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Top 15 Reporting Religious Bodies Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
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Church, Christian, or Religious Body
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Adherents (and rank)
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Congregations
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in 2000
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in 1990
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in 2000
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in 1990
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Catholic Church, The
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141,238
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(1)
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131,774
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(1)
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52
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53
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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30,339
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(2)
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31,211
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(2)
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29
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27
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Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
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24,836
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(3)
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25,202
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(3)
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38
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35
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Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
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15,428
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(4)
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13,319
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(4)
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19
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18
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United Church of Christ
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8,164
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(5)
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8,670
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(6)
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17
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17
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United Methodist Church, The
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8,080
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(6)
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9,188
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(5)
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20
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22
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Assemblies of God
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2,981
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(7)
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3,112
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(8)
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9
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8
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Presbyterian Church (USA)
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2,967
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(8)
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3,315
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(7)
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7
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8
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Christian and Missionary Alliance, The
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2,569
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(9)
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1,613
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(10)
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5
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4
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Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches
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2,250
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(10)
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1,600
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(11)
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2
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2
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Episcopal Church
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2,142
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(11)
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2,376
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(9)
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4
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4
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Baptist General Conference
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1,056
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(12)
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249
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(21)
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4
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3
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The
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990
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(13)
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771
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(13)
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3
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2
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis
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675
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(14)
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NA
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1
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NA
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National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
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630
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(15)
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631
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(14)
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1
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1
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The metro area included 3 counties (or equivalent) at the time of the 2000 census:
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Calumet County, WI; Outagamie County, WI; Winnebago County, WI
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The newly published book Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000 includes a CD that allows users to determine such lists for any selected group of counties.
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Source:
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Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000
Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990
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Both studies, copyrighted by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, are published by the Glenmary Research Center, Nashville, Tenn. More information is available at www.glenmary.org/grc.
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