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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Catholic Church | Canada | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990), pg. 71-72. | "Branches of the church have been established in Michigan City, Indiana; Phoenix, AZ, Russell and Lindenhurst, Illinois [also Zion City, Ill.]... and Toronto, Canada... With six places of worship in the U.S., there is a membership of 2,500. " |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Canada | 4,251 | - | 36 units |
- | 1990 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ) in Canada. " |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Canada | 4,209 | - | 37 units |
- | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990), pg. 72,74. | "Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)... four pioneers--Barton Ston, Thomas & Alexander Campbell, and Walter Scott... Membership continues to be largest in the lower Midwest and Southwest. There are now 1,086,668 members in 4,195 churches in the U.S.; 37 congregations with 4,209 members in Canada. " |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Canada | 4,209 | - | 37 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | Part of "The Christian Church (Stone-Campbell Movement) " |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Canada | 7,500 | - | 140 units |
- | 1989 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Christian Churches and Churches of Christ in Canada. " |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Canada | 7,500 | - | 140 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Christian Community and Brotherhood of Reformed Doukhobors | Canada | 1,000 | - | - | 1 country |
1932 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 326. Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Other European Free Traditions. | "Christian Community and Brotherhood of Reformed Doukhobors (Sons of Freedom)... Cresent Valley, BC, Canada... better known as the Sons of Freedom, emerged within the larger Doukhobor community in Canada in the early twentieth century. They were the ardent supporters of Peter Verigin (d. 1924)... During his tenure in office the number of the Sons of Freedom greatly expanded, and by the early 1930s, there were more than 1,000. The actual break with the larger community came in 1933... " [Note: This group is listed as a separate entry from "Sons of Freedom (Doukhobors) ", who have their headquarters listed as Krestova, BC, Canada.] |
| Christian Community and Brotherhood of Reformed Doukhobors | Canada | 2,108 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1986 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Christian Community and Brotherhood of Reformed Doukhobors. " |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America | Canada | 86,281 | - | 240 units |
- | 1992 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Christian Reformed Church in North America. " |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America | Canada | 83,054 | - | 226 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America | Canada | 81,023 | - | 246 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Christian Reformed Church in North America |
| Christian Science | Canada | - | - | 60 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance | |
| Christianity | Canada | - | 90.00% | - | - | 1981 | Robertson, Ian. Sociology (2nd ed.); New York, NY: Worth Publishers (1981) [2nd edition is updated since 1977 1st edition], pg. 419. | "In Canada, for example, 90% of the population is Christian; half of them are Catholic and half are Protestant, and three-quarters of the Protestants belong to two denominations, the Anglican Church and the United Church of Canada. " |
| Christianity | Canada | 24,570,000 | 90.00% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 97, 99. | "Location: Canada; Population: 27.3 million (1991) "; "Approximately 90% of Canadians are Christians, divided about equally between Catholics and Protestant groups... " |
| Christianity | Canada | - | 84.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | "In Canada: 84% of adults identify themselves as Christians. 12% are Atheists, Agnostics, persons who claim no religion, etc. 4% follow non-Christian religions " |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Canada | 3,151 | - | 50 units |
- | 1990 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Church of God (Anderson, Ind.). " |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Canada | 5,958 | - | 98 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.). " |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Canada | 8,908 | - | 115 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Canada | 8,908 | - | 115 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Church of God (Cleveland, TN) |
| Church of God in Christ | Canada | - | - | 21 units |
- | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 272. | "In 1987 the church reported... 21 congregations and 33 ministers in Canada " |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Canada | 3,120 | - | - | - | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 304. | "In 1987 the church reported... 3,120 [members] in Canada. " |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Canada | 3,768 | - | 42 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | Church of God in Christ, Mennonite; Members: Canada - 3,768; USA - 11,037; Total - 14,805; Congregations: Canada - 42; USA - 95 Total - 137 |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Canada | 2,091 | - | 38 units |
- | 1985 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 234. Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Holiness Pentecostals. | Church reporting. |
| Church of God of Prophecy | Canada | 2,915 | - | 50 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Church of God of Prophecy in Canada. " |
| Church of God, the House of Prayer | Canada | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1967 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 236. Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Holiness Pentecostals. | "Church of God, the House of Prayer... In 1967 the church reported 24 churches in the northeast and 2 in Canada, with a total membership of 1,200. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Canada | 81,244 | - | - | - | 1980 | Stark, Rodney. "The Rise of a New World Faith " in Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church and its Members, edited by James T. Duke. Religious Studies Center, BYU: Provo, UT (1998), pg. 17. | "Table: 1.3: Two Years of Mormon Growth, 1978-80 "; Two columns: "Percentage rate of membership growth 1978-80 " and "Number of members in 1980 "; Growth 1978-80: 13% |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Canada | 126,000 | - | 380 units |
- | 1990 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Canada | 143,000 | 0.50% | 422 units |
- | 1995 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 525-529. | Table: "Membership and units by lands "; latest figures from year-end 1995 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Canada | 130,000 | - | 391 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Canada | 150,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 114. | Graphic: "Church membership worldwide "; "Total: 10 million; Estimate Nov. 2, 1997. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Canada | 151,000 | 0.50% | 433 units |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 267-410. | Information from a variety of sources. Figures for year-end 1997. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Canada | 151,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Membership Distribution " in "Global Media Guide " section, (viewed 22 March 1999). | Map, with membership figures shown for following areas: Canada, USA, Mexico, South America, Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia, Central America, South Pacific; "Membership Worldwide, Dec. 31, 1997 " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Canada | 130,000 | - | 391 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Canada | 150,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Moore, Christopher. "Mormons to Build Temple " in The Leader-Post (Regina newspaper), Nov. 16, 1998; pg. D10. | "There are approximately 4,000 members of the Church in Saskatchewan. In Canada, 150,000 people belong to the Church. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Canada | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Canada | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1970 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 14). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 1890. | "Apart from those built in other American states, temples have been constructed in Hawaii, New Zealand, Canada... " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Canada | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1996 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 435-436. | Table: "Temples of the Church "; Cardston, Alberta & Toronto Ontario temples |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Canada | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "LDSWorld "; web page: "Gems Temple Status Page " (viewed 17 July 1999); compiled by Dave Kenison. Updated regularly. | Original sources: Deseret News Church Almanac, & announcements thru Church News & other media.; Table: "LOCATIONS & DEDICATIONS OF TEMPLES " (incl. dedication dates); Cardston, Alberta and Toronto |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Canada | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1999 | "Temples Dedicated in Alberta and North Carolina " in Ensign (March 2000), pg. 74. | "Canada's 5th and the Church's 67th operating temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley in seven sessions held 11-12 December... About 27,000 people attended the new temple's public open house. With two ordinance rooms and two sealing rooms, the Edmonton Alberta Temple serves about 14,800 members living in five stakes in Red Deer, Grande Prairie, and Edmonton. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Canada | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Kim Siever's Temple Site "; web page: "Canada " (viewed 18 April 1999). | Table with columns: Name [of temple], Year: Operating temples: "Cardston Alberta 1923; Toronto Ontario 1990 " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples - small | Canada | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1999 | Gaunt, LaRene Porter. "Taking Temples to the People " in Ensign (March 2000), pg. 15. | Table: "Smaller Temples (as of 31 Dec. 1999) "; Edmonton; Halifax; Regina |
| Church of the Living Word | Canada | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1975 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 283. | "mid-1970s there were... 14 congregations in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Guam, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippine Islands, and South Africa. " |
| Church of the Lutheran Brethren | Canada | 918 | - | 7 units |
- | 1992 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Church of the Lutheran Brethren. " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Canada | 10,260 | - | - | - | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 208-209. Chapter: Holiness Family; section: 19th Century Holiness. | "Membership: In 1987 the church reported 5,232 churches in North America with 543,762 members in the U.S. and 10,260 members in Canada. There were 838,136 members worldwide. " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Canada | 10,915 | - | 161 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Church of the Nazarene. " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Canada | 11,725 | - | 166 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Canada | 11,963 | - | 165 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Church of the Nazarene Canada |
| Church of the Nazarene | Canada | 619,576 | 0.04% | 5,118 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 12 Jan 1998; total population: 27,567,000 |
| Church of the United Brethren in Christ | Canada | - | - | 10 units |
- | 1988 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 197. Section: Pietist-Methodist Family: German Methodism. | "Membership: In 1988 the church reported 25,983 members in 255 churches in the U.S. There were 10 churches in Canada. " |
| Church of the White Eagle Lodge | Canada | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1 Jan. 1999): directory | White Eagle centers in directory: Canada, P.O.Box 66685, Stoney Creek Postal Outlet, Ontario, Canada L8G 5E6 |
| Churches of Christ | Canada | 7,181 | - | 147 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 152. | Table 1: CCS. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant " col.) Listed as "Churches of Christ in Canada. " Broke from Christian Churches/Chuches of Christ & Disciples of Christ |
| Churches of Christ | Canada | 8,000 | - | 140 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Churches of Christ in Canada |
| Community of Christ (RLDS) | Canada | 12,258 | - | 83 units |
- | 1990 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. " |
| Community of Christ (RLDS) | Canada | 11,264 | - | 75 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Community of Christ (RLDS) | Canada | 11,264 | - | 75 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday [sic] Saints |
| Conference of Mennonites in Canada | Canada | 28,648 | - | 150 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 152. | Table 1: CCS. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant " col.) Listed as "Conference of Mennonites in Canada. " Affiliated with General Conference Mennonite CHurch (H.Q.: Newton, Kan.) |
| Conference of Mennonites in Canada | Canada | 35,995 | - | 223 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research] | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Conference of Mennonites in Canada | Canada | 36,800 | - | 228 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | "CANADA... Conference of Mennonites in Canada; Members: 36,800+/-; Congregations: 228; **Includes 24,966 members in 130 congregations who are also members of the General Conference Mennonite Church and 13,630 members in 97 congregations who are also members of the Mennonite Church General Assembly. 4,992 of these people in 19 congregations are members of both the General Conference and the Mennonite Church. " |
| Congregational Christian Churches in Canada | Canada | 762 | - | 6 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 153. | Table 1: CCS. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant " col.) Listed as "Congregational Christian Churches in Canada. " Autonomous body. Member of World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | Canada | 289 | - | 5 units |
- | 1987 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 173. | "Membership: In 1987, the conference reported 29,429 members, 176 congregations... in the U.S., and 289 members, 5 congregations.. in Canada. " |
| Conservative Judaism | Canada | - | - | 43 units |
- | 1993 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 156. | "A census by the Religious Dept. of the Canadian Jewish Congress indicates 53 of the synagogues are Orthodox, 43 are Conservative, 14 are Reform and two are Reconstructionist. " |
| Conservative Mennonite Church of Ontario | Canada | 300 | - | 8 units |
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1975 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 308. Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Russian Mennonites. | "Conservative Mennonite Church of Ontario... Bishops Moses H. Roth and Curtis C. Cressman became the spokespersons of the traditionalist position. They and the ministers and congregatoins which followed them were expelled in 1959, whereupon they formed the Conservative Mennonite Church of Ontario... Membership: In the 1970s there were 8 congregations with less than 300 members. " |
| Coptic Orthodox | Canada | - | - | 12 units |
- | 1992 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247. | Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Coptic Church in Canada. " |
| Dakota | Canada | 2,500 | - | - | - | 1970 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 39. | "Dakota Sioux... In 1970, they numbered 2,500 in Canada and 52,000 in the United States. " |
| Divine Life Society | Canada | - | - | 8 units |
- | 1972 | Harper, Marvin Henry. Gurus, Swamis, and Avatars: Spiritual Masters and their American Disciples; Philadelphia: Westminster Press (1972), pg. 229. | "...the message of Swami Sivananda is being widely disseminated. Branches of the [Divine Life] Society in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New Haven, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Los Angeles, and Albuquerque, and in 3 Canadian cities... " |
| Doukhobors | Canada | 7,400 | - | - | - | 1899 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 231. | "Dukhobors... One militant group of 7,400 were helped by Leo Tolstoy to emigrate to Canada in 1898-99. " |
| Doukhobors | Canada | - | - | - | - | 1900 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 4). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 502. Chapter: "Communistic Religious Movements "; author: Bryan Wilson. | "A number of other communistic religious sects have flourished, some of the, such as the Russian Doukhobors, who settled in Canada at the turn of this century, espoused communism in part and for a period, but without particular success. " |
| Doukhobors | Canada | 20,000 | - | - | - | 1968 | Woodcock, George & Ivan Avakumovic. The Doukhobors, Oxford University Press: New York, NY (1968), pg. 17. | "In Canada a cautious guess would place the number of people of Doukhobor descent at approximately twenty thousand, thought many of these have already lost such distinguishing characteristics as religious practice, Russian language, etc. " |
| Doukhobors | Canada | 20,000 | - | - | - | 1981 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 231. | "Dukhobors... It is estimated that there are about 50,000 members throughout the world, of which 20,000 are in Canada and 11,000 in the Soviet Union. " |
| Doukhobors | Canada | - | - | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Hexham, Irving. Concise Dictionary of Religion. Carol Stream, USA: InterVarsity Press (1994). (v. online 6 Oct. 1999) | "DOUKHOBORS... A Russian religious SECT founded in the eighteenth century... Persecuted during the nineteenth century, they emigrated to Canada where small communities still exist. " |
| Eastern non-Christian | Canada | 747,500 | 2.77% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Eastern non-Christian - other | Canada | 26,400 | 0.10% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table | Total population = 26,994,000. "Other Eastern non-Christian includes non-Christian Eastern religion NOT included in Islam, Buddhist, Hindu & Sikh. " |
| Eastern non-Christian - other | Canada | 26,400 | 0.10% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "Other Eastern non-Christian ", i.e. those groups NOT part of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism or Sikhism |
| Eastern Orthodox | Canada | 361,565 | 1.50% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table | Total population = 24,083,495. |
| Eastern Orthodox | Canada | 387,400 | 1.44% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table | Total population = 26,994,000. |
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