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Top 15 Reporting Religious Bodies
Dayton-Springfield, OH
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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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127,921
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(1)
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131,630
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(1)
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53
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55
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United Methodist Church, The
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42,435
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(2)
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51,800
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(2)
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115
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121
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Southern Baptist Convention
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37,675
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(3)
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40,892
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(4)
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72
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73
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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24,505
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(4)
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27,497
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(5)
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57
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60
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United Church of Christ
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15,270
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(5)
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18,570
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(6)
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45
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50
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American Baptist Churches in the USA
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14,497
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(6)
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10,488
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(9)
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31
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32
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Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
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10,346
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(7)
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7,718
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(11)
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25
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23
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Presbyterian Church (USA)
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10,036
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(8)
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13,888
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(7)
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32
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33
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Church of the Nazarene
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9,485
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(9)
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10,793
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(8)
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39
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39
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Assemblies of God
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8,094
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(10)
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8,091
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(10)
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21
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18
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Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches
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7,870
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(11)
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7,325
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(12)
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10
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11
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Church of the Brethren
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6,951
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(12)
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6,932
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(13)
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25
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24
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Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
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5,719
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(13)
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5,819
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(14)
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33
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32
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Churches of Christ
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5,529
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(14)
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5,288
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(15)
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42
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41
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General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
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5,369
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(15)
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NA
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17
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NA
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