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Independent Fundamental Churches of America (1922 - Present) - Religious Group

Religious Family: Independent Fundamentalist
Religious Tradition: Evangelical Protestant
Description: IFCA International, formerly known as the Independent Fundamental Churches of America, is one of the oldest and largest of the fundamental church groups. In 1922, R. Lee Kirkland organized the American Conference of Undenominational Churches, which changed its name to Independent Fundamental Churches of America in 1930. The present name was voted upon in 1996 and ratified in 1997.
Official Site: https://www.ifca.org/

Maps: Independent Fundamental Churches of America1

Adherence Rate per 1,000 (1980)

Congregations (2010)



Top 5 Independent Fundamental Churches of America States (1980)1 [View all States]

Rank State Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Alabama 0 0 0.00
2 Alaska 0 0 0.00
3 Arizona 0 0 0.00
4 Arkansas 0 0 0.00
5 California 0 0 0.00

Top 5 Independent Fundamental Churches of America Counties (1980)1 [View all Counties]

Rank County Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Bibb County, AL 0 0 0.00
2 Houston County, AL 0 0 0.00
3 Anchorage Municipality, AK 0 0 0.00
4 Apache County, AZ 0 0 0.00
5 Coconino County, AZ 0 0 0.00

Top 5 Independent Fundamental Churches of America Metro Areas (1980)1 [View all Metro Areas]

Rank Metro Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Aberdeen, WA Micro Area 0 0 0.00
2 Adrian, MI Micro Area 0 0 0.00
3 Akron, OH Metro Area 0 0 0.00
4 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area 0 0 0.00
5 Alpena, MI Micro Area 0 0 0.00

Independent Fundamental Churches of America, Members (1943 - 1999)2


Independent Fundamental Churches of America, Ministers & Churches (1943 - 1999)2


Independent Fundamental Churches of America, Trends (1943 - 1999)2

YEAR MEMBERS MINISTERS CHURCHES
1943 50,000 435
1944 60,000 600
1946 65,000 650
1956 1,200 400
1957 65,000 1,250 350
1959 90,000 1,100 400
1960 90,040 754
1963 56,456 950 457
1964 103,617 1,031 834
1965 106,572 1,070 852
1966 101,435 1,185 864
1968 121,485 1,166 921
1969 122,388 901 900
1970 111,611 1,197 901
1971 139,932 1,231 904
1972 77,794 1,264 598
1975 87,582 1,252 614
1978 87,582 1,252 614
1980 120,446 1,366 1,019
1990 73,809 1,516 705
1991 78,174 1,510 700
1992 71,672 1,369 708
1994 69,857 1,274 670
1995 69,857 670
1998 61,655 659
1999 61,655 659
       

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]

2 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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