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Buddhist Mission of North America (1899 - Unknown) - Religious Group

Religious Family: Buddhism
Religious Tradition: Buddhism
Description: The Buddhist Mission of North America was founded in 1899, and it later changed its name to the Buddhist Churches of America. It remains affiliated with the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha tradition.
Official Site: Not available

Connections: Buddhist Mission of North America


 
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Buddhist Mission of North America, Trends (1935 - 1964)1

YEAR MEMBERS MINISTERS CHURCHES
1935 7,226 55 65
1937 30,000 47
1940 35,000 42
1964 109,965 158 91
       

Sources

1 All data on clergy, members, and churches are taken from the National Council of Churches’ Historic Archive CD and recent print editions of the Council’s Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The CD archives all 68 editions of the Yearbook (formerly called Yearbook of the Churches and Yearbook of American Churches) from 1916 to 2000. Read more information on the Historic Archive CD and the Yearbook.

Membership figures are "inclusive." According to the Yearbook, this includes "those who are full communicant or confirmed members plus other members baptized, non-confirmed or non-communicant." Each denomination has its own criteria for membership.

When a denomination listed on the Historic Archive CD was difficult to identify, particularly in early editions of the Yearbook, the ARDA staff consulted numerous sources, including Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions and the Handbook of Denominations in the United States. In some cases, ARDA staff consulted the denomination’s website or contacted its offices by phone. When a denomination could not be positively identified, its data were omitted.

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