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Top 15 Reporting Religious Bodies Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO (CMSA)
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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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470,583
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(1)
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293,483
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(1)
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105
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98
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Jewish Estimate
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66,700
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(2)
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45,416
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(3)
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30
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19
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The
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46,494
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(3)
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36,867
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(5)
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118
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88
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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44,912
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(4)
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41,238
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(4)
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68
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68
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United Methodist Church, The
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38,169
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(5)
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45,726
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(2)
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83
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81
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Southern Baptist Convention
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37,103
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(6)
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34,369
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(6)
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78
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60
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Independent, Charismatic Churches
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34,000
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(7)
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19,950
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(11)
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10
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16
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Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
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27,023
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(8)
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28,263
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(7)
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54
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50
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Presbyterian Church (USA)
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23,325
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(9)
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26,516
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(8)
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55
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58
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Episcopal Church
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21,390
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(10)
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24,580
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(10)
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46
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49
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Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches
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16,155
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(11)
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11,475
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(15)
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10
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19
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Assemblies of God
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16,120
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(12)
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15,967
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(12)
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68
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56
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American Baptist Churches in the USA
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14,904
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(13)
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15,458
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(13)
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33
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35
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Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
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13,881
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(14)
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7,972
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(19)
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28
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28
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Evangelical Presbyterian Church
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13,754
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(15)
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8,482
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(18)
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16
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9
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The metro area included 7 counties (or equivalent) at the time of the 2000 census:
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Adams County, CO; Arapahoe County, CO; Boulder County, CO; Denver County, CO; Douglas County, CO; Jefferson County, CO; Weld County, CO
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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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