Mennonite Church, USA (2002 - Present) - Religious Group
Religious Family: Mennonite/AmishReligious Tradition: Evangelical Protestant
Description: The Mennonite Church, USA, is the largest of the Mennonite bodies in North America and was formed in 2002 from a merger between the Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church.
Official Site: http://www.mennoniteusa.org/
Connections: Mennonite Church, USA
| Group (Active) | Group (Defunct) | Other |
Maps: Mennonite Church, USA1
Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2020)
Congregations (2020)
Top 5 Mennonite Church, USA States (2020)1 [View all States]
| Rank | State | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 40 | 8,484 | 2.89 |
| 2 | South Dakota | 6 | 1,269 | 1.43 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 10 | 2,614 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 83 | 13,263 | 1.02 |
| 5 | Indiana | 40 | 6,671 | 0.98 |
Top 5 Mennonite Church, USA Counties (2020)1 [View all Counties]
| Rank | County | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hutchinson County, SD | 4 | 1,232 | 165.88 |
| 2 | Harvey County, KS | 10 | 3,171 | 93.20 |
| 3 | York County, NE | 1 | 1,190 | 84.25 |
| 4 | Marion County, KS | 3 | 878 | 74.26 |
| 5 | Washington County, IA | 5 | 973 | 43.12 |
Top 5 Mennonite Church, USA Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]
| Rank | Metro | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McPherson, KS Micro Area | 5 | 1,137 | 37.62 |
| 2 | Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area | 28 | 3,981 | 29.36 |
| 3 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area | 25 | 4,670 | 22.56 |
| 4 | Beatrice, NE Micro Area | 2 | 431 | 19.86 |
| 5 | Hutchinson, KS Micro Area | 3 | 1,017 | 16.43 |
Mennonite Church, USA, Members (1925 - 2009)2
Mennonite Church, USA, Ministers & Churches (1925 - 2009)2
Mennonite Church, USA, Trends (1925 - 2009)2
| YEAR | MEMBERS | MINISTERS | CHURCHES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 36,639 | 524 | 364 |
| 1929 | 41,410 | 516 | 357 |
| 1935 | 47,253 | 552 | 388 |
| 1937 | 48,272 | 388 | |
| 1940 | 51,304 | 495 | |
| 1942 | 51,879 | 445 | |
| 1944 | 51,813 | 500 | |
| 1946 | 52,596 | ||
| 1947 | 53,338 | 425 | |
| 1950 | 56,480 | 1,329 | 438 |
| 1951 | 58,330 | 557 | |
| 1952 | 61,811 | 1,246 | 477 |
| 1953 | 63,016 | 498 | |
| 1954 | 63,998 | 1,257 | 508 |
| 1955 | 70,283 | 1,515 | 440 |
| 1956 | 70,513 | 1,487 | 468 |
| 1957 | 71,186 | 1,493 | 840 |
| 1958 | 71,365 | 1,550 | 858 |
| 1959 | 72,138 | 1,635 | 853 |
| 1960 | 73,125 | 1,644 | 869 |
| 1961 | 74,321 | 1,695 | 878 |
| 1962 | 75,949 | 1,801 | 974 |
| 1963 | 77,285 | 911 | |
| 1964 | 78,681 | 1,690 | 934 |
| 1965 | 80,087 | 1,722 | 963 |
| 1966 | 81,248 | 1,754 | 947 |
| 1967 | 83,627 | 1,853 | 990 |
| 1968 | 85,682 | 1,769 | 1,023 |
| 1969 | 85,343 | 1,895 | 1,260 |
| 1970 | 88,522 | 2,335 | 1,181 |
| 1971 | 88,947 | 2,335 | 1,041 |
| 1972 | 89,505 | 2,207 | 1,036 |
| 1973 | 90,967 | 2,446 | 1,054 |
| 1974 | 92,390 | 2,370 | 1,063 |
| 1975 | 94,209 | 2,485 | 1,059 |
| 1976 | 96,092 | 2,441 | 1,059 |
| 1977 | 96,609 | 2,578 | 1,074 |
| 1978 | 97,142 | 2,393 | 1,081 |
| 1979 | 98,027 | 2,596 | 1,107 |
| 1980 | 99,511 | 2,509 | 1,140 |
| 1981 | 99,651 | 2,523 | 1,151 |
| 1982 | 101,501 | 2,400 | 1,179 |
| 1983 | 110,294 | 2,957 | 1,201 |
| 1985 | 91,167 | 2,399 | 989 |
| 1987 | 92,902 | 2,553 | 1,007 |
| 1988 | 92,682 | 2,469 | 1,023 |
| 1989 | 92,517 | 2,545 | 1,034 |
| 1990 | 92,517 | 2,545 | 1,034 |
| 1992 | 99,446 | 2,784 | 1,056 |
| 1993 | 95,634 | 2,662 | 1,058 |
| 1994 | 95,591 | 2,468 | 1,099 |
| 1995 | 90,812 | 2,464 | 986 |
| 1996 | 90,959 | 2,817 | 1,004 |
| 1998 | 92,161 | 2,688 | 926 |
| 1999 | 92,002 | 2,967 | 935 |
| 2000 | 120,381 | 1,063 | |
| 2002 | 111,375 | 2,585 | 959 |
| 2005 | 109,315 | 2,561 | 913 |
| 2006 | 109,174 | 1,984 | 935 |
| 2008 | 106,172 | 1,879 | |
| 2009 | 104,684 | 2,831 | 920 |
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.
