Converge Worldwide (2008 - Present) - Religious Group
Religious Family: BaptistReligious Tradition: Evangelical Protestant
Description: Converge Worldwide dates back to 1852, when it was founded among Swedish-Americans as the Baptist General Conference. In 2008, the group changed its name to Converge Worldwide.
Official Site: https://converge.org/
Interactive Timeline: Baptist Family Interactive Timeline
Connections: Converge Worldwide
Group (Active) | Group (Defunct) | Other |
Maps: Converge Worldwide1
Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2010)
Congregations (2020)
Top 5 Converge Worldwide States (2010)1 [View all States]
Rank | State | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Minnesota | 186 | 62,490 | 11.78 |
2 | South Dakota | 16 | 2,700 | 3.32 |
3 | Maryland | 19 | 17,220 | 2.98 |
4 | Wisconsin | 93 | 16,410 | 2.89 |
5 | Wyoming | 6 | 1,410 | 2.50 |
Top 5 Converge Worldwide Counties (2010)1 [View all Counties]
Rank | County | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Cook County, MN | 2 | 570 | 110.12 |
2 | Florence County, WI | 1 | 480 | 108.52 |
3 | Hayes County, NE | 1 | 90 | 93.07 |
4 | Ashland County, OH | 2 | 4,800 | 90.33 |
5 | Anoka County, MN | 15 | 19,650 | 59.39 |
Top 5 Converge Worldwide Metro Areas (2010)1 [View all Metro Areas]
Rank | Metro | Congregations | Adherents | Adherence Rate |
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1 | Ashland, OH Micro Area | 2 | 4,800 | 90.33 |
2 | Iron Mountain, MI-WI Micro Area | 4 | 1,140 | 37.27 |
3 | Escanaba, MI Micro Area | 4 | 1,140 | 30.75 |
4 | Ludington, MI Micro Area | 3 | 660 | 22.99 |
5 | Yankton, SD Micro Area | 1 | 480 | 21.39 |
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]