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Denominations: Congregational Church/United Church of Christ

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Bryan Hodge

At the beginning of the 21st century, there were about 2.4 million Congregationalists worldwide (congregationalism, britannica.com). There are about 802 thousand members of the United Church of Christ in the U.S.A. (2020 Statistical Report, ucc.org). The top states for UCC … Continue reading →

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Denominations: Reformed/Presbyterian Church (Part 1)

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Bryan Hodge

The world-wide membership is said to be 75 million (Presbyterian Church Denomination by Mary Fairchild, learnreligions.com). Some claim the number to be over 90 million (About the Presbyterian Church, rockvillepresbyterian.org). In America, there are several branches of the Presbyterian Church. … Continue reading →

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Denominations: Anabaptist/Mennonites, and Amish

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Bryan Hodge

The Mennonite World Conference (MWC) reports that there were 2.13 million Anabaptists in their fellowship in 2018 (membership, map and statistics, mwc-cmm.org). Africa is the continent with the most members, approximately 36%. North America is second, approximately 31% (ibid). Anabaptist … Continue reading →

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Denominations: Anglican and Episcopal Churches (part 1)

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Bryan Hodge

The Anglican Church numbers about 85 million (Countries With the Largest Anglican Populations, worldatlas.com). The top five countries, by number, are: (1) Nigeria; (2) United Kingdom; (3) Uganda; (4) Sudan; (5) Australia. The United States is seventh, counting the Episcopal … Continue reading →

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Denominations: Lutheran Church (Part 1)

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Bryan Hodge

The Lutheran World Federation reports that there were more than 77 million Lutherans in the world, and 3.6 million in North America in 2019 (lutheranworld.org). However, it should be kept in mind that the Lutheran church is greatly divided. … Continue reading →

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Denominations: Eastern Orthodox Church (Part 1)

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Bryan Hodge

Many people divide Christendom into three major branches: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox or Orthodox Catholic, and Protestantism. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the third largest branch. It is the second largest denomination in the world. There are nearly 260 million … Continue reading →

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Denominations: Catholic Church (Part 1)

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Bryan Hodge

The word ‘denomination’ and related words are used in different ways. The word ‘denominate’ means “to give a name to” (merrian-webster.com). The word ‘denominator,’ in mathematics, is used of “the part of the fraction that is below the line that … Continue reading →

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Western Religions: Scientology (Part 1)

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Bryan Hodge

Scientology membership numbers are disputed. CNN reported in 2017, “The Church of Scientology says it has 10,000 churches, missions and groups operating in 167 countries, with 4.4 million more people signing up every year. Scholars say that, despite the global … Continue reading →

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Western Religions: Christian Science (Part 1)

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Bryan Hodge

Christian Science membership is on the decline. “Membership in the church has steadily declined since the 1930’s. Mrs. Eddy forbade her followers from keeping an official membership tally. The church estimates it has about 400,000 members worldwide, but independent studies … Continue reading →

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Western Religions: Jehovah’s Witnesses and The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, Part 1

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Bryan Hodge

The Jehovah’s Witnesses claim a membership of approximately 8.6 million world-wide (How Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses Are There Worldwide?, JW.org). The number are said to total about 1.2 million in the U.S.A. (2018 Country and Territory Reports, JW.org). “Jehovah’s Witnesses … Continue reading →

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Denominations: Reformed/Presbyterian Church (Part 1)

Denominations: Anabaptist/Mennonites, and Amish

Denominations: Anglican and Episcopal Churches (part 1)

Denominations: Lutheran Church (Part 1)

Denominations: Eastern Orthodox Church (Part 1)

Denominations: Catholic Church (Part 1)

Western Religions: Scientology (Part 1)

Western Religions: Christian Science (Part 1)

Western Religions: Jehovah’s Witnesses and The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, Part 1

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