Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (PA) Religion Statistics Profile - Norristown, Pottstown, King of Prussia, Willow Grove, Lansdale Back to: Montgomery County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 64.01% Here 64.0% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 480,100, state total: 7,116,698 Total congregations in this county: 485, state total: 13,105 County population: 750,097 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 230 (47.42%) 145 (29.90%) 65 (13.40%) 5 (1.03%) 40 (8.25%) Adherents 123,317 (25.7%) County 25.7% State 30.1% 29,774 (6.2%) County 6.2% State 9.9% 263,375 (54.9%) County 54.9% State 53.4% 2,827 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 1.1% 60,807 (12.7%) County 12.7% State 5.5% Religion details Name Catholic Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Presbyterian Church (USA) United Methodist Church United Church of Christ Congregations 65 (13.4%) 50 (10.3%) 31 (6.4%) 33 (6.8%) 34 (7.0%) Adherents 263,375 (54.9%) County 54.9% State 53.4% 43,735 (9.1%) County 9.1% State 8.6% 16,964 (3.5%) County 3.5% State 4.6% 16,214 (3.4%) County 3.4% State 9.3% 15,485 (3.2%) County 3.2% State 3.4% Name Episcopal Church American Baptist Churches in the USA Non-Charismatic Churches Independent Mennonite Church USA Presbyterian Church in America Congregations 36 (7.4%) 32 (6.6%) 6 (1.2%) 27 (5.6%) 13 (2.7%) Adherents 15,447 (3.2%) County 3.2% State 1.6% 12,850 (2.7%) County 2.7% State 1.9% 6,530 (1.4%) County 1.4% State 0.6% 6,334 (1.3%) County 1.3% State 0.7% 3,065 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.3% Name Church of the Nazarene Assemblies of God Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Friends (Quakers) Church of the Brethren Congregations 5 (1.0%) 16 (3.3%) 2 (0.4%) 10 (2.1%) 7 (1.4%) Adherents 2,415 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.4% 1,995 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 1.2% 1,311 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.3% 1,294 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 1,156 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.7% Name Southern Baptist Convention Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin Seventh-Day Adventist Church Congregations 9 (1.9%) 2 (0.4%) 3 (0.6%) 1 (0.2%) 8 (1.6%) Adherents 1,110 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.6% 980 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.0% 954 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.4% 900 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 845 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.2% Name Brethren in Christ Church Orthodox Presbyterian Church Conservative Baptist Association of America Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Congregations 5 (1.0%) 4 (0.8%) 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 616 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 598 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 575 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 572 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 544 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% Name Mennonite; Other Groups Churches of Christ Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America Salvation Army Congregations 5 (1.0%) 4 (0.8%) 4 (0.8%) 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.4%) Adherents 454 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 451 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 413 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 400 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 376 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.4% Name Reformed Church in America Evangelical Free Church of America Lutheran Church Community Church of Christ The Wesleyan Church Congregations 2 (0.4%) 2 (0.4%) 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) 3 (0.6%) Adherents 348 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.0% 240 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 225 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.3% 208 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 180 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.3% Name Vineyard USA Unitarian Universalist Association Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Primitive Methodist Church in the USA Baha'i Congregations 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.4%) 2 (0.4%) Adherents 155 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 147 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 144 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 121 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 116 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Christian and Missionary Alliance Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Baptist General Conference Congregations 4 (0.8%) 2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 113 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 84 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.6% 80 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 80 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.2% 76 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% Name General Conference Churches of God General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Church of God of Prophecy International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Muslim Estimate Congregations 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) Adherents 70 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.3% 65 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% 50 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 50 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.0% 40 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 1.0% Catholic Church 65 congregations: 4.00% of state's Catholic Church's 1,624 congregations. 263,375 adherents: 6.93% of state's Catholic Church's 3,802,524 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 50 congregations: 3.72% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 1,343 congregations. 43,735 adherents: 7.15% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 611,913 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 31 congregations: 2.86% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 1,083 congregations. 16,964 adherents: 5.22% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 324,714 adherents. United Methodist Church 33 congregations: 1.35% of state's United Methodist Church's 2,442 congregations. 16,214 adherents: 2.46% of state's United Methodist Church's 659,350 adherents. United Church of Christ 34 congregations: 4.63% of state's United Church of Christ's 735 congregations. 15,485 adherents: 6.40% of state's United Church of Christ's 241,844 adherents. Episcopal Church 36 congregations: 8.72% of state's Episcopal Church's 413 congregations. 15,447 adherents: 13.26% of state's Episcopal Church's 116,511 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 32 congregations: 7.36% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 435 congregations. 12,850 adherents: 9.67% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 132,858 adherents. Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 6 congregations: 11.76% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 51 congregations. 6,530 adherents: 15.19% of state's Non-Charismatic Churches Independent's 42,992 adherents. Mennonite Church USA 27 congregations: 8.46% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 319 congregations. 6,334 adherents: 13.14% of state's Mennonite Church USA's 48,215 adherents. Presbyterian Church in America 13 congregations: 13.83% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 94 congregations. 3,065 adherents: 14.36% of state's Presbyterian Church in America's 21,350 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 5 congregations: 3.21% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 156 congregations. 2,415 adherents: 8.78% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 27,492 adherents. Assemblies of God 16 congregations: 4.28% of state's Assemblies of God's 374 congregations. 1,995 adherents: 2.37% of state's Assemblies of God's 84,153 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 2 congregations: 5.41% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 37 congregations. 1,311 adherents: 5.41% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 24,246 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 10 congregations: 10.87% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 92 congregations. 1,294 adherents: 10.93% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 11,844 adherents. Church of the Brethren 7 congregations: 2.97% of state's Church of the Brethren's 236 congregations. 1,156 adherents: 2.19% of state's Church of the Brethren's 52,684 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 9 congregations: 3.98% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 226 congregations. 1,110 adherents: 2.50% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 44,432 adherents. Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 2 congregations: 13.33% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 15 congregations. 980 adherents: 32.30% of state's Conservative Congregational Christian Conference's 3,034 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 3 congregations: 2.94% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 102 congregations. 954 adherents: 3.07% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 31,032 adherents. Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin 1 congregations: 33.33% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 3 congregations. 900 adherents: 17.11% of state's Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin's 5,260 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 8 congregations: 6.84% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 117 congregations. 845 adherents: 5.04% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 16,766 adherents. Brethren in Christ Church 5 congregations: 4.90% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 102 congregations. 616 adherents: 3.71% of state's Brethren in Christ Church's 16,618 adherents. Orthodox Presbyterian Church 4 congregations: 11.43% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 35 congregations. 598 adherents: 15.26% of state's Orthodox Presbyterian Church's 3,919 adherents. Conservative Baptist Association of America 2 congregations: 3.51% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 57 congregations. 575 adherents: 6.21% of state's Conservative Baptist Association of America's 9,256 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses 1 congregations: 1.28% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 78 congregations. 572 adherents: 4.62% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses' 12,382 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. 544 adherents: 6.09% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 8,938 adherents. Mennonite; Other Groups 5 congregations: 4.76% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 105 congregations. 454 adherents: 5.21% of state's Mennonite; Other Groups' 8,718 adherents. Churches of Christ 4 congregations: 2.92% of state's Churches of Christ's 137 congregations. 451 adherents: 4.47% of state's Churches of Christ's 10,097 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 4 congregations: 3.57% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 112 congregations. 413 adherents: 2.44% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 16,918 adherents. Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America's 7 congregations. 400 adherents: 47.79% of state's Orthodox Church in America: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America's 837 adherents. Salvation Army 2 congregations: 2.02% of state's Salvation Army's 99 congregations. 376 adherents: 1.25% of state's Salvation Army's 30,153 adherents. Reformed Church in America 2 congregations: 18.18% of state's Reformed Church in America's 11 congregations. 348 adherents: 10.86% of state's Reformed Church in America's 3,204 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 2 congregations: 3.45% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 58 congregations. 240 adherents: 1.57% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 15,273 adherents. Lutheran Church 2 congregations: 2.27% of state's Lutheran Church's 88 congregations. 225 adherents: 1.07% of state's Lutheran Church's 21,015 adherents. Community Church of Christ 1 congregations: 6.25% of state's Community Church of Christ's 16 congregations. 208 adherents: 14.48% of state's Community Church of Christ's 1,436 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 3 congregations: 3.26% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 92 congregations. 180 adherents: 0.86% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 21,007 adherents. Vineyard USA 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Vineyard USA's 5 congregations. 155 adherents: 36.38% of state's Vineyard USA's 426 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 1 congregations: 2.78% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 36 congregations. 147 adherents: 2.17% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 6,778 adherents. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 1 congregations: 25.00% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 4 congregations. 144 adherents: 27.12% of state's Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's 531 adherents. Primitive Methodist Church in the USA 2 congregations: 4.55% of state's Primitive Methodist Church in the USA's 44 congregations. 121 adherents: 4.53% of state's Primitive Methodist Church in the USA's 2,669 adherents. Baha'i 2 congregations: 20.00% of state's Baha'i's 10 congregations. 116 adherents: 7.32% of state's Baha'i's 1,584 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 4 congregations: 4.17% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 96 congregations. 113 adherents: 0.78% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 14,425 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 2 congregations: 0.79% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 254 congregations. 84 adherents: 0.18% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 45,926 adherents. Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church 1 congregations: 3.23% of state's Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church's 31 congregations. 80 adherents: 2.52% of state's Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church's 3,172 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1 congregations: 1.61% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 62 congregations. 80 adherents: 0.51% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 15,833 adherents. Baptist General Conference 1 congregations: 6.25% of state's Baptist General Conference's 16 congregations. 76 adherents: 2.23% of state's Baptist General Conference's 3,407 adherents. General Conference Churches of God 1 congregations: 0.64% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 156 congregations. 70 adherents: 0.31% of state's General Conference Churches of God's 22,692 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 1 congregations: 1.56% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 64 congregations. 65 adherents: 0.63% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 10,320 adherents. Church of God of Prophecy 1 congregations: 2.44% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 41 congregations. 50 adherents: 2.43% of state's Church of God of Prophecy's 2,057 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 1 congregations: 4.17% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 24 congregations. 50 adherents: 1.64% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 3,044 adherents. Muslim Estimate 1 congregations: 1.75% of state's Muslim Estimate's 57 congregations. 40 adherents: 0.06% of state's Muslim Estimate's 71,190 adherents. Buddhists 4 congregations: 13.33% of state's Buddhists' 30 congregations. Jains 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Jains' 7 congregations. Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 1 congregations: 8.33% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 12 congregations. Southwide Baptist Fellowship 1 congregations: 7.14% of state's Southwide Baptist Fellowship's 14 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Montgomery County profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities.

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