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Scotth1960

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Is the church you sometimes attend in its official name listed in Mead's "Handbook of Denominations in the United States of America"?
Mead's book is one of the best sources for MOST Christian groups (churches, fellowships, denominations, creeds).
Or is your belief a church that has only a few hundred members, or is local.
I believe the church that I sometimes attend is part of the larger Russian Orthodox Church. But here in America, I believe the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia maybe only has about 100,000 or 200,000 members at most. It's not as large as the Orthodox Church in America, which also comes from the Russian Orthodox Church.
I used to belong to the Lutheran Church of America and then the Evangelical Lutheran Church America which began only in 1978 AD. It's got millions of members, I think. I used to belong to the Assemblies of God, which is possibly the largest Pentecostal denomination in the USA.
I have a respect and love for all Trinitarian churches. I don't like any non-Trinitarian churches. But I like to learn about all kinds of beliefs, even strange ones like Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons.
Everyone has a constitutional ability and right here in the USA to believe as one will.
God bless America.
So, if you want to share whether or not your congregation 's denomination is listed in Mead's book, please write in here and let us know.
There is nothing necessarily wrong at all with small churches whose members number less than 100,000 members.
 
schoolofyoungprophet

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Anyways I have always been taught,church aint a building,its us where reedeemed one fellowsip
 
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Scotth1960

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schoolofyoungprophet said:
Whats mead"s book?
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Frank Mead. Handbook of Denominations in the United States of America. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. A book that lists all of the Major Christian and Jewish denominations in the USA. Major religions: Christian, Jewish, and other religions, in the USA. .... Take care!

 
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Scotth1960

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Scotth1960 said:

Frank Mead. Handbook of Denominations in the United States of America. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. A book that lists all of the Major Christian and Jewish denominations in the USA. Major religions: Christian, Jewish, and other religions, in the USA. .... Take care!

Interesting churches:
1. National Association of Free Will Baptists
Founded: 1935, with roots to Colonial days
Membership: 216,711 in 2,476 churches (1999)
2. Brethren Church (Ashland, OH)
Founded: 1882 Membership: 13,227 in 118 congregations (1999)
3. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Founded: 1881, Membership: 234,311 in 2,353 churches (1998)
4. Evangelical Covenant Church Founded: 1885. Membership" 96.526 in 636 congregations (1999)
5. Evangelical Free Church of America, Founded: 1950, Membership: est. 260,000 in 1,250 congregations (2000)
6. Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) Founded: 1457 (Came to the U.S. in 1735)
Membership: 47,134 in 153 congregations (1999)
7. Old German Baptist Brethren (Old Order Dunkers) Founded: 1881, Membership: 6,050 in 55 churches (1999)
8. Unity of the Brethren , Founded: 1903, with roots to the 1850s, Membership: 3,218 in 27 congregations (1998)
9. Eastern Rite Catholic/Uniate Churches, Founded: various dates, Membership: est. 500,0000 (2000)
10. Old Catholic Churches, Founded: 1871 (came to the U.S. in 1914), Membership: statistics not available
11. National Organization of the New Apostolic Church of North America, Founded: 1862, Membership: 36,254 in 385 congregations (1999)
12. Christian and Missionary Alliance, Founded: 1887. Membership: 347,973 in 1,973 churches (1999)
13. Apostolic Faith Church, Founded: 1907, Membership: est. 4,500 in 50 churches (2000)
14. Church of the Nazarene, Founded: 1908, Membership: 627,054 in 5,101 congregations (1998)
15. Wesleyan Church, Founded: 1843, Membership: 121,356 in 1,594 congregations (1999)
16. Apostolic Lutheran Church of America, Founded: 1872, Membership: est. 9,000 in 58 churches (2000),
17. Lutheran Church-- Missouri Synod, Founded: 1847, Membership: 2,582,440 in 6,220 congregations (1999),
18. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, Founded: 1850, Membership: 411,295 in 1,230 congregations (1999)
19. Pillar of Fire, Founded: 1901, Membership: statistics not available
20. United Methodist Church, Founded: 1968, with roots to 1784, Membership: 8,377,662 in 35,609 congregations (1999),
21. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America, Founded: 1922, Membership: 1,954,500 in 555 parishes (1998),
22. Orthodox Church in America (Russian Orthodox), Founded: 1970, with roots to 1794, Membership: est. 1,000,000 in 710 parishes (1999),
23. Assemblies of God, General Council of, Founded: 1914, Membership: 2,574,531 in 12,055 churches (1999).
24. Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. New York, NY.

God bless you all. In Erie PA USA July 5, 2011 AD Scott R. Harrington
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