Berrien County, Michigan (MI) Religion Statistics Profile - Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights Back to: Berrien County profile, Michigan, Michigan forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 46.89% Here 46.9% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 76,180, state total: 4,158,134 Total congregations in this county: 186, state total: 7,527 County population: 162,453 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 64 (34.41%) 103 (55.38%) 12 (6.45%) 2 (1.08%) 5 (2.69%) Adherents 14,941 (19.6%) County 19.6% State 19.2% 34,849 (45.7%) County 45.7% State 25.8% 25,366 (33.3%) County 33.3% State 48.6% 120 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 1.0% 904 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 5.5% Religion details Name Catholic Church Lutheran Church Seventh-Day Adventist Church United Methodist Church Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Congregations 12 (6.5%) 10 (5.4%) 17 (9.1%) 24 (12.9%) 6 (3.2%) Adherents 25,366 (33.3%) County 33.3% State 48.6% 8,960 (11.8%) County 11.8% State 5.9% 8,937 (11.7%) County 11.7% State 0.9% 5,175 (6.8%) County 6.8% State 5.3% 4,176 (5.5%) County 5.5% State 1.1% Name United Church of Christ Assemblies of God Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Presbyterian Church (USA) Congregations 13 (7.0%) 5 (2.7%) 5 (2.7%) 7 (3.8%) 5 (2.7%) Adherents 3,119 (4.1%) County 4.1% State 1.4% 1,842 (2.4%) County 2.4% State 2.0% 1,736 (2.3%) County 2.3% State 3.9% 1,521 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 0.3% 1,503 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 2.5% Name North American Baptist Conference Southern Baptist Convention Christian Churches and Churches of Christ General Association of Regular Baptist Churches American Baptist Churches in the USA Congregations 5 (2.7%) 7 (3.8%) 5 (2.7%) 4 (2.2%) 3 (1.6%) Adherents 1,430 (1.9%) County 1.9% State 0.1% 1,387 (1.8%) County 1.8% State 1.3% 1,038 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 0.6% 831 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 1.1% 714 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 1.4% Name Salvation Army Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Episcopal Church Charismatic Churches Independent Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Congregations 2 (1.1%) 5 (2.7%) 4 (2.2%) 1 (0.5%) 2 (1.1%) Adherents 676 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.6% 669 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.6% 667 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 1.4% 600 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.7% 557 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.7% Name Churches of Christ Christian Reformed Church in North America Evangelical Free Church of America Missionary Church Church of the Nazarene Congregations 4 (2.2%) 1 (0.5%) 2 (1.1%) 3 (1.6%) 3 (1.6%) Adherents 549 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.7% 492 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 2.7% 397 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.2% 360 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.2% 351 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.9% Name Baptist General Conference Free Methodist Church of North America National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Pentecostal Church of God The Evangelical Covenant Church Congregations 2 (1.1%) 3 (1.6%) 3 (1.6%) 3 (1.6%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 340 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.2% 305 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.4% 266 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% 250 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 237 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% Name Conservative Congregational Christian Conference American Baptist Association Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Reformed Church in America Community Church of Christ Congregations 1 (0.5%) 3 (1.6%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 2 (1.1%) Adherents 206 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.1% 186 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.0% 177 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 154 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 2.0% 143 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.3% Name Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists Church of God of Prophecy National Association of Free Will Baptists International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Congregations 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 2 (1.1%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 120 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% 119 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.5% 90 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 89 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 67 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% Name Baha'i Unitarian Universalist Association Baptist Missionary Association of America Congregations 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 65 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 42 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 31 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% Catholic Church 12 congregations: 1.35% of state's Catholic Church's 888 congregations. 25,366 adherents: 1.26% of state's Catholic Church's 2,019,926 adherents. Lutheran Church 10 congregations: 2.43% of state's Lutheran Church's 411 congregations. 8,960 adherents: 3.67% of state's Lutheran Church's 244,231 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 17 congregations: 9.19% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 185 congregations. 8,937 adherents: 23.70% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 37,712 adherents. United Methodist Church 24 congregations: 2.68% of state's United Methodist Church's 897 congregations. 5,175 adherents: 2.33% of state's United Methodist Church's 222,269 adherents. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 6 congregations: 4.29% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 140 congregations. 4,176 adherents: 9.39% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 44,476 adherents. United Church of Christ 13 congregations: 7.56% of state's United Church of Christ's 172 congregations. 3,119 adherents: 5.37% of state's United Church of Christ's 58,043 adherents. Assemblies of God 5 congregations: 1.73% of state's Assemblies of God's 289 congregations. 1,842 adherents: 2.20% of state's Assemblies of God's 83,610 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 5 congregations: 1.40% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 356 congregations. 1,736 adherents: 1.08% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 160,836 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 7 congregations: 5.83% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 120 congregations. 1,521 adherents: 10.60% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 14,347 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 5 congregations: 1.87% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 268 congregations. 1,503 adherents: 1.44% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 104,471 adherents. North American Baptist Conference 5 congregations: 22.73% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 22 congregations. 1,430 adherents: 24.40% of state's North American Baptist Conference's 5,861 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 7 congregations: 2.65% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 264 congregations. 1,387 adherents: 2.48% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 56,004 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 5 congregations: 4.42% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 113 congregations. 1,038 adherents: 4.37% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 23,739 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 4 congregations: 2.01% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 199 congregations. 831 adherents: 1.82% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 45,689 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 3 congregations: 1.89% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 159 congregations. 714 adherents: 1.19% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 59,935 adherents. Salvation Army 2 congregations: 3.45% of state's Salvation Army's 58 congregations. 676 adherents: 2.82% of state's Salvation Army's 23,960 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 5 congregations: 4.20% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 119 congregations. 669 adherents: 2.67% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 25,040 adherents. Episcopal Church 4 congregations: 1.63% of state's Episcopal Church's 245 congregations. 667 adherents: 1.14% of state's Episcopal Church's 58,482 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 1 congregations: 6.25% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 16 congregations. 600 adherents: 1.99% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 30,200 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 2 congregations: 2.00% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 100 congregations. 557 adherents: 1.86% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 30,020 adherents. Churches of Christ 4 congregations: 2.05% of state's Churches of Christ's 195 congregations. 549 adherents: 1.92% of state's Churches of Christ's 28,527 adherents. Christian Reformed Church in North America 1 congregations: 0.43% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 232 congregations. 492 adherents: 0.44% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 112,711 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 2 congregations: 5.56% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 36 congregations. 397 adherents: 6.14% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 6,471 adherents. Missionary Church 3 congregations: 4.55% of state's Missionary Church's 66 congregations. 360 adherents: 4.48% of state's Missionary Church's 8,043 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 3 congregations: 1.61% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 186 congregations. 351 adherents: 0.98% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 35,703 adherents. Baptist General Conference 2 congregations: 3.39% of state's Baptist General Conference's 59 congregations. 340 adherents: 3.75% of state's Baptist General Conference's 9,062 adherents. Free Methodist Church of North America 3 congregations: 2.31% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 130 congregations. 305 adherents: 1.86% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 16,402 adherents. National Association of Congregational Christian Churches 3 congregations: 4.76% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 63 congregations. 266 adherents: 1.87% of state's National Association of Congregational Christian Churches' 14,219 adherents. Pentecostal Church of God 3 congregations: 5.08% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 59 congregations. 250 adherents: 3.86% of state's Pentecostal Church of God's 6,469 adherents. The Evangelical Covenant Church 1 congregations: 2.56% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 39 congregations. 237 adherents: 2.87% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 8,251 adherents. Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 1 congregations: 4.76% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 21 congregations. 206 adherents: 6.81% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 3,026 adherents. American Baptist Association 3 congregations: 17.65% of state's American Baptist Association's 17 congregations. 186 adherents: 17.43% of state's American Baptist Association's 1,067 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1 congregations: 2.56% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 39 congregations. 177 adherents: 1.81% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 9,755 adherents. Reformed Church in America 1 congregations: 0.65% of state's Reformed Church in America's 153 congregations. 154 adherents: 0.18% of state's Reformed Church in America's 84,265 adherents. Community Church of Christ 2 congregations: 2.13% of state's Community Church of Christ's 94 congregations. 143 adherents: 1.05% of state's Community Church of Christ's 13,649 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 20 congregations. 120 adherents: 0.68% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 17,598 adherents. New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists 1 congregations: 1.69% of state's New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists' 59 congregations. 119 adherents: 0.59% of state's New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists' 20,180 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 2 congregations: 9.09% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 22 congregations. 90 adherents: 9.13% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 986 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 1 congregations: 2.27% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 44 congregations. 89 adherents: 2.25% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 3,952 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 1 congregations: 4.55% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 22 congregations. 67 adherents: 4.47% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 1,498 adherents. Baha'i 1 congregations: 3.33% of state's Baha'i's 30 congregations. 65 adherents: 2.30% of state's Baha'i's 2,829 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 1 congregations: 4.35% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 23 congregations. 42 adherents: 0.90% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 4,667 adherents. Baptist Missionary Association of America 1 congregations: 6.25% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 16 congregations. 31 adherents: 1.03% of state's Baptist Missionary Association of America's 3,005 adherents. Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia's 5 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Berrien County profile, Michigan, Michigan forum, All US cities.

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