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Top 15 Reporting Religious Bodies
Charleston, WV
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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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American Baptist Churches in the USA
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18,471
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(1)
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21,507
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(1)
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50
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48
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United Methodist Church, The
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14,601
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(2)
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16,970
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(2)
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69
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73
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Catholic Church, The
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10,046
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(3)
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9,932
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(3)
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14
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13
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Church of the Nazarene
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7,404
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(4)
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7,841
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(5)
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40
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40
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Presbyterian Church (USA)
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6,992
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(5)
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8,438
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(4)
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26
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31
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Southern Baptist Convention
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3,612
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(6)
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3,571
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(7)
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14
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12
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Churches of Christ
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2,710
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(7)
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2,786
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(8)
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30
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32
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Episcopal Church
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2,180
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(8)
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2,338
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(9)
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9
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9
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Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
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1,905
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(9)
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2,265
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(10)
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24
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22
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Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches
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1,750
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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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3
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The
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1,668
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(11)
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NA
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1
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NA
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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1,237
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(12)
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1,466
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(12)
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4
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5
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Assemblies of God
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1,194
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(13)
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832
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(19)
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11
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10
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The
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1,170
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(14)
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1,031
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(16)
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4
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3
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National Association of Free Will Baptists
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1,096
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(15)
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1,331
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(14)
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18
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20
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