星期二, 7月 19, 2005

2005美國加拿大基督教前25大教派排名

(Natianal Council and Churches):
http://www.ncccusa.org/news/050330yearbook.html

U.S. Membership Denominational Ranking: Largest 25 Denominations/Communions
2005 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches.

1. 天主教 The Catholic Church – 67,259,768

2. 南方浸信會 Southern Baptist Convention – 16,439,603

3. 衛理公會 The United Methodist Church – 8,251,175

4. 摩門 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – 5,503,192

5. The Church of God in Christ – 5,449, 875

6. National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. – 5,000,000

7. 路德會 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – 4,984,925

8. National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. – 3,500,000

9. 長老會 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – 3,241,309

10. Assemblies of God – 2,729,562

11. African Methodist Episcopal Church – 2,500,000

12. National Missionary Baptist Convention of America – 2,500,000

13. Progressive National Baptist Convention – 2,500,000

14. The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS) – 2,488,936

15. 英國國教 Episcopal Church – 2,320,221

16. Churches of Christ – 1,500,000

17. 希臘東正教 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America – 1,500,000

18. 五旬節派 Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. – 1,500,000

19. American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. – 1,433,075

20. The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church – 1,432,795

21. 聯合教會 United Church of Christ – 1,296,652

22. Baptist Bible Fellowship International – 1,200,000

23. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ – 1,071,616

24. 耶和華見証人 Jehovah’s Witnesses – 1,041,030

25. 東正教 The Orthodox Church in America – 1,000,000


- 前25大教派裡,有3個是五旬節派(靈恩派?),6個非洲裔教派。

- 增長最迅速的是摩門(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints),希臘東正教(Greek Orthodox Church),美國東正教會(Orthodox Church in America),耶和華見証人(Jehovah’s Witnesses)。

- 規模最大的依然是天主教(Roman Catholic Church)。增長率1.28%。

- 南方浸信會(Southern Baptist Convention)老二,增長率1.18%。

- 衛理公會(United Methodist Church)雖然第三,增長率僅有0.002%。

- 摩門排名從第五升到第四。1.71%增長率。

- 東正教美國教會(Orthodox Church in America)猛增11.11%。

- 人數上升的包括:Assemblies of God(1.57%),the Episcopal Church(0.57%),the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church(0.14%),耶和華見証人(Jehovah’s Witnesses,1.82%)。

- 人數下降的包括:路德會(Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,-1.05%),長老會(the Presbyterian Church,-4.87%),The Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod,-0.95%),American Baptist Churches in the USA(-3.45%),聯合教會(United Church of Christ,-2.58%)。

- 2005年全球共有6,453,628,000人口,其中33.1%自稱基督徒。預測到2025年這個數字會到33.6%。

- 主流新教教派(mainline Protestants)全球布道宣教工作在最近1/4個世紀裡頭一次增長,派出宣道士比1966年淨增600。

- 全世界范圍,羅馬天主教居首,1,118,992,000人;沒派的獨立教會(Independents)其次,375,814,000人;新教第三,219,501,000;英國國教第四,79,710,000;邊緣教派34,150,000人。

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