0.00% | 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': 216. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Michigan | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | New Mexico | 98 | 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': 98. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | New Mexico | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | New York | 283 | 0.00% | 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': 280. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | New York | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | North America | - | - | 400 units |
- | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 303. | "In 1987 the Brethren reported 15,535 members in the United States and 2,689 in Canada, 400 congregations and 435 ministers. " |
| Brethren in Christ | North America | 19,426 | - | 221 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. 66. | "Brethren in Christ Church... Missionaries are at work in Africa, India, Japan, Colombia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba, and are engaged in Mennonite Central Committee work around the world. There are 19,426 members in 221 churches in the U.S. and Canada. " |
| Brethren in Christ | North America | 10,819 | - | 230 units |
- | 1992 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | Began in 1778 as 'River Brethren'... Pennsylvania... Migration to Canada 1788. Today 10,819 members in 230 churches in the United States and Canada at the end of 1992 |
| Brethren in Christ | Ohio | 978 | 0.01% | 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': 905. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Ohio | - | - | 16 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Oklahoma | 240 | 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': 238. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Oklahoma | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Ontario | - | - | 31 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Brethren in Christ "; web page: "Directory " (to Brethren in Christ Church in Canada) | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Oregon | 212 | 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': 212. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Oregon | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Pennsylvania | 12,982 | 0.11% | 94 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': 11,384. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Pennsylvania | - | - | 98 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Pennsylvania: Mifflin County | - | - | - | - | 1980 | Hostetler, John A. Amish Society (3rd ed.; 1st ed. pub. 1963). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (1980); pg. 282, 289. | "...Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania. This region encompasses Kishacoquillas Valley [Big Valley]..., which has in it 12 Amish-related groups. All originated in whole or in part among the Amish who came to this region from southeastern Pennsylvania as early as 1791... The Brethren in Christ Church, a revivalist group, built a meeting house in Belleville in 1959. It gained adherents when members of the Beachy group, who by this time were allowed to have automobiles, began to attend Brethren in Christ revival meetings outside Big Valley. Like the Holdeman group, this group stresses repentance and conversion and conducts revival meetings, but does not require beards, a distinctive way of dressing, or avoidance of apostate members. the group has remained active but small in members. " |
| Brethren in Christ | Quebec | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Brethren in Christ "; web page: "Directory " (to Brethren in Christ Church in Canada) | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Saskatchewan | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Brethren in Christ "; web page: "Directory " (to Brethren in Christ Church in Canada) | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Tennessee | 193 | 0.00% | 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': 181. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Tennessee | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | Texas | 73 | 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': 53. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | Texas | 53 | 0.00% | - | - | 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. |
| Brethren in Christ | Texas | 73 | 0.00% | - | - | 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. |
| Brethren in Christ | Texas | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | Counted congregations from their index |
| Brethren in Christ | United Kingdom: Great Britain | 63 | - | 3 units |
- | 1994 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Europe: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | GREAT BRITAIN: Brethren in Christ Church, U.K.; Member (1994): 63; Congregations: 3 |
| Brethren in Christ | USA | 15,535 | - | - | - | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 303. | "Membership: In 1987 the Brethren reported 15,535 members in the United States " |
| Brethren in Christ | USA | 19,769 | - | 188 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Brethren in Christ Church.'] |
| Brethren in Christ | USA | 17,454 | - | 194 units |
- | 1992 | 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 "Brethren in Christ Church. " |
| Brethren in Christ | USA | 18,529 | - | 200 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. |
| Brethren in Christ | USA | 18,424 | - | 199 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 Brethren in Christ |
