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Body: | Click to View Global statistics for all religions: 2001 AD Papers: Click to View Muslim Myths: Islam is not the fastest growing religion in the world. Click to View Roman Catholic's and Orthodox should cast no stones at the religious division of Protestants, since there are 67 Roman Catholic denominations and 75 Orthodox denominations. The Data: Table 1-1: World Religions: Annual change, 1990-2000 2000 2025 2050 Religion Natural Conversion Total Rate Adherents % Adherents % Adherents % countries All Christians 22,708,799 2,501,396 25,210,195 1.36 1,999,563,838 33.0 2,616,670,052 33.4 3,051,564,342 34.3 238 PROFESSION crypto-Christians 1,408,763 703,798 2,112,561 1.89 123,726,489 2.0 190,490,250 2.4 246,319,348 2.8 63 professing Christians 21,299,796 1,797,505 23,097,301 1.32 1,875,627,394 31.0 2,426,157,502 31.0 2,805,218,484 31.5 238 AFFILIATION unaffiliated Christians 1,305,142 -381,603 923,539 0.87 111,124,545 1.8 125,711,785 1.6 124,655,275 1.4 237 All affiliated Christians 21,403,655 2,883,011 24,286,666 1.39 1,888,439,293 31.2 2,490,958,267 31.8 2,926,909,067 32.9 238 Roman Catholics 13,117,804 -355,181 12,762,623 1.29 1,057,328,093 17.5 1,361,965,255 17.4 1,564,603,495 17.6 235 Independents 4,495,891 3,925,017 8,420,908 2.49 385,745,407 6.4 581,642,120 7.4 752,842,240 8.5 221 Protestants 4,224,076 341,161 4,565,237 1.44 342,001,605 5.6 468,632,927 6.0 574,418,922 6.4 233 Orthodox 750,901 385,410 1,136,311 0.54 215,128,717 3.6 252,715,940 3.2 266,806,050 3.0 135 Anglicans 1,071,503 73,897 1,145,400 1.56 79,649,642 1.3 113,746,355 1.5 145,983,770 1.6 166 Marginal Christians 269,292 153,482 422,774 1.79 26,060,230 0.4 45,554,730 0.6 62,200,556 0.7 215 doubly-affiliated -2,458,025 -1,558,424 -4,016,449 2.34 -194,779,901 -3.2 -308,401,610 -3.9 -413,843,966 -4.6 93 disaffiliated -67,786 -82,351 -150,137 0.69 -22,694,500 -0.4 -24,897,450 -0.3 -26,102,000 -0.3 11 Trans-megabloc groupings Evangelicals 2,839,602 893,484 3,733,086 1.97 210,602,983 3.5 327,834,735 4.2 448,862,899 5.0 5.0 Pentecostals/Charismatics 7,016,903 2,812,254 9,829,157 2.10 523,777,994 8.7 811,551,594 10.4 1,066,318,949 12.0 238 Great Commission Christians 6,180,025 2,535,490 8,715,515 1.46 647,820,987 10.7 887,578,895 11.3 1,097,449,417 12.3 238 All NON-CHRISTIANS 56,151,992 -2,451,050 53,650,481 1.43 4,055,485,162 67.0 5,207,032,948 66.6 5,857,530,658 65.7 238 All Muslims 21,723,118 865,558 22,588,676 2.13 1,188,242,789 19.6 1,784,875,653 22.8 2,229,281,610 25.0 204 All Sunnis 18,214.974 465,783 18,680,757 2.08 1,002,542,801 16.6 1,467,825,653 18.8 1,767,356,610 19.8 195 Hanafites 9,480,204 385,753 9,865,957 2.07 531,417,801 8.8 724,355,653 9.3 868,156,610 9.7 9.7 135 Shafiites 4,590,019 99,981 4,690,000 2.20 239,900,000 4.0 393,500,000 5.0 472,900,000 5.3 105 Malikites 3,925,302 64,698 3,990,000 2.00 221,900,000 3.7 346,600,000 4.4 408,700,000 4.6 65 Wahhabites 91,447 -2,147 89,300 1.37 7,000,000 0.1 9,668,000 0.1 13,350,000 0.1 10 Hanbalites 28,002 17,498 45,500 2.20 2,325,000 0.0 3,370,000 0.0 4,250,000 0.0 0.25 All Sufis 3,027,781 492,219 3,520,000 1.62 237,400,000 3.9 356,200,000 4.6 445,000,000 5.0 204 All Shias 3,029,003 313,863 3,460,000 2.30 170,100,000 2.8 286,000,000 3.7 410,000,000 4.6 75 Ithna-Asharis 2,540,722 167,778 2,708,500 2.23 136,655,000 2.3 229,178,000 2.9 333,175,000 3.7 70 Ismailis 472,710 83,290 556,000 2.70 23,772,000 0.4 40,950,000 0.5 55,200,000 0.6 45 Zaydis 95,925 67,675 163,600 2.30 8,042,000 0.1 13,192,000 0.2 17,775,000 0.2 10 All Alawites 19,646 12,254 31,900 2.20 1,631,000 0.0 2,680,000 0.0 3,850,000 0.0 15 All Islamic schismatics 296,588 85,912 382,500 3.00 14,950,000 0.2 27,700,000 0.4 47,725,000 0.5 110 Ahmadis 156,461 61,139 217,600 3.25 7,950,000 0.1 14,700,000 0.2 24,100,000 0.3 75 Other sectarian Muslims 58,271 18,329 76,600 3.46 2,654,000 0.0 5,697,000 0.1 13,267,000 0.1 30 Black Muslims 25,317 10,683 36,000 2.49 1,650,000 0.0 2,910,000 0.0 5,020,000 0.1 5 Karijites 26,901 3,799 30,700 2.10 1,636,000 0.0 2,620,000 0.0 3,145,000 0.0 10 Druzes 15,943 1,057 17,000 2.31 834,000 0.0 1,402,000 0.0 1,710,000 0.0 15 Yazidis 3,695 905 4,600 2.30 226,000 0.0 371,000 0.0 483,000 0.0 10 All Hindus 13,194,111 -660,377 12,533,734 1.69 811,336,265 13.4 1,049,230,740 13.4 1,175,297,850 13.2 114 Vaishnavites 8,026,116 -478,522 8,704,638 1.74 549,583,323 9.1 708,160,740 9.1 791,806,850 8.9 90 Shaivites 3,435,964 -118,836 3,354,800 1.70 216,260,000 3.6 278,900,000 3.6 312,410,000 3.5 60 Saktists 325,539 72,461 398,000 1.70 25,720,000 0.4 33,150,000 0.4 37,132,000 0.4 35 Neo-Hindus 389,426 17,274 406,700 2.70 17,385,000 0.3 23,200,000 0.3 27,300,000 0.3 65 Reform Hindus 65,884 6,916 72,800 1.80 4,460,000 0.1 5,820,000 0.1 6,650,000 0.1 30 Nonreligious 6,639,206 -535,100 6,104,106 0.83 768,158,954 12.7 875,120,895 11.2 887,994,945 10.0 236 Chinese folk-religionists 3,801,126 -85,578 3,715,548 1.02 384,806,732 6.4 448,842,560 5.7 454,332,660 5.1 89 All Buddhists 3,530,918 156,609 3,687,527 1.09 359,981,757 5.9 418,344,730 5.3 424,607,060 4.8 126 Mahayana 1,951,178 100,357 2,050,821 1.08 202,232,757 3.3 235,264,730 3.0 238,772,060 2.7 115 Theravada 1,372,933 40,933 1,412,000 1.10 136,259,000 2.3 158,200,000 2.0 160,575,000 1.8 30 Lamaists 207,381 15,319 222,700 1.10 21,490,000 0.4 24,980,000 0.3 25,380,000 0.3 30 Ethnoreligionists 4,098,003 -1,264,887 2,833,116 1.33 228,366,515 3.8 277,247,150 3.5 303,598,980 3.4 142 Animists 3,985,506 -1,238,592 2,746,914 1.37 216,160,890 3.6 263,990,700 3.4 290,789,380 3.3 142 Shamanists 122,433 -30,971 91,462 0.78 12,298,267 0.2 13,256,450 0.2 12,809,600 0.1 12 Atheists 1,315,322 -878,227 437,095 0.30 150,089,508 2.5 159,544,080 2.0 169,150,200 1.9 161 New-Religionists (Neoreligionists) 1,032,400 -36,405 995,995 1.03 102,356,297 1.7 114,720,210 1.5 118,845,140 1.3 60 Sikhs 363,677 28,961 392,638 1.87 23,258,412 0.4 31,377,860 0.4 37,058,960 0.4 34 All Jews 194,962 -70,447 124,515 0.91 14,434,039 0.2 16,053,350 0.2 16,694,500 0.2 134 Ashkenazis 151,611 -56,103 95,508 0.91 11,079,939 0.2 12,321,550 0.2 12,811,700 0.1 120 Oriental Jews 32,524 -11,924 20,600 0.91 2,378,000 0.0 2,645,000 0.0 2,750,000 0.0 25 Sefardis 13,028 -4,828 8,200 0.90 952,000 0.0 1,060,0Oo 0.0 1,105,000 0.0 80 Karaites 331 -131 200 0.87 24,100 0.0 26,800 0.0 27,800 0.0 5 Samaritans 7 -7 0 0.00 500 0.0 500 0.0 500 0.0 5 All Spiritists 137,163 80,748 217,911 1.96 12,333,735 0.2 16,211,780 0.2 20,709,300 0.2 55 Afro-American spiritists 15,524 4,149 19,673 2.05 1,071,735 0.0 1,609,190 0.0 2,116,020 0.0 18 Afro-Brazilian cultists 65,460 22,224 87,684 2.15 4,576,844 0.1 6,100,000 0.1 8,000,000 0.1 1 High Spintists 53,725 29,275 83,000 2.53 3,750,000 0.1 5,100,000 0.1 7,000,000 0.1 20 Afro-Caribbean religionists 1,162 1,818 2,980 3.30 107,397 0.0 183,800 0.0 256,100 0.0 5 Baha'is 117,158 26,333 143,491 2.28 7,106,420 0.1 12,062,150 0.2 18,000,900 0.2 218 Confucianists 55,739 -11,434 44,305 0.73 6,298,597 0.1 6,817,950 0.1 6,952,900 0.1 15 Jains 74,539 -39,588 34,951 0.87 4,217,979 0.1 6,115,650 0.1 6,732,770 0.1 10 Shintoists 8,534 -40,527 -31,993 -1.09 2,761,845 0.0 2,122,950 0.0 1,655,400 0.0 8 I Taoists 25,397 -155 25,242 1.00 2,654,514 0.0 3,066,300 0.0 3,272,200 0.0 5 Zoroastrians 45,391 13,080 58,471 2.65 2,543,950 0.0 4,439,930 0.1 6,964,700 0.1 24 Mandeans 823 -85 738 2.12 38,977 0.0 58,000 0.0 76,000 0.0 2 Other religionists 9,189 471 9,660 0.99 1,028,519 0.0 1,442,430 0.0 1,861,820 0.0 76 doubly-counted religionists -214,784 -50,346 -265,130 2.04 -14,530,637 -0.2 -20,665,000 -0.3 -25,516,000 -0.3 24 World A (unevangelized persons) 28,353,920 -31,963,512 -3,609,592 -0.22 1,629,374,957 26.9 1,845,405,668 23.6 1,806,052,390 20.3 238 World B (evangelized non-Christians) 27,798,072 29,462,116 57,260,188 0.27 2,426,110,205 40.1 3,361,627,280 43.0 4,051,478,268 45.5 238 World C (Christians) 22,708,799 2,501,396 25,210,195 1.36 1,999,563,838 33.0 2,616,670,052 33.4 3,051,564,342 34.3 238 Global population 78,860,791 0 78,860,791 1.41 6,055,049,000 100.0 7,823,703,000 100.0 8,909,095,000 100.0 238 (David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 4) Table 1-2: Over the next 24 hours period, these average increases will occur: Category Amount World population increase in 24 hrs. Births (new persons born) 340,500 Deaths (new persons dying) 144,000 Increase in population 196,000 International migrants 275,000 Households (families) 104,100 Literates 281,000 Urbanization increase in 24 hrs. Cities (over 50,000 pop) 2 Metropolises (over 100,000) 1 Non-Christian urbanites 129,000 Urban dwellers (urbanites) 190,400 Rural dwellers 3,500 Deforestation (sq km destroyed) 2,600 Urban poor 77,000 Urban slum dwellers 38,000 World religions increase in 24 hrs. New non-Christian religions 2 Non-Christians 147,000 Christians 69,000 Muslims 68,000 Atheists 1,200 Baha'is 400 Buddhists 10,600 Chinese folk-religionists 10,700 Confucianists 120 Ethnoreligionists 8,200 Hindus 37,000 Jains 100 Jews 350 New-Religionists 2,800 Nonreligious 16,700 Shintoists -90 Sikhs 1,100 Spiritists 600 Taoists 70 Zoroastrians 160 Global Christianity increase in 24 hrs. New baptized church members 122,000 Christian deaths 50,000 Evangelicals 11,000 Urban Christians 61,000 Pentecostals/Charismatics/Neocharismatics 30,000 Great Commission Christians 25,500 Christian martyrs 470 Ecclesiastical membership increase in 24 hrs. Anglicans 3,400 Independents 26,000 Marginal Christians 1,200 Orthodox 3,200 Protestants 13,300 Roman Catholics 37,000 Membership by continent increase in 24 hrs. Africa 24,500 Asia 19,400 Europe 2,200 Latin America 21,000 Northern America 5,000 Oceania 800 (David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 5) Table 1-3 Organized Christianity: Global totals in 1995 AD Note: Denomination is defined as an organization within a single country. This means that if the Roman Catholic church is in 234 countries, it would have a at least 234 denominations. Conversely, To say the Roman Catholic church has 239 denominations in 234 countries, is a conclusion that seriously misreads the data. On the other hand, the fact that there are 8848 denominations in the Protestant column, does not mean there are 8848 Protestant denominations as Catholics suggest. If you divide 8848 by the 237 countries, you come up with a figure of only actual 37 denominations in 237 countries. Mega-bloc Denominations in 1995 countries Roman Catholic 239 234 Orthodox 764 133 Protestant 8848 231 Anglicans 168 162 Marginal 1,488 215 Independent 21,582 220 Total 33,089 237 (David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 12) Table 1-4: Adherents of Christians vs. Muslims on 6 continents: Africa: Annual change, 1990-2000 2000 2025 Religion Natural Conversion Total Rate Adherents % Adherents % countries Christians 7,934,453 438,975 8,373,428 2.68 360,232,182 45% 633,803,970 48.8% 60 Muslims 6,500,295 130,471 6,630,767 2.37 282,641,990 40.6% 519,347,830 40.0% 58 Asia: Annual change, 1990-2000 2000 2025 Religion Natural Conversion Total Rate Adherents % Adherents % countries Christians 4,046,396 2,365,720 6,412,116 2.32 312,849,430 8.5% 464,800,100 9.8% 50 Muslims 15,156,918 463,200 15,620,118 2.10 832,878,936 22.5 1,219,867,230 25.7% 50 Europe: Annual change, 1990-2000 2000 2025 Religion Natural Conversion Total Rate Adherents % Adherents % countries Christians 606,981 315,389 922,370 .17 559,642,545 76.8 554,586,470 79% 48 Muslims 6,035 229,994 236,029 .78 31,566,311 4.3% 36,004,880 5.1% 44 Latin America: Annual change, 1990-2000 2000 2025 Religion Natural Conversion Total Rate Adherents % Adherents % countries Christians 7,426,256 -250,598 7,175,658 1.63 481,102,373 92.7% 641,115,950 92.0% 46 Muslims 20,296 9,572 29,868 1.99 1,672,011 .3% 2,638,130 .4% 40 North America: Annual change, 1990-2000 2000 2025 Religion Natural Conversion Total Rate Adherents % Adherents % countries Christians 2,354,524 -337,930 2,016,594 .81 260,624,388 84.2% 290,345,170 79.9% 5 Muslims 37,040 26,929 63,969 1.56 4,449,696 1.4% 6,520,040 1.8% 3 Oceania: Annual change, 1990-2000 2000 2025 Religion Natural Conversion Total Rate Adherents % Adherents % countries Christians 340,036 -30,117 309,919 1.33 25,109,520 82.6% 32,010,392 80.7% 28 Muslims 2,790 5,012 7,802 3.04 301,292 1% 497,233 1.3% 8 (David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 13-15) Table 1-5 Organized Christianity: global membership ranked by 6 major ecciesiastico-cultural megablocs and 300 major traditions, AD 1970-2025 a. This table is derived from the 238 Country Tables 2 in Part 4 "Countries" for all countries. b. All figures are given to the last digit In order that totals here, and in all other tables, shall add up exactly. When quoting any aggregate or global figures in these tables, therefore, they should be rounded, either to the nearest thousand, or ten thousand, or 0.1%, or 1% as may be appropriate to the reader's requirements. c. Meaning of columns. 1. Ecclesiastical bloc. On these 6 lines are given the global statistical totals applicable to each bloc, and also, at the end of the table, for global church membership. 1-2. Ecclesiastical tradition. Under each of the 6 blocs are specified each's major constituent ecclesiastical traditions, listed In their codes' alphabetical order. First comes the 3-letter code as used in Tables 2, then the full name of each tradition. At the end of each listing for a bloc, the line 'Other' (whose code In Tables 2 Is a blank space) then sums any smaller residual, aggregate or unspecified traditions in that bloc. 3-4. Congregations (worship centers) and adult church members (all referring to the year 1995). These two columns are totals derived directly by addition from columns in Country Tables 2 far all countries.. 5-6. Affiliated church members (total Christian community) In 1970 and 1995. 7-12. denominations: A denomination Is dented in this Encyclopedia as organized aggregate of worship centers or congregations of similar ecclesiastical tradition within a specific country. i.e as an organized Christian church or tradition or group or community of believers within a specific country, whose component core and members are called by the same denominational name in different areas, as one autonomous Christian church distinct from other denominations, churches and traditions. As defined here, world Christianity consists of 6 major ecclesiastical traditions divided into 300 major ecclesiastical traditions, composed of over 33. 000 distinct denominations in 230 countries, these denominations themselves being composed of over 3,400.000 worship centers, churches or congregations. 25 ORTHODOX subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5) 2 Name 3 Congregations 1995 6 Affiliated 1995 11 Denominations 2000 13 countries ORTHODOX Total 90,900 209,624,000 781 133 Albanian / Greek-speaking (Orthodox) 600 537,000 6 4 Arabic or Arabic / Greek-speaking Orthodox 1,100 1,380,000 31 29 Armenian Orthodox (Gregorian) 1,100 5,593,000 50 47 Bulgarian Orthodox 4,200 6,384,000 20 20 Byelorussian / Belorussian (While Russian / White Ruthenian) 900 4,854,000 7 6 Coptic Orthodox 2500 9,234000 25 24 Czech / Slavonic-speaking Orthodox 100 50,000 1 1 Estonian Orthodox 100 209,000 5 5 Ethiopic, Ethiopian Orthodox, GoOez-speaking 13,100 21,902,000 15 15 Finnish / Slavonic-Speaking Orthodox 40 65,000 2 2 Georgian Orthodox 600 2,589,000 9 9 Greek Orthodox 36,000 14,912,000 78 72 Hungarian / Slavonic-speaking Orthodox 40 50,000 1 1 Latvian Orthodox 100 250,000 1 1 Macedonian Orthodox 1,000 1,259,000 5 5 Moldavian Orthodox 200 1,303,000 3 3 Assyrian or Nestoran (East Syrian, Messihaye (Christians) 200 243,000 19 18 Polish/Slavonic-speaking Orthodox 400 1,021,000 2 2 Romanian Orthodox 8,300 19,271,000 23 23 Russian Orthodox 11,200 80,451,000 59 51 Serbian Orthodox 3100 7286,000 23 21 Slovak Orthodox 10 22,000 1 1 Syro-Malabarese (Eastern-Syrian), Syriac/Malayalam-speaking 1,600 2,251,000 12 12 Syrian, Syriac-speaking Orthodox or Syro-Antiochian 700 1,018,000 25 24 Ukrainian Orthodox 3,100 27,121,000 10 9 22 ROMAN CATHOLIC subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5) 2 Name 3 Congregations 1995 6 Affiliated 1995 11 Denominations 2000 13 countries ROMAN CATHOLIC 328,000 994,154000 242 235 Armenian (Eastern-rite Catholic) 100 151000 _ 15 Bulgarian (Byzantine rite) 30 20000 _ 1 Byzantine-rite (jurisdiction for more than one ethnic group) 100 154,000 _ 3 Chaldean (Eastern Syrian rile) 100 312,000 _ 9 Coptic (Alexandrian rite) 200 190000 _ 1 Ethmpic, Alexandrian rite) 200 141,000 _ 2 Greek (Byzantine rite) 10 2000 _ 2 Hungarian (Byzantine rite) 200 281000 _ 1 Italo-Albanian (Byzantine rile) 100 62,000 1 Jurisdiction for both Latin-rite and Eastern-rite Catholics 600 1,599,000 38 9 Latin-roe Catholic 315,300 975,673000 204 229 Malankara (Syro-Antiochian Eastern Syrian), Syro-Malankarese 900 311,000 _ 1 Maronite (Syro-Antiochian, Western Syrian) 1,000 2,978,000 _ 11 Melkite (Byzantine, Greek Catholic; Arabic-speaking) 500 1,116,000 _ 12 Oriental (Jurisdiction for several Eastern rites) 40 255,000 _ 3 Ian Byzantine rite 1,600 2,012,000 _ 2 Russian (Byzantine rite) 2 10,000 _ 1 Ruthenian (Byzantine rite) 400 391000 _ 2 Slovak (Byzantine rite) 300 239000 _ 2 Syro-Malabarese (Eastern Syrian) 2,600 3,055,000 _ 1 Syrian, Syriac-speaking (Syro-Antiochian West Syrian) 100 111,000 _ 7 Ukrainian Byzantine rite 3,700 5,093,000 _ 10 7 ANGLICAN subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5) 2 Name 3 Congregations 1995 6 Affiliated 1995 11 Denominations 2000 13 countries ANGLICAN 91.800 74.521.000 168 162 Anglo-Catholic 5.000 1,965,000 38 39 Central or Broad Church Anglican 5,50 9,292,000 31 32 Ecumenical (Anglican / Protestant / Orthodox joint parishes) 70 120,00 1 1 Anglican Evangelical. Evangelical Anglican 18,500 15,345,00 11 12 High Church Anglican (Prayer Book Catholic) 12,80 7,604,00 31 30 Low Church Anglican (Conservative Evangelical) 15,80 20,065,00 15 15 Anglican, of plural or mixed traditions 33.50 20,129.000 41 41 27 PROTESTANT subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5) 2 Name 3 Congregations 1995 6 Affiliated 1995 11 Denominations 2000 13 countries PROTESTANT Totals 947000 318,027000 8,973 231 Adventist 34,000 11,011,000 218 199 Baptist 125,400 48,133,000 322 163 Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren; Open only) 16,700 2,798,000 125 113 Congregational Congregationalist 11500 2438000 86 55 Disciple, Restorationist, Restorationist, Baptist, Christian 8,700 1,919,000 18 18 Dunker (Tunker) Dipper, German Baptist, Brethren 2,100 603,000 10 7 Exclusive Brethren (Plymouth Brethren, Closed, Strict) 2,500 211,000 20 18 Anglican Evangelical, independent Evangelical 20,100 5,482,000 143 89 Fundamentalist 2,600 211,000 17 14 Holiness (Conservative, Methodist, Wesleyan, Free Methodist) 43,600 7,387,000 350 117 Lutheran/Reformed united church or joint mission 10800 15,041,000 24 22 Lutheran 81,900 60,696,000 253 122 Mennonite Anabaptist-(Left Wing or Radical Reformation) 9,500 2,009,000 128 59 Methodist (mainline Methodist United Methodist) 89,500 22,902,000 123 108 Moravian (Continental Pietist) 1200 582,000 29 27 Nondenominational (no church or antichurch groups) 11,800 3,434,000 196 76 Oneness-Pentecostal or Unitarian Pentecostal; Jesus Only 11,600 2,463,000 85 74 Baptistic-Pentecostal or Keswick-Pentecostal , 232,000 49,420,000 396 174 Holiness-Pentecostal: 3-crisis-experience 28,800 5,650,000 246 118 Apostolic or Pentecostal Apostolic (living apostles) 11600 1587000 31 30 Pentecostal (Protestant Classical Pentecostal) 20 3,000 1 1 Friends (Quaker) 4900 403,000 54 43 Reformed Presbyterian 97700 43902000 300 141 Salvationist (Salvation Army) 14,100 2,378,000 86 84 United church (union of bodies of different traditions) 50,300 22,268,000 54 45 Waldensian 200 41,000 2 2 community church or union congregation 50 20,000 24 18 209 INDEPENDENT Subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5) 2 Name 3 Congregations 1995 6 Affiliated 1995 11 Denominations 2000 13 countries INDEPENDENT 1,593,100 348196000 22148 220 African Independent Apostolic 30800 13504000 92 241 Black American Apostolic 200 31,000 4 2 Filipino Apostolic 20 1,000 1 1 Indian Apostolic 200 50000 3 2 Korean Apostolic 20 7000 1 1 Latin American Apostolic 800 271,000 14 6 Black American Oneness Apostolic 3,400 1,873,000 27 3 Pacific Apostolic 20 5,000 1 1 Arab Apostolic 30 4000 5 2 Afro-Caribbean 100 16,000 2 2 White-led 1,000 199,000 21 4 New Apostolic, Catholic Apostolic (Invingite),Old Apostolic 23,700 8,293,000 208 149 African independent charismatic 12,400 1,935,000 609 30 Black American charismatic 100 -500,000 1 1 Chinese charismatic 212,400 35,778,000 71 3 Black American Independent charismatic 200 137,000 5 2 Monoethnic charismatic 100 4,000 2 1 Filipino charismatic 1,700 1,289,000 65 2 Indian charismatic 6,800 971,000 475 5 Korean charismatic 200 72,000 2 1 Latin American 3,900 269,000 92 8 Pacific charismatic 500 64,000 50 6 Japanese charismatic 300 28,000 34 1 Arab charismatic 900 61000 102 9 Afro-Caribbean charismatic 40 4,000 10 3 White-led charismatic 111,900 17,478,000 2,856 43 Brazilian / Portuguese charismatic 1,400 851,000 6 2 other Asian charismatic mainliners 200 94,000 18 6 While-led neo-charismatic 20 15,000 1 1 other Asian, doubly-affiliated mainliners 30 10,000 4 2 African Independent Full Gospel 1,900 517,000 19 12 Black American Full Gospel 30 15,000 4 1 Chinese Full Gospel 100 15,000 1 1 Black American charismatic Full Gospel 5,000 1,100,000 1 1 Filipino Full 3,300 2,050,000 8 4 Indonesian Full Gospel 1,200 603,000 2 2 Indian Full Gospel 6,300 631,000 11 1 Korean Full Gospel 700 308,000 6 5 Latin American Full Gospel 500 92000 2 2 Pacific Full Gospel 200 13,000 3 3 White-led Fun Gospel 9,200 2,537,000 226 6 Brazilian / Portuguese Full Gospel 300 30,000 1 1 other Asian Full Gospel 40 27,000 6 4 Latin American grassroots 5,900 2,245,000 281 15 Afro-Caribbean grassroots 40 5000 11 1 Brazilian grassroots 3,000 3,000,000 300 1 African house-church network 200 12,000 2 2 Mono-ethnic house-church network 20 2,000 1 1 Indonesian house-church network 300 20,000 1 1 Indian house-church network 11,500 304,000 5 3 Korean house-church network 22,000 672,000 3 2 Lath American house-church network 300 50,000 5 3 Pacific horse-church network 600 52000 4 3 Arab house-church network 1,100 18,000 1 1 Vietnamese house-church network 300 95,000 1 1 White-bit house-church network 300 12,000 6 5 other Asian house-church network 30 2,000 2 2 African network 100 43,000 10 3 White-led healing network 300 207,000 3 2 African cell-based network 100 45,000 1 1 Black American cell-based network 10 24,000 1 1 Chinese cell-based network 20 23,000 1 1 Korean cell-based network 100 1,100,000 2 1 Latin American cell-based network 100 235000 2 2 Whole-lad cell-based network 50 78000 2 2 other Asian cell-based network 800 38,000 1 1 Messianic: African Independent 10 2,000 1 1 Messianic Chinese 2 150 1 1 Messianic Hindu temples 500 154,000 4 1 Messianic Jewish 1,800 136,000 17 9 Messianic Muslim mosques 1,200 105,000 2 2 African Independent neo-charismatic 17,800 8,730000 37 13 Black American neo-charismatic 4 1,000 8 1 Chinese neo-charismatic 8,600 1,973,000 70 57 Mono-ethnic neo-charismatic 400 60,000 1 1 Filipino neo-charismatic 9,500 2,013,000 281 2 Indonesian neo-charismatic 800 326,000 1 1 Indian neo-charismatic 10,600 631,000 24 2 Latin American neo-charismatic 32 4,000 2 2 Creole neo-charismatic 300 63,000 50 2 Pacific neo-charismatic 100 10,000 2 2 Arab neo-charismatic 10 10,000 1 1 Afro-Caribbean neo-charismatic 30 2,000 13 2 White-led neo-charismatic 100 7000 3 3 other Asian neo-charismatic 15,400 165,000 65 5 African Oneness Pentecostal 4,300 707,000 96 15 Chinese Oneness Pentecostal 4,000 1,084,000 12 11 Filipino Oneness Pentecostal 700 99,000 41 1 Indonesian Oneness, Pentecostal 1,500 1,280,000 1 1 Indian Oneness Pentecostal 200 232000 50 1 Latin American Oneness Pentecostal 5100 1,136,000 32 14 Black American Oneness Pentecostal 1,400 687,00 133 2 Japanese Oneness Pentecostal 600 435,000 14 2 Afro-Caribbean Oneness Pentecostal 700 112,000 86 7 White-led Oneness Pentecostal 6,30 79600 99 8 Bazillion/Portuguese Oneness Pentecostal 100 13,000 3 1 other Asian Oneness Pentecostal 10 300 1 1 African Independent Pentecostal 55,900 18,943,000 5,385 41 Black American Pentecostal 19,100 6,162,000 78 18 Chinese Pentecostal 300 118,000 45 4 Mono-ethnic Pentecostal 4800 1,242000 20 15 Filipino Pentecostal 1,800 474,000 24 5 Indonesian Pentecostal 10700 3,347,000 177 2 Indian Pentecostal 17,00 2,24300 95 12 Korean Pentecostal 600 420,000 8 5 Latin American Pentecostal 27,30 6,027,00 644 22 Creole Pentecostal 400 145,000 31 3 Pacific Pentecostal 20 35,000 19 11 Japanese Pentecostal 300 56,000 11 1 Armindian Pentecostal 1000 506,000 3 3 Arab Pentecostal 100 22,000 18 7 Afro-Caribbean Pentecostal 2,700 464,000 343 19 While-led Pentecostal 28,900 8,553,000 813 55 Brazilian/Portuguese Pentecostal 44,300 15,898,000 221 6 other Asian Pentecostal 600 50,00 31 10 African radio/TV believers 4,300 150,000 11 11 Chinese radio believers 40,400 2,519,000 3 2 Indonesian radio/TV believers 15,000 500,000 1 1 Indian radio/TV believers 10,500 9,020,000 4 4 Korean radio/TV believers 60 80,00 1 1 Latin American radio/TV network 2,40 79,00 7 7 Japanese radio/TV believers 8,000 500,000 1 1 Arab radio/TV network 20,700 963,000 19 19 Vietnamese radio/TV believers 2,000 10,000 1 1 European White radio/TV believers 8390 5,128,00 11 11 Brazilian/Portuguese radio/TV believers 300 16,00 1 1 other Asian radio/TV believers 12,500 802,00 14 13 African Independent Spiritual 8,30 1,186,00 439 6 Afro-Caribbean Spiritual 100 11,00 5 4 White-led signs and Wonders 40 8,000 4 3 White-led restorationist 1,800 280,000 12 1 African Independent deliverance 40 21,000 2 2 Black American deliverance Pentecostal 30 100,000 1 1 White-led deliverance Pentecostal 800 209,000 8 3 African Word of Faith/Prosperity 300 332,000 7 3 Filipino Word of Faith/Prosperity 40 25,000 1 1 Pacific Word of Faith/Prosperity 100 5.000 2 2 White-led Word of Faith/Prosperity 6,700 1,619,000 17 7 African neo-charismatic of mixed tradition 4,200 1,500,000 3,333 1 Korean Pentecostal of mixed tradition 3,000 140,000 187 1 Latin American neo-charismatic of mixed tradition 30 19,000 1 1 European charismatic of mixed tradition 600 59,000 2 1 Zionist African Independent 12,200 10,140,000 158 6 Afro-Caribbean Zionist 400 37,000 1 1 Independent Anglo-Catholic 100 14,000 3 2 Anglo-Roman (schism ex Anglicanism in Roman direction) 500 80,000 18 13 Independent Adventist 1,100 141,000 26 19 schism ex Anglicanism in Protestant direction) 4,500 1,460,000 62 14 apocalyptic. eschatological 100 4,000 3 2 Independent Baptist 97,900 27,547,000 271 95 British-Israelite 400 99,000 8 5 Hidden Buddhist believers in Christ 17,100 1,830,000 9 8 Independent Bulgarian Orthodox 200 500,000 1 1 Independent Byzantine-rite 30 6,000 1 1 Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren; Open only) 2,100 339.000 25 24 Conservative Catholic (schism ex Rome) 3,000 4,518.000 435 30 Independent, Congregational, Congregationalist 4,300 921,000 33 22 Independent, Disciple, Restorationist, Christian 31,100 4,289,000 133 96 Independent Dunker (Tunker, Dipper) 600 115,000 3 1 Independent Exclusive Brethren (Closed, Strict) 400 42,000 7 5 episcopi vegantes (bishops-at-large) (under 100 members) 10 3,000 12 4 Independent Estonian Orthodox 10 9,000 2 2 Anglican Evangelical, Independent Evangelical 6.800 1,357,000 92 48 Independent Fundamentalist 7,200 1,915.000 53 31 Gay deviant sex practitioner tradition 300 154,000 2 2 Independent Greek Orthodox 20 16,000 2 1 Hidden Hindu believers in Christ 20,400 10,637,000 10 7 Holiness (Conservative Methodist non-Pentecostal) 7,700 1,393,000 82 39 Independent Hungarian Orthodox 1 1,000 1 1 Independent Jehovah's Witnesses (Jehovah- Christian Witnesses) 1,200 323,000 8 7 Messianic, Jewish-Christian 200 30,000 1 1 Latin-rite Catholic 18.300 5,828,000 5 1 Liberal Catholic (Theosophical, Masonic, Gnostic) 300 106,000 27 18 Independent Lutheran/Reformed united church 10 2,000 1 1 Independent Lutheran 4,900 1,690,000 50 20 Independent Macedonian Orthodox 3 1,000 1 1 Independent Mennonite, Anabaptist 800 130,000 11 7 Independent Methodist 22,900 6.862,000 92 46 Independent Moldavian Orthodox 40 630,000 1 1 Independent Moravian (Continental Pietist) 1 200 1 1 Hidden Muslim believers in Christ 3,700 448,000 18 15 Independent Assyrian or Nestorian (East Syrian) 100 74,000 5 3 No-Church movement 100 3,000 2 2 Nondenominational (no church or anti-church group) 15,200 2,109,000 236 71 Old Believer, Old Ritualist 3,300 1,957,000 25 19 Old Catholic 1,100 886,000 26 19 Old Calendarist Authentic Orthodox 300 261,000 8 4 schism from Orthodoxy, in Protestant direction 300 95.000 28 6 Orthodox sect/sectarian 900 139.000 30 3 Independent Friends (Quaker) 200 37.000 2 2 Reformed Anglican 800 168,000 42 10 Reformed Catholic, retaining Roman Catholic claims 9,500 5,110,000 16 11 Reformed Orthodox (uncanonical reform movement) 1800 1,023,000 23 15 Independent Reformed, Presbyterian 29,200 7,884,000 138 51 Independent Romanian Orthodox 100 110,000 3 3 Independent Russian Orthodox 700 921.000 32 30 Independent Salvationist 400 140,000 8 5 Independent Serbian Orthodox 50 34,000 5 5 Spiritualist, Spiritist, (thaumaturgical), Occult 200 114.000 3 1 Traditional Anglican, Traditionalist 100 10,000 1 1 True Orthodox (devoutly conservative Russian Orthodox) 8,100 358,000 6 4 Independent Ukrainian Orthodox 3,400 6,324,000 24 18 United church (union of bodies of different traditions) 27,200 10,701,000 3 3 community church or union congregation 1 200 t 1 ethnic or mono-ethnic denomination 6,700 1,092,000 225 2 Independent evangelical (dispensationalist) 1,700 380,000 3 2 Marginal Independent Christian (Black third-World indigenous) 4,500 1,211,000 96 48 isolated radio churches (unorganized) 7,000 301,000 7 7 single congregation(s): one autonomous congregation 10,600 1,996,000 805 7 15 Marginal Christian Subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5) Christadelphian 1,200 71,000 21 20 Apocalyptic, eschatological 1 1,000 1 1 Divine Science 20 1000 1 1 Gnostic, esoteric, anthroposophical 200 70,000 5 3 Holy Spirit Assoc. for Unification of World Christianity 900 926,000 9 8 Jehovah's Witnesses (Russellites) 70,500 11,305,000 226 212 Later-day saints (Mormons), including Mormon schismatics 20,000 7,955,000 122 102 Liberal Catholic (theosophical, Masonic, Gnostic) 200 31,000 1 1 schism from Orthodoxy, in marginal direction 500 85,000 2 2 Paulician, Bogomil 30 6,000 2 2 Metaphysical science, Divine Science, Religious Science 3,600 1,097,000 59 55 Spiritualist, Spiritist, (thaumaturgical) psychic, occult 1.100 145,000 20 10 Swedenborgian (Church of the New Jerusalem; Spiritualistic) 300 31,000 18 15 Theosophist, Theosophical, synthesist 100 5,000 3 3 Unitarian, Universalist, Free Christian, Liberal Christian 1,700 378,000 29 26 World Totals 3,167,000 1,769,920,000 33,909 238 (David A. 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