Appendixes for: Merging the Religious Congregations and Membership Studies Appendix A: Religious Group Participation in the Longitudinal RCMS Files Name 3-digit COD E RELTRAD Category 1980 Advent Christian Church 001 Evangelical Protestant X X African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Orthodox Church in America: Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection 199 0 200 0 003 Black Protestant X 005 Black Protestant X X X 007 Orthodox C X M 009 Orthodox C X X 011 Evangelical Protestant E X X X Alliance of Baptists 012 Mainline Protestant C Amana Church Society 015 Evangelical Protestant X X Ambassadors Amish Mennonite 016 Evangelical Protestant X American Baptist Association 017 Evangelical Protestant X E X X American Baptist Churches in the USA 019 Mainline Protestant X X X X American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese 022 Orthodox X X X American Presbyterian Church 030 Evangelical Protestant X 201 0 Notes Measurement after 1990 changed; not advisable to compare with 2010. Reported with Orthodox Church in America (331) for 2010. See 331b for combined grouping. Formed in 1987, split from Southern Baptist Convention (419). Formerly named "American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese of the U.S.A." Founded in 1977 out of the Bible Presbyterian Church (069).
Amish Groups, undifferentiated 031 Evangelical Protestant X Amish; Other Groups 032 Evangelical Protestant X Anglican Church in North America 033 Evangelical Protestant M M M CE Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdioceses of North America Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarean) Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR Assemblies of God International Fellowship Apostolic Lutheran Church of America Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America Korean-American Presbyterian Church Armenian Apostolic Church of America, Eastern Prelancy (Catholicossate of Cilicia) Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicossate of Etchmiadzin) Armenian Evangelical Churches (Additional) 034 Orthodox X X 039 Evangelical Protestant X X X E 040 Evangelical Protestant E X X X 042 Evangelical Protestant X 044 Evangelical Protestant C 045 Evangelical Protestant X X C 047 Evangelical Protestant C 048 Evangelical Protestant C 049 Orthodox X X X X 050 Orthodox X X 051 Evangelical Protestant C Continuation of Old Order Amish count (323), but change in measurement prevents comparisons over time. Includes other Amish groups (032). Reported with Amish Groups, undifferentiated (031) along with Old Order Amish (323) in 2010. Not advisable to compare due to substantial measurement changes. Split from Episcopal Church (193) in 2009. See 193b for combined grouping. Unadvisable to compare 1980 and 1990 counts with 2000 and 2010 counts due to unspecified measurement changes.
Korean Presbyterian Church in America (now named: Korean 052 Evangelical Protestant C Presbyterian Church Abroad) Assemblies of God 053 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (Gen Synod) 055 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Baha'i 056 Other X X Baptist General Conference ("Converge Worldwide") 057 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Association of Messianic Congregations 058 Other C Baptist Missionary Association of 059 Evangelical Protestant X X X E America Barren River Missionary Baptists 060 Evangelical Protestant X Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches 061 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Berea Amish Mennonite 062 Evangelical Protestant X Berean Fundamental Church 063 Evangelical Protestant X X Bethel Ministerial Association, Inc. 065 Evangelical Protestant X The Bible Church of Christ, Inc. 066 Black Protestant X X Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod) 069 Evangelical Protestant C Bruderhof Communities, Inc. 070 Evangelical Protestant M X X Brethren Church (Ashland, Ohio) 071 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Bible Fellowship Church 073 Evangelical Protestant X Brethren in Christ Church 075 Evangelical Protestant X X X CE Buddhists 076 Other C Bulgarian Orthodox Dioceses of the USA Byelorussian Council of Orthodox Churches in North America 078 Orthodox X X 080 Orthodox C Reported with Hutterite Brethren (257) for 1990. See 257b for combined grouping. Counted as three groups (Mahayana - 890, Theravada - 891, Vajrayana - 892) for 2010. Not advisable to compare the two years.
Catholic Church 081 Catholic X X X X Central Baptists 082 Evangelical Protestant X Christ Catholic Church 083 Evangelical Protestant X X Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 084 Evangelical Protestant C C Friends Central Yearly Meeting 085 Evangelical Protestant M M M X Canadian and American Reformed Churches 086 Evangelical Protestant C The Christian and Missionary Alliance 089 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Christian Catholic Church 091 Other X Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 093 Mainline Protestant X X X X Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 097 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 101 Black Protestant X X Christian Reformed Church in North America 105 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Christian Union 107 Evangelical Protestant X X CE Church of Christ (Holiness), USA 110 Evangelical Protestant C Church of Christ Scientist 111 Other C C Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. 120 Evangelical Protestant C Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith) 121 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Church of God by Faith, Inc. 122 Evangelical Protestant C Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 123 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Counting procedure of adherents changed for 2010. Estimates are lower than they were in 2000. Not advisable to compare adherents in 2010 to previous years. Reported with Friends (226) for 1980, 1990, and 2000. See 226b for combined grouping. Not advisable to compare 1980 and 2010 due to measurement changes.
Unity Churches, Association of 124 Other C Church of God (Cleveland, TN) 127 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Church of God (Seventh-day) 133 Evangelical Protestant X X C Church of God in Christ 141 Black Protestant X Church of God in Christ (Mennonite) 143 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Church of God of Prophecy 145 Evangelical Protestant E X X X Church of God of the Mountain Assembly, Inc. 146 Evangelical Protestant X C Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonites) 149 Other X The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 151 Other X X X X Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. 155 Black Protestant C Church of the Brethren 157 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America 163 Evangelical Protestant X X E X Formerly named "Church of God (Seventh Day, Denver, CO)" Counting procedure of adherents changed in 2010 to be more accurate and comparable to how other denominations count. The number of adherents in 1980-2000 is underestimated and not comparable to 2010 counts. Church of the Lutheran Confession 164 Evangelical Protestant X X C Church of the Nazarene 165 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Churches of Christ 167 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Churches of Christ in Christian Union 168 Evangelical Protestant C Churches of God General Conference 171 Evangelical Protestant E X X X Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches 172 Evangelical Protestant C
Community of Christ 173 Other X X National Association Of Congregational Christian Churches 175 Mainline Protestant X X X X Congregational Christian Churches Additional 176 Mainline Protestant E X X X Congregational Holiness Church 177 Evangelical Protestant X X Conservative Baptist Association of America 179 Evangelical Protestant X C X CE Congregational Methodist Church 180 Evangelical Protestant X Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 181 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Conservative Lutheran Association 182 Evangelical Protestant C Conservative Mennonite Conference 183 Evangelical Protestant M M X X Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church 184 Evangelical Protestant C Cumberland Presbyterian Church 185 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Coptic Orthodox Church 186 Orthodox CE X Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America 187 Black Protestant C Duck River and Kindred Baptists Associations 189 Evangelical Protestant X X Elim Fellowship 190 Evangelical Protestant C Enterprise Baptist 191 Evangelical Protestant X X CE The Episcopal Church 193 Mainline Protestant X X X X Formerly named Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. Reported with the Mennonite Church (285) for 1980 and 1990, but reported separately for 2000 and 2010. See 288b for combined grouping. Formerly named Protestant Episcopal Church. The Anglican Church in North American (033) split from the Episcopal Church in 2009, resulting in separate reporting in the 2010 RCMS. See 193b for combined grouping.
Episcopal Church Groups Combined Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church The Evangelical Church of North America 193b Mainline Protestant X X X X 195 Mainline Protestant X X 197 Evangelical Protestant X C Combined group created for longitudinal file. Includes Anglican Church in North America (033) adherent and congregation counts for 2010. Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian 198 Evangelical Protestant C Churches Evangelical Congregational Church 199 Evangelical Protestant X X E X The Evangelical Covenant Church 201 Evangelical Protestant X E X X Eritrean Orthodox 202 Orthodox X The Evangelical Free Church of America 203 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Ethiopian Orthodox 204 Orthodox C Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 207 Mainline Protestant X X X X Formerly named The Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America and The Evangelical Covenant Church of America. The 1988 merger of the American Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church in America, and Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches. Data from all merging bodies were combined when the 1980 dataset became available online. In 2009 there was a schism. Two of the new Lutheran groups are in the 2010 RCMS: the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (255) and the North American Lutheran Church
(314). See 207b for combined grouping. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Groups Combined 207b Mainline Protestant X X X X Evangelical Lutheran Synod 209 Evangelical Protestant X X E X Federation of Reformed Churches 210 Evangelical Protestant C Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches 211 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Fellowship of Evangelical Churches 213 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Combined group created for longitudinal file. Includes the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (255) and the North American Lutheran Church (314) adherent and congregation counts for 2010. Formerly named Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Conference Formerly named Evangelical Mennonite Church Evangelical Methodist Church 215 Evangelical Protestant X X C Evangelical Presbyterian Church 216 Evangelical Protestant E X X X The Fire Baptized Holiness Church (Wesleyan) 217 Black Protestant X X The Association of Free Lutheran Congregations 220 Evangelical Protestant X X X CE Free Methodist Church of North America 221 Evangelical Protestant X X X X
Free Presbyterian Church of North America Free Will Baptist, National Association of Inc. Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) 222 Evangelical Protestant C 223 Evangelical Protestant E X X X 224 Evangelical Protestant C Friends United Meeting 225 Mainline Protestant M M M X Friends (Quakers) 226 Mainline Protestant X X X M Formerly named "Five Years Meeting of Friends". Counted with Friends (226) for 1980, 1990, and 2000. Reported separately in 2010. See 226b for combined grouping. Included multiple Friends groups: Friends Central Yearly Meeting (085), Friends United Meeting (225), Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends (390), Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings (393), Evangelical Friends Church International (328), Independent Yearly Meetings of Friends (338), Unaffiliated Friends Meetings (389), and Friends General Conference (391) in 1980, 1990, and 200. Each group reported separately for 2010.
Friends Groups Combined 226b Mainline Protestant X X X X Free Reformed Church of North America 227 Evangelical Protestant C Fundamental Baptist Fellowship 228 Evangelical Protestant C Fundamental Methodist Conference, Inc. 230 Evangelical Protestant X X Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship 232 Black Protestant C General Church of the New Jerusalem 233 Other X Mennonite Brethren Churches, U.S. Conference of General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the USA (The Swedenborgian Church) 237 Evangelical Protestant X X X X 239 Other X C General Six Principle Baptists 241 Evangelical Protestant X X Georgian Orthodox Parishes in the 242 Orthodox X United States Combined group created for longitudinal file. Includes Central Yearly Meeting of Friends (085), Friends United Meeting (225), Friends (Quakers)(226), Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends (390), Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings (393), Evangelical Friends Church International (328), Independent Yearly Meetings of Friends (338), Unaffiliated Friends Meetings (389), and Friends General Conference (391) adherent and congregation counts. Formerly named Mennonite Brethren Church of North America and General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Grace Gospel Fellowship 243 Evangelical Protestant C Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches 244 Mainline Protestant X C Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis 245 Orthodox X Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America 246 Orthodox C X X The Holiness Church of God, Inc. 247 Evangelical Protestant X Heritage Reformed Churches 248 Evangelical Protestant X Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East Holy Orthodox Church in North America 249 Orthodox X X 251 Orthodox X X Hindus 252 Other C Hungarian Reformed Churches 254 Mainline Protestant C Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ International Fellowship of Bible Churches 255 Evangelical Protestant M M M X 256 Evangelical Protestant C Hutterian Brethren 257 Evangelical Protestant X X CE Formerly named Greek Archdiocese of North and South America. Formerly named Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East Included four groups: Hindu Post Renaissance (641), Hindu Renaissance (642), Indian- American Hindu Temple Associations (643), and Traditional Hindu Temples (644). These reported separately in 2010. Not advisable to compare the two groups. Was counted with the ELCA and ACNA (314) for 1980-2000. Emerged in 2009 after schism with the ELCA (207). See 207b for combined grouping. Counted with Bruderhof Communities (070) in 1990. See 257b for combined grouping.
Bruderhof and Hutterian Groups Combined Independent Free Will Baptists Associations Independent Fundamental Churches of America International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies Independent Baptist Fellowship International International Council of Community Churches 257b Evangelical Protestant X X X 258 Evangelical Protestant X 259 Evangelical Protestant C C 260 Evangelical Protestant C 261 Evangelical Protestant C 262 Mainline Protestant X CE International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 263 Evangelical Protestant X X X X International Churches of Christ 264 Evangelical Protestant X X International Pentecostal Church of Christ 265 Evangelical Protestant E X X X Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptists 266 Evangelical Protestant X X Muslim Estimate 267 Other X X Jains 268 Other C C Jasper and Pleasant Valley Baptists 269 Evangelical Protestant X X Combined group created for longitudinal file. Includes Hutterian Brethren (257) and Bruderhof Communities (070) adherent and congregation counts. The collection of counts was carried out by the same independent study, but procedures differed somewhat between years; unclear whether 2000 and 2010 can be compared. Source of data changed between 2000 and 2010 and there is a decrease in the number of congregations; may not be advisable to compare between 2000 and 2010.
Conservative Judaism 270 Other X Reform Judaism 271 Other X Jehovah's Witnesses 272 Other C Landmark Missionary Baptist, Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches 273 Evangelical Protestant X The Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 274 Mainline Protestant X X Reconstructionist Judaism 275 Other X Orthodox Judaism 276 Other X Maranatha Amish Mennonite 278 Evangelical Protestant X Mennonite Christian Fellowship 282 Evangelical Protestant X Lutheran Church, The Missouri Synod 283 Evangelical Protestant X X X X American Association of Lutheran Churches 284 Evangelical Protestant X C Included with the Jewish estimate (496) in 1980-2000. Measurement differences restrict comparisons over time. Included with the Jewish estimate (496) in 1980-2000. Measurement differences restrict comparisons over time. Included with the Jewish estimate (496) in 1980-2000. Measurement differences restrict comparisons over time. Included with the Jewish estimate (496) in 1980-2000. Measurement differences restrict comparisons over time. Split off in 1987 following the merger of four other Lutheran groups into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (207). Not included in combined grouping (207b)
Mennonite Church 285 Evangelical Protestant X X M M Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church Mennonite Church General Conference, The 286 Evangelical Protestant X X 287 Evangelical Protestant X X M M Mennonite Church USA 288 Evangelical Protestant M M X X Mennonite Church Groups Combined 288b Evangelical Protestant X X X X New Hope Baptist Association 289 Evangelical Protestant X X Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship 290 Mainline Protestant X E X X The Missionary Church 291 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Moravian Church in America, Alaska province 292 Mainline Protestant M X X X Included the Conservative Mennonite Conference (183) in 1980. Merged into the Mennonite Church USA (288) along with the General Conference Mennonite Church (287) in 2000. See 288b for combined grouping. Merged with the Mennonite Church USA (288) along with the Mennonite Church (285) in 2000. See 288b for combined grouping. Merger of the Mennonite Church (285) and Mennonite Church General Conference (287). See 288b for combined grouping. Combined group created for longitudinal file. Includes the Conservative Mennonite Conference (183), Mennonite Church (285), Mennonite Church General Conference (287) and Mennonite Church USA (288) adherent and congregation counts for 1980-2010. Counted with Moravian Church in America Northern Province (293) in 1980. See 293b for combined grouping.
Moravian Church in America (Unitas Fratrum) North Province Moravian Church in America, Alaska and North Province Combined Moravian Church in America (Unitas Fratrum) South Province 293 Mainline Protestant X X X X 293b Mainline Protestant X X X X 295 Mainline Protestant X X X X Midwest Congregational Christian Fellowship 296 Evangelical Protestant E X X X Mennonite; Other Groups 297 Evangelical Protestant X National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. 300 Black Protestant X National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. 301 Black Protestant X National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. National Spiritualist Association of Churches National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Baptist Associations/Fellowships Netherlands Reformed Congregations New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches 302 Black Protestant X 303 Other C 304 Evangelical Protestant X 306 Evangelical Protestant X 307 Evangelical Protestant X X 308 Evangelical Protestant C National Organization of the New Apostolic Church of North America 309 Other C Midwest Beachy Amish Mennonite 310 Evangelical Protestant X Included Moravian Church in America Alaska Province (292) in 1980.See 293b for combined grouping. Combined group created for longitudinal file. Includes adherent and congregation counts from Alaska (292) and North Provinces (293) of the Moravian Church in America.
North American Baptist Conference 313 Evangelical Protestant X X X X North American Lutheran Church 314 Evangelical Protestant M M M CE Old Missionary Baptists Association 320 Evangelical Protestant X X Old Order Mennonite 322 Evangelical Protestant X Old Order Amish Church 323 Evangelical Protestant X X X Old Order River Brethren 324 Evangelical Protestant E X X X Old Regular Baptists 325 Evangelical Protestant X (Original) Church of God 326 Evangelical Protestant C Friends - Evangelical 328 Evangelical Protestant M M M X Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. 329 Evangelical Protestant X C X Macedonian Orthodox Church: 330 Orthodox X X American Diocese Formerly named North American Baptist General Conference Was counted with the ELCA and LCMC (255) for 1980-2000. Emerged in 2009 after schism with the ELCA (207). See 207b for combined grouping. Formerly named Old Order (Wisler) Mennonite Church Formerly named Old Order Amish Mennonite Church". This group has been counted in different ways across collections. The 2010 counts are given a different code (031 - "Amish groups, undifferentiated"). It is not advisable to make over-time comparisons for this group. Formerly named Oregon Yearly Meeting of Friends Church. Counted with Friends (226) for 1980, 1990, and 2000. Reported separately in 2010. See 226b for combined grouping.
Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Diocese Orthodox Church in America Groups Combined Orthodox Church in America: Bulgarian Diocese Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, American Diocese 331 Orthodox C X X 331b Orthodox X X 332 Orthodox X M 333 Orthodox X X Malankara Archdiocese Syrian Orthodox Church in North America 334 Orthodox X X The Orthodox Presbyterian Church 335 Evangelical Protestant X E X X Convention of Original Free Will Baptists 336 Evangelical Protestant X X Vicariate for the Palestinian/Jordanian Orthodox Christian Communities 337 Orthodox X Friends - Independent Yearly Meetings 338 Mainline Protestant M M M X Pentecostal Church of God 339 Evangelical Protestant E X X X Provided only congregations in 1990. Both congregations and adherents were reported in 2000 and 2010. Included the Albanian (007), Bulgarian Dioceses (332), Romanian (397) Orthodox groups in 2010. Not advisable to compare 1990 congregation count with later years. See 331b for combined grouping. Combined group created for longitudinal file. Includes Albanian (007), Bulgarian Dioceses (332), Romanian (397) and Territorial Diocese (331) adherent and congregation counts. Reported with the Territorial Diocese (331) in 2010. See 331b for combined grouping. Formerly named "Pacific Yearly Meeting of Friends Church". Counted with Friends (226) for 1980, 1990, and 2000. Reported separately in 2010. See 226b for combined grouping.
Pentecostal Fire Baptized Holiness Church Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc., The International Pentecostal Holiness Church 346 Evangelical Protestant C 347 Evangelical Protestant X C 349 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Pillar of Fire 350 Evangelical Protestant X Polish National Catholic Church 352 Catholic C Christian Brethren 353 Evangelical Protestant X X C Presbyterian Reformed Church 354 Evangelical Protestant C Presbyterian Church (USA) 355 Mainline Protestant X X X X Presbyterian Church in America 356 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Primitive Advent Christian church 359 Evangelical Protestant X X The Primitive Baptist Church 360 Evangelical Protestant C Primitive Baptists Associations 361 Evangelical Protestant X Eastern District Association of Primitive Baptists 362 Evangelical Protestant X X Primitive Methodist Church USA 363 Evangelical Protestant X X X CE Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. 364 Black Protestant X Progressive Primitive Baptists 365 Evangelical Protestant X Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad 366 Evangelical Protestant C The Protestant Conference (Lutheran) 367 Evangelical Protestant X X Formerly named The Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc. Formerly named Plymouth Brethren. Provided only congregation estimates. Merger of the Presbyterian Church in the United States and United Presbyterian Church in the USA. The merge was agreedupon in 1983 but data from all merging bodies were combined when the data were published online. Formerly named The Protestant Conference of the Wisconsin Synod
Protestant Reformed Churches in America 369 Evangelical Protestant X E X X Reformed Baptist Churches 370 Evangelical Protestant C C Reformed Church in America 371 Mainline Protestant X X X X Reformed Church in the United States 373 Evangelical Protestant E X X X Reformed Episcopal Church 375 Evangelical Protestant X X Reformed Mennonite Church 379 Evangelical Protestant X X Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly 380 Evangelical Protestant C Reformed Presbyterian Church Hanover Presbytery Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America 382 Evangelical Protestant C 383 Evangelical Protestant X X Reformed Presbyterian Church in 385 Evangelical Protestant C the United States Regular Baptists 386 Evangelical Protestant X General Association of Regular 388 Evangelical Protestant X CE Baptist Churches Friends - Unaffiliated Local Meetings 389 Mainline Protestant M M M C Friends - Conservative 390 Evangelical Protestant M M M X This group was incorrectly labeled as the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America in the 1980 standalone dataset. Included in Friends (226) for 1980, 1990, and 2000. Reported separately in 2010. See 226b for combined grouping. Included with Friends (226) for 1980, 1990, and 2000. Reported separately in 2010. Formerly named "Religious Society of Friends (Conservative)". See 226b for combined grouping.
Friends - General Conference 391 Mainline Protestant M M M X Friends - Dual General Conference and United Meeting Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA 393 Mainline Protestant M M M X 395 Orthodox X X X 397 Orthodox C X M 400 Orthodox CE X Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia 401 Orthodox CE X The Salvation Army 403 Evangelical Protestant X X X X The Schwenkfelder Church 405 Evangelical Protestant X X Shinto 408 Other C Separate Baptists in Christ 409 Evangelical Protestant X X Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA 410 Orthodox X X Included with Friends (226) for 1980, 1990, and 2000. Reported separately in 2010. Formerly named "Religious Society of Friends (General Conference)". See 226b for combined grouping. Included with Friends (226) for 1980, 1990, and 2000. Reported separately in 2010. See 226b for combined grouping. Formerly named The Romanian Orthodox Church in America and Canada. Not advisable to compare 1980 counts with later years due to measurement change. Provided only congregation estimates in 1990. Formerly named Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America. Reported with the Territorial Diocese (code 331) in 2010. Not advisable to compare 1990 counts with later years due to measurement change. See 331b for combined grouping. Included New Gracanica Metropolitanate (411) in 2010. See 410b for combined grouping.
Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA Groups Combined Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate) 410b Orthodox X X 411 Orthodox CE M Seventh-day Adventists 413 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Seventh-day Baptist General Conference 415 Evangelical Protestant X X E X Sikhs 416 Other C C Social Brethren 417 Other X Southwide Baptist Fellowship 418 Evangelical Protestant C Southern Baptist Convention 419 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Strict Baptists 420 Evangelical Protestant X The Southern Methodist Church 421 Evangelical Protestant X C Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch 423 Orthodox X X X X Tampico Amish Mennonite 424 Evangelical Protestant X Combined group created for longitudinal file. Includes both Serbian Orthodox (410 and 411) adherent and congregation counts. Merged with Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (410) in 2010. See 410b for combined grouping. Source of data changed between 2000 and 2010. Unclear if the two years are comparable. Congregational counts were updated in 2010 to include "missions", which were excluded from congregation enumerations in 1980-2000 data releases. This change results in the addition of nearly 9,000 congregations in the 2010 data compared to 2000. Not advisable to compare congregational counts between 2000 and 2010. Unadvisable to compare 1980 and 1990 counts with 2000 and 2010 counts due to unspecified measurement changes.
Taoists 425 Other C C Two-seed in the Spirit Predestinarian Baptists 426 Evangelical Protestant X X Truevine Baptists Association 430 Evangelical Protestant X Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA 431 Orthodox X C X X Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church 432 Evangelical Protestant X Unitarian Universalist Association 435 Other X X X X United Baptists 436 Evangelical Protestant X Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations 437 Other C Church of the United Brethren in Christ 438 Evangelical Protestant X X United Catholic Church, Inc. 439 Catholic X United Christian Church 441 Evangelical Protestant X X United Church of Christ 443 Mainline Protestant X X X X United Holy Church of America, Inc. 445 Black Protestant C The United Methodist Church, old count 449 Mainline Protestant X X X X Source of data changed between 2000 and 2010. Unclear if the two years are comparable. Formerly named: Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America (Ecumenical Patriarchate). Due to measurement changes, the 1980 and 1990 counts should not be compared with the 2000 and 2010 counts. Formerly named United Brethren in Christ Counting procedure of adherents changed in 2010 to be more accurate, but cannot be compared with past years. Counts in longitudinal file are made consistent by using the older less accurate measure of adherents for 2010.
The United Methodist Church, new count United Pentecostal Church International United Reformed Churches in North America 449N Mainline Protestant X X 454 Evangelical Protestant C 455 Evangelical Protestant X CE United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God 456 Evangelical Protestant C United Zion Church 459 Evangelical Protestant X X Unity of the Brethren 461 Evangelical Protestant C Vineyard USA 463 Evangelical Protestant X X Wayne Trail Missionary Baptists Association 466 Evangelical Protestant X X The Wesleyan Church 467 Evangelical Protestant X X X Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 469 Evangelical Protestant X X X X Zoroastrian 490 Other C X Jewish Estimate (both conservatives, reformed, and orthodox) 496 Other X X X Black Baptists Estimate 497 Black Protestant A The new more accurate counting procedure for adherents is available for 2000 and 2010 only. Formerly named Wesley Methodist Church of America. Counting methodology appears to differ across collections; not advisable to compare. Formerly named Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States Source of data changed between 2000 and 2010. Unclear if the two years are comparable. Reported as separate groups in 2010: Conservative Judaism (270), Orthodox Judaism (276), Reconstructionist Judaism (275) and Reform Judaism (271). The 1980 and 2010 estimates differ from the 1990 and 2000 collections. Not advisable to compare beyond 1990-2000.
Independent Charismatic Churches 498 Evangelical Protestant X X Independent Non-Charismatic Churches 499 Evangelical Protestant X X Non-denominational 500 Evangelical Protestant X Hindu Post Renaissance 641 Other X Hindu Renaissance 642 Other X Indian-American Hindu Temple Associations 643 Other X Traditional Hindu Temples 644 Other X Mahayana Buddhism 890 Other X Theravada Buddhism 891 Other X Vajrayana Buddhism 892 Other X Replaced by Nondenominational Christian Churches (500) in 2010, but the two are not comparable over time. Replaced by Nondenominational Christian Churches (500) in 2010, but the two are not comparable over time. Includes both Charismatic (498) and Non-Charismatic (499) churches, but not comparable to the combined 1990 and 2000 counts. Reported with other Hindu groups (252) for 2000. Collection procedures differ between years. Reported with other Hindu groups (252) for 2000. Collection procedures differ between years. Reported with other Hindu groups (252) for 2000. Collection procedures differ between years. Reported with other Hindu groups (252) for 2000. Collection procedures differ between years. Reported with other Buddhist groups (076) for 2000. Collection procedures differ between years. Reported with other Buddhist groups (076) for 2000. Collection procedures differ between years. Reported with other Buddhist groups (076) for 2000. Collection procedures differ between years.
X - Both adherent and congregation data are reported in the standalone datasets C - Only congregation data were reported in the standalone datasets A - Only adherent data were reported in the standalone dataset M - The group was combined with another group in that year E - The adherent and congregation counts were interpolated/extrapolated for this year CE - The adherent count was estimated using congregation counts
Appendix B: Interpolated, Extrapolated and Otherwise Estimated Data in RCMS Group Name ID Code 1980 1990 2000 2010 Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection a 011 3,244 2,526 1,864 4,031 (129) (120) (115) (99) Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc. a 040 17,037 19,809 23,980 23,309 (85) (79) (84) (88) Church of God of Prophecy a 145 92,6058 91,861 91,106 98,407 (2,383) (2,101) (1,858) (1,743) Churches of God General Conference a 171 43,090 41,499 42,204 39,331 (387) (352) (336) (330) Congregational Christian Churches Additional 176 55,812 36,679 17,821 8,410 a (362) (232) (104) (63) Evangelical Presbyterian Church a 216 40,864 45,464 80,207 129,636 (152) (138) (179) (291) Free Will Baptist, National Association of Inc. a 223 355,486 293,448 254,170 217,560 (2,628) (2,461) (2,466) (2,285) International Pentecostal Church of Christ a 265 3,812 4,102 5,453 3,756 (99) (78) (67) (62) Midwest Congregational Christian Fellowship a 296 2,055 1,880 1,705 1,213 (31) (30) (29) (25) Old Order River Brethren a 324 488 514 540 619 (9) (7) (5) (6) Pentecostal Church of God a 339 96,893 91,072 101,921 125,030 (1,301) (1,171) (1,173) (1,101) Reformed Church in the United States a 373 3,999 3,722 4,236 3,923 (40) (35) (38) (43) American Baptist Association a 017 224,676 252,825 280,973 203,374 (1,638) (1,753) (1,867) (1,368) The Evangelical Covenant Church a 201 92,765 122,941 153,116 228,365
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship a The Orthodox Presbyterian Church a Protestant Reformed Churches in America a Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America a Evangelical Congregational Church a Evangelical Lutheran Synod a Seventh-day Baptist General Conference a Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarean) a Baptist Missionary Association of America a Coptic Orthodox Church b Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA b Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia b Brethren in Christ Church c Christian Union c Conservative Baptist Association c Enterprise Baptist c (545) (608) (671) (816) 290 23,014 23,227 23,440 17,600 (126) (166) (206) (150) 335 13,601 19,974 26,346 28,559 (146) (212) (278) (319) 369 4,316 5,096 5,875 7,323 (20) (23) (26) (28) 163 10,935 17,793 22,244 26,695 (102) (109) (107) (105) 199 34,085 33,166 26,879 20,592 (163) (159) (146) (132) 209 20,044 21,523 20,407 19,291 (110) (126) (128) (129) 415 6,145 6,439 5,804 5,168 (61) (83) (90) (96) 039 2,915 3,516 4,393 5,448 (42) (48) (50) (56) 059 274,594 289,969 295,239 307,551 (1,436) (1,374) (1,322) (1,300) 186 -- -- 22,296 92,191 -- -- (55) (174) 400 -- -- 9,310 12,377 -- -- (32) (32) 401 -- -- 26,762 27,677 -- -- (129) (146) 075 18,443 19,769 25,512 30,962 (166) (188) (216) (256) 107 7,085 -- 7,319 6,841 (110) -- (114) (104) 179 226,382 -- 224,306 216,555 (1,042) (1,121) (1,191) (1,141) 191 -- 6,001 5,289 4,700 -- (70) (65) (55)
The Association of Free Lutheran Congregations c Hutterian Brethren c Primitive Methodist Church c General Association of Regular Baptist Churches c United Reformed Churches in North America c International Council of Community Churches c Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate) d Anglican Church in North America d North American Lutheran Church d Friends - Unaffiliated Local Meetings d Totals are rounded, but the estimated counts are left unrounded in the data. Bolded numbers are estimated; congregations are in parentheses a - Used interpolation/extrapolation b - Used congregation size from 2010 c - Used congregation size from 2000 d - Used larger category to determine congregation size M - Combined with another group for that year 220 14,462 27,316 32,098 35,467 (131) (203) (234) (276) 257 -- 11,037 12,300 13,260 -- (111) (123) (135) 363 12,151 7,937 4,796 4,044 (83) (81) (79) (67) 388 -- -- 245,636 218,794 -- -- (1,422) (1,285) 455 -- -- 11,449 13,843 -- -- (49) (74) 262 -- -- 64,186 50,497 -- -- (192) (157) 411 -- -- 27,713 M -- -- (38) M 033 M M M 133,538 M M M (913) 314 M M M 106,549 M M M (305) 289 M M M 2,474 M M M (26)
Appendix C: Description of Altered County Units State County [Equivalent] Names Old FIPS New FIPS Notes Alaska Aleutian Islands 02010 02016 The Aleutian Islands split in 1987 to create east/west. Aleutians East 02013 02016 Aleutians West 02016 02016 Yukon-Koyukuk 02290 02290 Denali 02068 02290 Dillingham 02070 02070 Lake and Peninsula 02164 02070 Wrangell-Petersburg 02280 02280 Wrangell City 02275 02280 Petersburg 02195 02280 Prince of Wales - Outer Ketchikan 02201 02280 Denali was created in 1990 from parts of Yukon- Koyukuk.. Lake and Peninsula was created from Dillingham in 1989. Wrangell-Petersburg, Prince of Wales (Outer Ketchikan) and the Ketchikan Gateway were all involved in the creation of Wrangell City, Petersburg, and Prince of Wales (Hyder) county equivalents. Ketchikan Gateway 02130 02280 Prince of Wales - Hyder 02198 02280 Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon 02231 02231 Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon 02232 02231 Yakutat City 02282 02231 Skagway-Takutat-Angoon county equivalent was split to create Skagway Hoonah-Angoon and Yakutat City in 1992. Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon was further split in 2007 to create Skagway and Hoonah-Angoon. Skagway 02230 02231 Hoonah-Angoon 02105 02231 Northwest Arctic Borough 02188 02188 Kobuk became Northwest Arctic Borough in 1986. Kobuk 02140 02188 Arizona La Paz 04012 04012 La Paz was created in 1983, splitting from Yuma.
Yuma 04027 04012 Broomfield 08014 08013 Broomfield was created in 2001, taking territory from four surrounding counties in Colorado. Adams 08001 08013 Colorado Boulder 08013 08013 Jefferson 08059 08013 Weld 08123 08013 Florida Miami-Dade 12086 12086 Dade was renamed Miami-Dade in 1997 and given a Dade 12025 12086 new FIPS code. New Valencia 35061 35061 Cibola was created in 1981, splitting from Valencia. Mexico Cibola 35006 35061 Virginia Albemarle 51003 51003 For 1980 and 1990, the Virginia independent cities Charlottesville 51540 51003 were merged with their "parent" counties. Since 2000, religious group counts have been reported separately Alleghany 51005 51005 for independent cities and their parent counties. In addition, South Boston City was integrated into Halifax Clifton Forge City 51560 51005 County, and Clifton Forge City was integrated into Covington City 51580 51005 Allegheny County after 1990. Augusta 51015 51015 Staunton City 51790 51015 Waynesboro City 51820 51015 Bedford 51019 51019 Bedford City 51515 51019 Campbell 51031 51031 Lynchburg City 51680 51031 Carroll 51035 51035 Galax City 51640 51035 Henrico 51087 51087
Richmond City 51760 51087 Prince George 51149 51149 Hopewell City 51670 51149 Dinwiddie 51053 51053 Petersburg City 51730 51053 Colonial Heights 51570 51053 Fairfax 51059 51059 Fairfax City 51600 51059 Falls Church City 51610 51059 Arlington 51013 51013 Alexandria City 51510 51013 Frederick 51069 51069 Winchester City 51840 51069 Greensville 51081 51081 Emporia City 51595 51081 Halifax 51083 51083 South Boston 51780 51083 Henry 51089 51089 Martinsville City 51690 51089 James City 51095 51095 Williamsburg City 51830 51095 Montgomery 51121 51121 Radford City 51750 51121
Pittsylvania 51143 51143 Danville City 51590 51143 Prince William 51153 51153 Manassas City 51683 51153 Manassas Park City 51685 51153 Roanoke 51161 51161 Roanoke City 51770 51161 Salem City 51775 51161 Rockbridge 51163 51163 Buena Vista City 51530 51163 Lexington City 51678 51163 Rockingham 51165 51165 Harrisonburg City 51660 51165 Southampton 51175 51175 Franklin City 51620 51175 Spotsylvania 51177 51177 Fredericksburg City 51630 51177 Washington 51191 51191 Bristol City 51520 51191 Wise 51195 51195 Norton City 51720 51195 York 51199 51199 Poquoson City 51735 51199