Columbus County, North Carolina (NC) Religion Statistics Profile - Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, Lake Waccamaw, Fair Bluff Back to: Columbus County profile, North Carolina, North Carolina forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 53.69% Here 53.7% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 29,394, state total: 3,651,416 Total congregations in this county: 136, state total: 11,132 County population: 54,749 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 28 (20.59%) 103 (75.74%) 2 (1.47%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (2.21%) Adherents 4,407 (15.0%) County 15.0% State 32.1% 24,119 (82.1%) County 82.1% State 56.4% 390 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 8.6% - County 0.0% State 0.2% 478 (1.6%) County 1.6% State 2.7% Religion details Name Southern Baptist Convention United Methodist Church Original Free Will Baptists Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Presbyterian Church (USA) Congregations 68 (50.0%) 19 (14.0%) 11 (8.1%) 7 (5.1%) 7 (5.1%) Adherents 19,355 (65.8%) County 65.8% State 41.4% 3,459 (11.8%) County 11.8% State 17.5% 1,819 (6.2%) County 6.2% State 1.3% 862 (2.9%) County 2.9% State 2.2% 814 (2.8%) County 2.8% State 5.6% Name International Pentecostal Holiness Church Catholic Church Charismatic Churches Independent Assemblies of God National Association of Free Will Baptists Congregations 4 (2.9%) 2 (1.5%) 1 (0.7%) 2 (1.5%) 2 (1.5%) Adherents 704 (2.4%) County 2.4% State 1.4% 390 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 8.6% 350 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 0.5% 293 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 1.1% 259 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.7% Name Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Baha'i The Wesleyan Church Episcopal Church Christian and Missionary Alliance Congregations 2 (1.5%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) Adherents 257 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 1.1% 221 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.1% 150 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.9% 122 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 2.2% 95 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% Name Seventh-Day Adventist Church Churches of Christ Church of God of Prophecy Evangelical Presbyterian Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregations 2 (1.5%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) Adherents 88 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.7% 70 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.6% 52 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% 22 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 12 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 2.4% Southern Baptist Convention 68 congregations: 1.83% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 3,717 congregations. 19,355 adherents: 1.28% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 1,512,058 adherents. United Methodist Church 19 congregations: 0.97% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,964 congregations. 3,459 adherents: 0.54% of state's United Methodist Church's 638,785 adherents. Original Free Will Baptists 11 congregations: 4.70% of state's Original Free Will Baptists' 234 congregations. 1,819 adherents: 3.95% of state's Original Free Will Baptists' 46,020 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 7 congregations: 1.51% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 465 congregations. 862 adherents: 1.06% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 81,037 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 7 congregations: 0.95% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 738 congregations. 814 adherents: 0.40% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 203,647 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 4 congregations: 1.22% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 328 congregations. 704 adherents: 1.40% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 50,265 adherents. Catholic Church 2 congregations: 1.11% of state's Catholic Church's 180 congregations. 390 adherents: 0.12% of state's Catholic Church's 315,606 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 20 congregations. 350 adherents: 1.95% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 17,930 adherents. Assemblies of God 2 congregations: 0.92% of state's Assemblies of God's 218 congregations. 293 adherents: 0.71% of state's Assemblies of God's 41,036 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 2 congregations: 0.99% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 202 congregations. 259 adherents: 0.99% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 26,045 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 2 congregations: 1.79% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 112 congregations. 257 adherents: 0.63% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 40,936 adherents. Baha'i 1 congregations: 4.17% of state's Baha'i's 24 congregations. 221 adherents: 4.28% of state's Baha'i's 5,162 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 0.57% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 174 congregations. 150 adherents: 0.46% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 32,475 adherents. Episcopal Church 1 congregations: 0.40% of state's Episcopal Church's 253 congregations. 122 adherents: 0.15% of state's Episcopal Church's 80,068 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 1 congregations: 2.04% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 49 congregations. 95 adherents: 1.30% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 7,287 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 2 congregations: 1.69% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 118 congregations. 88 adherents: 0.37% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 23,769 adherents. Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 0.53% of state's Churches of Christ's 189 congregations. 70 adherents: 0.33% of state's Churches of Christ's 21,522 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 1 congregations: 0.66% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 152 congregations. 52 adherents: 0.66% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 7,863 adherents. Evangelical Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 4.76% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 21 congregations. 22 adherents: 0.30% of state's Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 7,417 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 1 congregations: 0.42% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 237 congregations. 12 adherents: 0.01% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 88,830 adherents. Southwide Baptist Fellowship 1 congregations: 1.37% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 73 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Columbus County profile, North Carolina, North Carolina forum, All US cities.

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