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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - County Membership Report (2020)

Exact definitions of "congregations" and "adherents" vary by religious body. Congregations may be parishes, churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, or another site where a religious body has regularly scheduled worship services. Adherents generally are members, children who are not members, and others who are not members but are considered participants in the congregation.

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Religious Bodies Tradition Family Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
Catholic Church Catholic Catholic Liturgical Family 59 260,017 303.56
Non-denominational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 90 42,836 50.01
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant Lutheran Family 46 26,716 31.19
Conservative Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 10 12,274 14.33
Reform Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 9 11,383 13.29
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 34 11,295 13.19
United Methodist Church Mainline Protestant Methodist Family 28 10,512 12.27
Muslim Estimate Islam Islam Family 7 10,460 12.21
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 25 9,765 11.40
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) Family 32 9,199 10.74
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Mainline Protestant Baptist Family 21 7,878 9.20
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 9 5,001 5.84
Orthodox Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 6 4,440 5.18
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Adventist Family 15 3,874 4.52
Mennonite Church, USA Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 17 3,763 4.39
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 21 3,406 3.98
Assemblies of God, General Council of the Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 15 3,399 3.97
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 20 3,263 3.81
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) Family 5 2,604 3.04
Schwenkfelder Church in America Evangelical Protestant Other Groups Family 3 2,432 2.84
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Black Protestant Baptist Family 2 1,910 2.23
African Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 7 1,658 1.94
Hindu, Traditional Temples Hinduism Hinduism Family 2 1,540 1.80
Coptic Orthodox Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 3 1,380 1.61
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant Adventist Family 8 1,104 1.29
Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 1,100 1.28
Friends General Conference Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 7 1,050 1.23
Bible Fellowship Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 7 1,038 1.21
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 930 1.09
Church of the Brethren Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 9 879 1.03
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1 765 0.89
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2 679 0.79
Hindu Yoga and Meditation Hinduism 4 493 0.58
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 475 0.55
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Black Protestant Baptist Family 3 450 0.53
Reconstructionist Judaism Judaism Judaism Family 1 405 0.47
Free Methodist Church – USA Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 403 0.47
Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 383 0.45
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 4 346 0.40
Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1 311 0.36
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 2 305 0.36
Wesleyan Church Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 254 0.30
Association of Vineyard Churches Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 244 0.28
Malankara Mar Thoma Church Other Christians Other Groups Family 1 217 0.25
Church of God in Christ Black Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 210 0.25
Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism Family 2 200 0.23
Reformed Church in America Mainline Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2 196 0.23
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2 176 0.21
Salvation Army Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 171 0.20
Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church Orthodox Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) Family 1 152 0.18
Baha'i Faith Other Other Groups Family 1 141 0.16
Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 1 126 0.15
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1 89 0.10
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (Covenanters) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 70 0.08
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1 64 0.07
Unitarian Universalist Association Other Christians Liberal Family 1 60 0.07
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1 48 0.06
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 2 46 0.05
Biblical Mennonite Alliance Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 1 37 0.04
Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 36 0.04
Unaffiliated Conservative Mennonite Evangelical Protestant Mennonite/Amish Family 1 35 0.04
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant Restorationists Family 1 0 0.00
Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1 0 0.00
Missionary Church, The Evangelical Protestant Holiness Family 1 0 0.00
Union American Methodist Episcopal Church Black Protestant Methodist Family 1
Christadelphians Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Anglican Province of America Mainline Protestant 1
Diocese of the Holy Cross Mainline Protestant 1
Sovereign Grace Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
Chabad Judaism Judaism 6
Vanguard Presbytery Evangelical Protestant 1
Full Gospel Assemblies International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 1
Anglican Church in North America Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 2
Brethren in Christ Church Evangelical Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 2
Calvary Chapel Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAmerica) Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 2
Evangelical Congregational Church Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 5
Evangelical Free Church of America Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 1
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (1981) Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 2
General Church of the New Jerusalem Other Christians Spiritualist Family 4
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Mainline Protestant Friends/Brethren Family 2
New Apostolic Church USA Other Christians Other Groups Family 1
North American Lutheran Church Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Family 1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant Presbyterian/Reformed Family 3
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 1
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Evangelical Protestant Independent Fundamentalist Family 7
Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. Evangelical Protestant Methodist Family 2
Reformed Episcopal Church Evangelical Protestant Anglican/Episcopal Family 2
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant Baptist Family 1
United Pentecostal Church International Evangelical Protestant Pentecostal Family 2
           

Religious Traditions (1980 - 2020), Percent of Population


The population of this county was 856,553 in 2020. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (464,693) included 54.3% of the total population in 2020. The adherence rate is the number of adherents of a given group per 1,000 people in the general population.

Note that data collection methods for religious bodies change over time, affecting the comparability of statistics. For further information, see the U.S. Religion Census website at https://www.usreligioncensus.org/.

The 2020 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include data for 372 religious bodies or groups. Of these, the ASARB was able to gather data on congregations and adherents for 217 and on congregations only for 155.

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