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Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

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US RELIGIOUS BODIES<br />

Religious Bodies in the United States<br />

Arranged by Families<br />

The following list <strong>of</strong> religious bodies appearing in the Directory Section <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Yearbook</strong> shows the<br />

“families,” or related clusters into which <strong>American</strong> religious bodies can be grouped. For example, there<br />

are many communions that can be grouped under the heading “Baptist” for historical <strong>and</strong> theological<br />

reasons. It should not be assumed, however, that all denominations under one family heading are necessarily<br />

consistent in belief or practice. The family clusters tend to represent historical factors more<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten than theological or practical ones. These family categories provide one <strong>of</strong> the major pitfalls when<br />

compiling church statistics because there is <strong>of</strong>ten a tendency to combine the statistics by “families” for<br />

analytical <strong>and</strong> comparative purposes. Such combined totals are deeply flawed, even though they are<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten used as variables for sociological analysis. The arrangement by families <strong>of</strong>fered here is intended<br />

only as a general guide for conceptual organization when viewing the broad sweep <strong>of</strong> <strong>American</strong> religious<br />

culture.<br />

Religious bodies that cannot be categorized under family headings appear alphabetically <strong>and</strong> are not<br />

indented in the following list.<br />

Adventist Bodies<br />

Advent Christian Church<br />

Church <strong>of</strong> God General Conference (Oregon,<br />

IL <strong>and</strong> Morrow, GA)<br />

Primitive Advent Christian Church<br />

Seventh-day Adventist Church<br />

<strong>American</strong> Evangelical Christian <strong>Churches</strong><br />

<strong>American</strong> Rescue Workers<br />

Anglican Bodies<br />

The Episcopal Church<br />

The Episcopal Orthodox Church<br />

Reformed Episcopal Church<br />

Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church<br />

Apostolic Catholic Church<br />

Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarene)<br />

Apostolic Christian <strong>Churches</strong> <strong>of</strong> America<br />

Apostolic Episcopal Church<br />

Baptist Bodies<br />

Alliance <strong>of</strong> Baptists<br />

The <strong>American</strong> Baptist Association<br />

<strong>American</strong> Baptist <strong>Churches</strong> in the U.S.A.<br />

Baptist Bible Fellowship International<br />

Baptist General Conference<br />

Baptist Missionary Association <strong>of</strong> America<br />

Conservative Baptist Association <strong>of</strong> America<br />

General Association <strong>of</strong> General Baptists<br />

General Association <strong>of</strong> Regular Baptist<br />

<strong>Churches</strong><br />

National Association <strong>of</strong> Free Will Baptists<br />

National Baptist Convention <strong>of</strong> America, Inc.<br />

National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.<br />

National Missionary Baptist Convention <strong>of</strong><br />

America<br />

National Primitive Baptist Convention, Inc.<br />

North <strong>American</strong> Baptist Conference<br />

Primitive Baptists<br />

Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.<br />

Separate Baptists in Christ<br />

Seventh Day Baptist General Conference,<br />

USA <strong>and</strong> Canada<br />

Southern Baptist Convention<br />

Sovereign Grace Believers<br />

Berean Fellowship <strong>of</strong> <strong>Churches</strong><br />

Brethren (German Baptists)<br />

Brethren Church (Ashl<strong>and</strong>, Ohio)<br />

Church <strong>of</strong> the Brethren<br />

Fellowship <strong>of</strong> Grace Brethren <strong>Churches</strong><br />

Old German Baptist Brethren Church<br />

Brethren, River<br />

Brethren in Christ Church<br />

United Zion Church<br />

The Catholic Church<br />

Christ Community Church (Evangelical-<br />

Protestant)<br />

Christadelphians<br />

Christian Brethren (also known as Plymouth<br />

Brethren)<br />

The Christian Congregation, Inc.<br />

The Christian <strong>and</strong> Missionary Alliance<br />

Christian Union<br />

The Church <strong>of</strong> Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.<br />

Church <strong>of</strong> Christ, Scientist<br />

Church Communities International<br />

The Church <strong>of</strong> Illumination<br />

Church <strong>of</strong> the Living God<br />

Church <strong>of</strong> the Nazarene<br />

<strong>Churches</strong> <strong>of</strong> Christ - Christian<br />

<strong>Churches</strong><br />

Christian Church (Disciples <strong>of</strong> Christ) in the<br />

United States <strong>and</strong> Canada<br />

Christian <strong>Churches</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Churches</strong> <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />

<strong>Churches</strong> <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />

<strong>Churches</strong> <strong>of</strong> Christ in Christian Union<br />

<strong>Churches</strong> <strong>of</strong> God<br />

Church <strong>of</strong> God (Anderson, Indiana)<br />

The Church <strong>of</strong> God (Seventh Day), Denver,<br />

Colorado<br />

<strong>Churches</strong> <strong>of</strong> God, General Conference<br />

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