Swedenborgian Church (1817 - Present) - Religious Group
Religious Family: SpiritualistReligious Tradition: Other Christians
Description: Founded in North America in 1792 as the Church of the New Jerusalem, the Swedenborgian Church was organized as a national body in 1817 and incorporated in Illinois in 1861. Its biblically-based theology is derived from the spiritual, or mystical, experiences and biblical studies of the Swedish scientist and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772).
Official Site: https://swedenborg.org/
Maps: Swedenborgian Church1
Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2020)
Congregations (2020)
Top 5 Swedenborgian Church States (2020)1 [View all States]
Rank | State | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Maine | 3 | 128 | 0.09 |
2 | Delaware | 1 | 40 | 0.04 |
3 | District Of Columbia | 1 | 27 | 0.04 |
4 | Kansas | 2 | 72 | 0.02 |
5 | New Mexico | 1 | 42 | 0.02 |
Top 5 Swedenborgian Church Counties (2020)1 [View all Counties]
Rank | County | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Oxford County, ME | 1 | 91 | 1.58 |
2 | Barton County, KS | 1 | 38 | 1.49 |
3 | Grant County, NM | 1 | 42 | 1.49 |
4 | Champaign County, OH | 1 | 31 | 0.80 |
5 | Sagadahoc County, ME | 1 | 23 | 0.63 |
Top 5 Swedenborgian Church Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]
Rank | Metro | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Great Bend, KS Micro Area | 1 | 38 | 1.49 |
2 | Silver City, NM Micro Area | 1 | 42 | 1.49 |
3 | Urbana, OH Micro Area | 1 | 31 | 0.80 |
4 | Hutchinson, KS Micro Area | 1 | 34 | 0.55 |
5 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area | 1 | 26 | 0.23 |
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]