Restorationists Family
Restorationist churches broke away from established American denominations during the 19th century to restore what they understood as true New Testament Christianity, stressing strict adherence to the Bible rather than to creeds. Restorationist churches include the Churches of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Maps: Restorationists Family1
Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2020)
Congregations (2020)
Top 5 Restorationists Family States (2020)1 [View all states]
Top 5 Restorationists Family Counties (2020)1 [View all counties]
Rank | County | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Jessamine County, Kentucky | 18,209 | 343.60 |
2 | Norton County, Kansas | 1,511 | 276.80 |
3 | Edwards County, Illinois | 1,575 | 252.20 |
4 | Clay County, Tennessee | 1,859 | 245.20 |
5 | Dewey County, Oklahoma | 1,069 | 238.40 |
Top 5 Restorationists Family Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]
Rank | Metro Area | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | West Point, MS Micro Area | 3,664 | 196.60 |
2 | Quincy, IL-MO Micro Area | 12,010 | 158.50 |
3 | Lincoln, IL Micro Area | 3,822 | 136.60 |
4 | Scottsburg, IN Micro Area | 3,315 | 135.90 |
5 | McMinnville, TN Micro Area | 5,136 | 125.40 |
Restorationists Family: Adherence Rates (1980 - 2020)1
Group | Tradition | Adh. Rate 2020 | Adh. Rate 2010 | Adh. Rate 2000 | Adh. Rate 1990 | Adh. Rate 1980 |
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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Mainline Protestant | 1.20 | 2.55 | 3.62 | 4.17 | 5.39 |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Protestant | 4.16 | 4.71 | 5.11 | 4.88 | 5.01 |
Churches of Christ | Evangelical Protestant | 4.29 | 5.13 | 5.85 | 6.76 | 7.11 |
Sources
1 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. [More information on the data sources]