Union American Methodist Episcopal Church (1865 - Present) - Religious Group
Religious Family: MethodistReligious Tradition: Black Protestant
Description: The Union American Methodist Episcopal Church, formed in 1865 as the African Union American Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America and Elsewhere, is one of two denominations which grew out of The Union Church of Africans, a movement within the Methodist Episcopal Church led by two African American members, Peter Spencer and William Anderson. They maintained an identity separate from what would become the African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church because they chose to be governed by episcopal polity.
Official Site: https://uamechurch.org/
Interactive Timeline: Methodist Family Interactive Timeline
Connections: Union American Methodist Episcopal Church
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Union American Methodist Episcopal Church: Congregations (2020)1
Top 5 Union American Methodist Episcopal Church States (2020)1 [View all States]
| Rank | State | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | 16 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 12 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Delaware | 11 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Maryland | 6 | -- | -- |
| 5 | New York | 3 | -- | -- |
Top 5 Union American Methodist Episcopal Church Counties (2020)1 [View all Counties]
| Rank | County | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Castle County, DE | 9 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Chester County, PA | 6 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Camden County, NJ | 5 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Essex County, NJ | 4 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Delaware County, PA | 4 | -- | -- |
Top 5 Union American Methodist Episcopal Church Metro Areas (2020)1 [View all Metro Areas]
| Rank | Metro | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area | 32 | -- | -- |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area | 6 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area | 3 | -- | -- |
| 4 | California-Lexington Park, MD Metro Area | 2 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Dover, DE Metro Area | 2 | -- | -- |
Union American Methodist Episcopal Church, Members (1925 - 1957)2
Union American Methodist Episcopal Church, Ministers & Churches (1925 - 1957)2
Union American Methodist Episcopal Church, Trends (1925 - 1957)2
| YEAR | MEMBERS | MINISTERS | CHURCHES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 21,115 | 301 | 292 |
| 1929 | 22,259 | 324 | 307 |
| 1935 | 18,798 | 135 | 110 |
| 1936 | 9,369 | 71 | |
| 1937 | 20,101 | 80 | |
| 1955 | 12,262 | 76 | |
| 1957 | 27,560 | 276 | 256 |
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.
