Franklin County, Pennsylvania (PA) Religion Statistics Profile - Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Greencastle, Fayetteville, Guilford Back to: Franklin County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 39.02% Here 39.0% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 50,455, state total: 7,116,698 Total congregations in this county: 193, state total: 13,105 County population: 129,313 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 85 (44.04%) 96 (49.74%) 8 (4.15%) 1 (0.52%) 3 (1.55%) Adherents 24,344 (48.2%) County 48.2% State 30.1% 16,331 (32.4%) County 32.4% State 9.9% 8,551 (16.9%) County 16.9% State 53.4% 106 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 1.1% 1,123 (2.2%) County 2.2% State 5.5% Religion details Name United Methodist Church Catholic Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America United Church of Christ Presbyterian Church (USA) Congregations 37 (19.2%) 8 (4.1%) 20 (10.4%) 14 (7.3%) 8 (4.1%) Adherents 9,825 (19.5%) County 19.5% State 9.3% 8,551 (16.9%) County 16.9% State 53.4% 6,858 (13.6%) County 13.6% State 8.6% 3,898 (7.7%) County 7.7% State 3.4% 2,941 (5.8%) County 5.8% State 4.6% Name Brethren in Christ Church Assemblies of God Church of the Brethren Mennonite Church USA Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Congregations 11 (5.7%) 11 (5.7%) 11 (5.7%) 14 (7.3%) 5 (2.6%) Adherents 2,885 (5.7%) County 5.7% State 0.2% 2,552 (5.1%) County 5.1% State 1.2% 2,389 (4.7%) County 4.7% State 0.7% 2,095 (4.2%) County 4.2% State 0.7% 1,165 (2.3%) County 2.3% State 0.2% Name General Conference Churches of God Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Southern Baptist Convention Episcopal Church Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Congregations 6 (3.1%) 2 (1.0%) 4 (2.1%) 4 (2.1%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 984 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 0.3% 751 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 0.4% 703 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 0.6% 605 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 1.6% 600 (1.2%) County 1.2% State 0.6% Name Mennonite; Other Groups Old Order Amish Seventh-Day Adventist Church Old Order River Brethren Christian and Missionary Alliance Congregations 7 (3.6%) 6 (3.1%) 2 (1.0%) 3 (1.6%) 2 (1.0%) Adherents 567 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 0.1% 502 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 0.4% 348 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.2% 335 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.0% 235 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.6% Name Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church Salvation Army Friends (Quakers) American Baptist Association International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Congregations 2 (1.0%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 2 (1.0%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 233 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.0% 211 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.4% 129 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 122 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.0% 108 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.0% Name Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America American Baptist Churches in the USA Christian Churches and Churches of Christ The (Ashland, Ohio) Brethren Church Churches of Christ Congregations 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) Adherents 106 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 88 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 1.9% 86 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.3% 69 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 55 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name International Pentecostal Holiness Church Church of the Nazarene Reformed Mennonite Church Baha'i Congregations 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) - Adherents 50 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 20 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.4% 17 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 2 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% United Methodist Church 37 congregations: 1.52% of state's United Methodist Church's 2,442 congregations. 9,825 adherents: 1.49% of state's United Methodist Church's 659,350 adherents. Catholic Church 8 congregations: 0.49% of state's Catholic Church's 1,624 congregations. 8,551 adherents: 0.22% of state's Catholic Church's 3,802,524 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 20 congregations: 1.49% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 1,343 congregations. 6,858 adherents: 1.12% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 611,913 adherents. United Church of Christ 14 congregations: 1.90% of state's United Church of Christ's 735 congregations. 3,898 adherents: 1.61% of state's United Church of Christ's 241,844 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 8 congregations: 0.74% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 1,083 congregations. 2,941 adherents: 0.91% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 324,714 adherents. Brethren in Christ Church 11 congregations: 10.78% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 102 congregations. 2,885 adherents: 17.36% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 16,618 adherents. Assemblies of God 11 congregations: 2.94% of state's Assemblies of God's 374 congregations. 2,552 adherents: 3.03% of state's Assemblies of God's 84,153 adherents. Church of the Brethren 11 congregations: 4.66% of state's Church of the Brethren's 236 congregations. 2,389 adherents: 4.53% of state's Church of the Brethren's 52,684 adherents. Mennonite Church USA 14 congregations: 4.39% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 319 congregations. 2,095 adherents: 4.35% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 48,215 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 5 congregations: 4.46% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 112 congregations. 1,165 adherents: 6.89% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 16,918 adherents. General Conference Churches of God 6 congregations: 3.85% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 156 congregations. 984 adherents: 4.34% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 22,692 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 2 congregations: 1.96% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 102 congregations. 751 adherents: 2.42% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 31,032 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 4 congregations: 1.77% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 226 congregations. 703 adherents: 1.58% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 44,432 adherents. Episcopal Church 4 congregations: 0.97% of state's Episcopal Church's 413 congregations. 605 adherents: 0.52% of state's Episcopal Church's 116,511 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 1 congregations: 1.96% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 51 congregations. 600 adherents: 1.40% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 42,992 adherents. Mennonite; Other Groups 7 congregations: 6.67% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 105 congregations. 567 adherents: 6.50% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 8,718 adherents. Old Order Amish 6 congregations: 1.96% of state's Old Order Amish's 306 congregations. 502 adherents: 1.98% of state's Old Order Amish's 25,340 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 2 congregations: 1.71% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 117 congregations. 348 adherents: 2.08% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 16,766 adherents. Old Order River Brethren 3 congregations: 75.00% of state's Old Order River Brethren's 4 congregations. 335 adherents: 70.23% of state's Old Order River Brethren's 477 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 2 congregations: 0.79% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 254 congregations. 235 adherents: 0.51% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 45,926 adherents. Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church 2 congregations: 6.45% of state's Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church's 31 congregations. 233 adherents: 7.35% of state's Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church's 3,172 adherents. Salvation Army 1 congregations: 1.01% of state's Salvation Army's 99 congregations. 211 adherents: 0.70% of state's Salvation Army's 30,153 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 1 congregations: 1.09% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 92 congregations. 129 adherents: 1.09% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 11,844 adherents. American Baptist Association 2 congregations: 12.50% of state's American Baptist Association's 16 congregations. 122 adherents: 11.09% of state's American Baptist Association's 1,100 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 1 congregations: 4.17% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 24 congregations. 108 adherents: 3.55% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 3,044 adherents. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America 1 congregations: 5.00% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 20 congregations. 106 adherents: 1.19% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 8,938 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 1 congregations: 0.23% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 435 congregations. 88 adherents: 0.07% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 132,858 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 0.78% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 128 congregations. 86 adherents: 0.36% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 23,938 adherents. The (Ashland, Ohio) Brethren Church 1 congregations: 5.56% of state's The (Ashland, Ohio) Brethren Church's 18 congregations. 69 adherents: 4.65% of state's The (Ashland, Ohio) Brethren Church's 1,485 adherents. Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 0.73% of state's Churches of Christ's 137 congregations. 55 adherents: 0.54% of state's Churches of Christ's 10,097 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 1 congregations: 6.25% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 16 congregations. 50 adherents: 3.08% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 1,624 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 1 congregations: 0.64% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 156 congregations. 20 adherents: 0.07% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 27,492 adherents. Reformed Mennonite Church 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Reformed Mennonite Church's 3 congregations. 17 adherents: 10.76% of state's Reformed Mennonite Church's 158 adherents. Baha'i 2 adherents: 0.13% of state's Baha'i's 1,584 adherents. Reformed Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 6.25% of state's Reformed Baptist Churches' 16 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Franklin County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities.

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