MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS

 

Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA


Religious Bodies Theology Congregations Adherents
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection Evangelical Protestant
1
4
American Baptist Churches in the USA Mainline Protestant
37
25,442
Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean) Evangelical Protestant
1
48
Armenian Apostolic Church / Catholicossate of Etchmiadzin Mainline Protestant
1
400
Assemblies of God Evangelical Protestant
21
8,656
Bahá'í Other Theology
4
335
Buddhism Other Theology
1
0
Catholic Church Catholic
29
56,743
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The Evangelical Protestant
3
270
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mainline Protestant
22
6,530
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant
19
6,391
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Protestant
2
175
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Evangelical Protestant
12
3,566
Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Protestant
5
253
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Other Theology
18
6,522
Church of the Brethren Evangelical Protestant
4
363
Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Protestant
13
3,977
Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant
17
2,372
Community of Christ Evangelical Protestant
1
83
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Evangelical Protestant
1
109
Episcopal Church Mainline Protestant
55
25,938
Evangelical Free Church of America, The Evangelical Protestant
2
245
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mainline Protestant
8
4,216
Evangelical Presbyterian Church Evangelical Protestant
1
179
Free Methodist Church of North America Evangelical Protestant
0
0
Friends (Quakers) Mainline Protestant
3
379
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant
3
778
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Orthodox
2
1,365
Hindu Other Theology
2
0
Holy Orthodox Church in North America Orthodox
1
40
Independent, Charismatic Churches Evangelical Protestant
4
6,400
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches Evangelical Protestant
2
2,200
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Evangelical Protestant
2
193
International Churches of Christ Evangelical Protestant
1
128
International Pentecostal Church of Christ Evangelical Protestant
1
50
International Pentecostal Holiness Church Evangelical Protestant
16
2,615
Jewish Estimate Other Theology
8
15,350
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod Evangelical Protestant
10
4,731
Mennonite Church USA Evangelical Protestant
3
305
Moravian Church in America--Southern Province Mainline Protestant
0
0
Muslim Estimate Other Theology
5
2,686
National Association of Free Will Baptists Evangelical Protestant
5
519
Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses Orthodox
1
67
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mainline Protestant
64
24,617
Presbyterian Church in America Evangelical Protestant
10
2,689
Primitive Baptist Churches--Old Line Evangelical Protestant
3
0
Reformed Baptist Churches Evangelical Protestant
1
0
Salvation Army, The Evangelical Protestant
2
443
Seventh-day Adventist Church Evangelical Protestant
12
2,478
Southern Baptist Convention Evangelical Protestant
217
145,014
Southwide Baptist Fellowship Evangelical Protestant
2
0
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Other Theology
3
790
United Church of Christ Mainline Protestant
4
883
United Methodist Church, The Mainline Protestant
120
66,028
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Mainline Protestant
1
256
Vineyard USA Evangelical Protestant
1
182
Wesleyan Church, The Evangelical Protestant
3
254
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Evangelical Protestant
2
128
Totals (Unadjusted)*:
792
434,385
Total (Adjusted)**:
613,810

The population of these 13 counties (or equivalents) in 1990 was 865,640; in 2000 it was 996,512. The total population changed 15.1%. The unadjusted adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (434,385) include 43.6% of the total population in 2000. The adjusted total adherents (613,810) include 61.6% of the population.

Source

*The “Unadjusted Totals” come from the 1990 and 2000 data collected by representatives of the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). While quite comprehensive, this data excludes most of the historically African-American denominations and some other major groups. As a result, these numbers will be an underestimate of the total adherence rate, particularly in areas with a large African-American population. The 2000 data included 149 religious groups and the final results are published in Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Copyright © 2002, All rights reserved. The 1990 data included 132 groups and the final results are published in Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990 Copyright © 1990, All rights reserved. Published by Glenmary Research Center, 1312 Fifth Ave., North, Nashville, TN 37208. www.glenmary.org/grc [More information on the data collection]

**The “Adjusted Totals” include all adherents in the denominations counted by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and estimates adherent totals for the historically African-American denominations and other religious groups not listed in the ASARB totals. An article by Roger Finke and Christopher P. Scheitle (2005) reviews how these estimates were computed.