Membership of U.S. religious & spiritual groups

Christian denominations:

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Included in this list are the major religious groups in the U.S. that consider themselves to be Christian. It is important to realize that many individuals, particularly conservative Christians, reject many of these groups as sub-Christian, quasi-Christian or non-Christian, because they hold beliefs that deviate from either historic Christianity or present-day conservtive Christian beliefs.

Denominational membership numbers are difficult to compare exactly, because many faith groups have different definitions of church membership. Some groups:

	Do not publish numbers. This includes Christian Scientists;
	Count only currently active members.
	Include everyone who was baptized, usually as an infant, whether they actually darkened the door of a church later in life. This includes the Roman Catholic Church.
	Exaggerate their numbers in order to appear like a larger group.

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U.S. membership numbers, as supplied by various denominations (in thousands) are: ₁

* a.k.a. Quakers

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Reference:

1. The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997, World Almanac Books, Mahwah NJ

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