Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury
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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