Monroe County, West Virginia (WV) Religion Statistics Profile - Union, Peterstown Back to: Monroe County profile, West Virginia, West Virginia forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 30.38% Here 30.4% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 4,431, state total: 650,016 Total congregations in this county: 59, state total: 4,139 County population: 14,583 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 35 (59.32%) 22 (37.29%) 1 (1.69%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.69%) Adherents 2,799 (63.2%) County 63.2% State 50.1% 1,364 (30.8%) County 30.8% State 30.8% 139 (3.1%) County 3.1% State 16.2% - County 0.0% State 0.7% 129 (2.9%) County 2.9% State 2.2% Religion details Name United Methodist Church American Baptist Churches in the USA Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Presbyterian Church (USA) Church of the Brethren Congregations 21 (35.6%) 7 (11.9%) 4 (6.8%) 6 (10.2%) 1 (1.7%) Adherents 1,599 (36.1%) County 36.1% State 23.2% 860 (19.4%) County 19.4% State 16.6% 467 (10.5%) County 10.5% State 2.1% 311 (7.0%) County 7.0% State 4.4% 196 (4.4%) County 4.4% State 1.3% Name International Pentecostal Holiness Church Catholic Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Association Reformed Presbyterian Church Church of the Nazarene Congregations 2 (3.4%) 1 (1.7%) 1 (1.7%) 1 (1.7%) 2 (3.4%) Adherents 141 (3.2%) County 3.2% State 0.7% 139 (3.1%) County 3.1% State 16.2% 121 (2.7%) County 2.7% State 1.5% 107 (2.4%) County 2.4% State 0.0% 87 (2.0%) County 2.0% State 3.3% Name Mennonite; Other Groups Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) National Association of Free Will Baptists International Pentecostal Church of Christ Church of God of Prophecy Congregations 1 (1.7%) 1 (1.7%) 1 (1.7%) 3 (5.1%) 1 (1.7%) Adherents 82 (1.9%) County 1.9% State 0.0% 79 (1.8%) County 1.8% State 3.3% 60 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 1.7% 46 (1.0%) County 1.0% State 0.1% 38 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.2% Name Episcopal Church Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Churches of Christ Southern Baptist Convention Baha'i Congregations 1 (1.7%) 1 (1.7%) 1 (1.7%) - - Adherents 29 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 1.7% 26 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.8% 22 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 3.7% 13 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 6.7% 8 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% United Methodist Church 21 congregations: 1.57% of state's United Methodist Church's 1,341 congregations. 1,599 adherents: 1.06% of state's United Methodist Church's 150,985 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 7 congregations: 1.51% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 463 congregations. 860 adherents: 0.80% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 108,087 adherents. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 4 congregations: 4.44% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 90 congregations. 467 adherents: 3.38% of state's Christian Churches and Churches of Christ's 13,836 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 6 congregations: 2.97% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 202 congregations. 311 adherents: 1.09% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 28,467 adherents. Church of the Brethren 1 congregations: 1.25% of state's Church of the Brethren's 80 congregations. 196 adherents: 2.39% of state's Church of the Brethren's 8,202 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 2 congregations: 4.26% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 47 congregations. 141 adherents: 3.03% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 4,658 adherents. Catholic Church 1 congregations: 0.67% of state's Catholic Church's 149 congregations. 139 adherents: 0.13% of state's Catholic Church's 105,363 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 1 congregations: 2.78% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 36 congregations. 121 adherents: 1.22% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 9,922 adherents. Association Reformed Presbyterian Church 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 2 congregations. 107 adherents: 46.93% of state's Association Reformed Presbyterian Church's 228 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 2 congregations: 1.63% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 123 congregations. 87 adherents: 0.41% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 21,389 adherents. Mennonite; Other Groups 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 5 congregations. 82 adherents: 38.50% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 213 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 1 congregations: 0.51% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 195 congregations. 79 adherents: 0.36% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 21,657 adherents. National Association of Free Will Baptists 1 congregations: 0.56% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 179 congregations. 60 adherents: 0.55% of state's National Association of Free Will Baptists' 10,883 adherents. International Pentecostal Church of Christ 3 congregations: 33.33% of state's International Pentecostal Church of Christ's 9 congregations. 46 adherents: 9.89% of state's International Pentecostal Church of Christ's 465 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 1 congregations: 3.33% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 30 congregations. 38 adherents: 3.32% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 1,144 adherents. Episcopal Church 1 congregations: 1.22% of state's Episcopal Church's 82 congregations. 29 adherents: 0.26% of state's Episcopal Church's 11,344 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 1 congregations: 1.23% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 81 congregations. 26 adherents: 0.50% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 5,234 adherents. Churches of Christ 1 congregations: 0.34% of state's Churches of Christ's 294 congregations. 22 adherents: 0.09% of state's Churches of Christ's 24,143 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 13 adherents: 0.03% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 43,606 adherents. Baha'i 8 adherents: 1.67% of state's Baha'i's 478 adherents. The Primitive Baptist Church 3 congregations: 8.33% of state's The Primitive Baptist Church's 36 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Monroe County profile, West Virginia, West Virginia forum, All US cities.

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