Whatcom County, Washington (WA) Religion Statistics Profile - Bellingham, Lynden, Ferndale, Birch Bay, Sudden Valley Back to: Whatcom County profile, Washington, Washington forum, All US cities. Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregation: 29.37% Here 29.4% USA 50.2% Total adherents in this county: 48,995, state total: 1,942,850 Total congregations in this county: 145, state total: 4,649 County population: 166,814 Adherents Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregation - Main religions Name Mainline Protestant Denominations Evangelical Denominations Catholic Church Orthodox Denominations Other Denominations Congregations 40 (27.59%) 76 (52.41%) 7 (4.83%) 2 (1.38%) 20 (13.79%) Adherents 11,850 (24.2%) County 24.2% State 20.2% 18,512 (37.8%) County 37.8% State 29.8% 13,290 (27.1%) County 27.1% State 36.9% 345 (0.7%) County 0.7% State 0.3% 4,998 (10.2%) County 10.2% State 12.8% Religion details Name Catholic Church Christian Reformed Church in North America Assemblies of God Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregations 7 (4.8%) 10 (6.9%) 10 (6.9%) 10 (6.9%) 10 (6.9%) Adherents 13,290 (27.1%) County 27.1% State 36.9% 5,125 (10.5%) County 10.5% State 0.6% 3,588 (7.3%) County 7.3% State 5.4% 3,577 (7.3%) County 7.3% State 9.2% 3,408 (7.0%) County 7.0% State 6.6% Name Reformed Church in America United Methodist Church Episcopal Church General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Presbyterian Church (USA) Congregations 4 (2.8%) 7 (4.8%) 2 (1.4%) 4 (2.8%) 6 (4.1%) Adherents 1,974 (4.0%) County 4.0% State 0.2% 1,688 (3.4%) County 3.4% State 3.9% 1,356 (2.8%) County 2.8% State 2.1% 1,228 (2.5%) County 2.5% State 0.6% 1,185 (2.4%) County 2.4% State 3.8% Name U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) United Church of Christ Seventh-Day Adventist Church Baptist General Conference Congregations 5 (3.4%) 1 (0.7%) 4 (2.8%) 6 (4.1%) 2 (1.4%) Adherents 1,075 (2.2%) County 2.2% State 0.1% 1,025 (2.1%) County 2.1% State 0.4% 1,024 (2.1%) County 2.1% State 0.7% 830 (1.7%) County 1.7% State 2.2% 745 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 0.9% Name Lutheran Church American Baptist Churches in the USA Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Southern Baptist Convention Churches of Christ Congregations 2 (1.4%) 4 (2.8%) 1 (0.7%) 4 (2.8%) 4 (2.8%) Adherents 734 (1.5%) County 1.5% State 2.1% 533 (1.1%) County 1.1% State 1.6% 462 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.6% 446 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 3.2% 435 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 0.8% Name Church of the Nazarene Charismatic Churches Independent Christian and Missionary Alliance Unitarian Universalist Association Salvation Army Congregations 3 (2.1%) 1 (0.7%) 3 (2.1%) 2 (1.4%) 1 (0.7%) Adherents 422 (0.9%) County 0.9% State 1.9% 400 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 1.7% 399 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 1.0% 368 (0.8%) County 0.8% State 0.3% 298 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.4% Name Muslim Estimate Evangelical Free Church of America United Reformed Churches in North America Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America The Evangelical Covenant Church Congregations 1 (0.7%) 3 (2.1%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) Adherents 288 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.8% 280 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.3% 275 (0.6%) County 0.6% State 0.0% 267 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.2% 266 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.5% Name Baha'i Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Netherlands Reformed Congregations Vineyard USA Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents Congregations 3 (2.1%) 3 (2.1%) 193 (133.1%) 2 (1.4%) 140 (96.6%) Adherents 240 (0.5%) County 0.5% State 0.3% 198 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.3% 193 (0.4%) County 0.4% State 0.0% 147 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.2% 140 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.1% Name Protestant Reformed Churches in America International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Free Methodist Church of North America Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Community Church of Christ Congregations 1 (0.7%) 2 (1.4%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) Adherents 131 (0.3%) County 0.3% State 0.0% 119 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 1.7% 87 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.5% 78 (0.2%) County 0.2% State 0.1% 56 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% Name International Pentecostal Holiness Church Friends (Quakers) The Wesleyan Church Congregations 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) Adherents 43 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.1% 27 (0.1%) County 0.1% State 0.2% 20 (0.0%) County 0.0% State 0.1% Catholic Church 7 congregations: 2.24% of state's Catholic Church's 312 congregations. 13,290 adherents: 1.86% of state's Catholic Church's 716,133 adherents. Christian Reformed Church in North America 10 congregations: 25.00% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 40 congregations. 5,125 adherents: 46.45% of state's Christian Reformed Church in North America's 11,033 adherents. Assemblies of God 10 congregations: 2.88% of state's Assemblies of God's 347 congregations. 3,588 adherents: 3.39% of state's Assemblies of God's 105,692 adherents. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) 10 congregations: 2.12% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 471 congregations. 3,577 adherents: 2.01% of state's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)'s 178,000 adherents. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 10 congregations: 3.58% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 279 congregations. 3,408 adherents: 2.67% of state's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's 127,854 adherents. Reformed Church in America 4 congregations: 40.00% of state's Reformed Church in America's 10 congregations. 1,974 adherents: 55.47% of state's Reformed Church in America's 3,559 adherents. United Methodist Church 7 congregations: 2.71% of state's United Methodist Church's 258 congregations. 1,688 adherents: 2.20% of state's United Methodist Church's 76,648 adherents. Episcopal Church 2 congregations: 1.47% of state's Episcopal Church's 136 congregations. 1,356 adherents: 3.25% of state's Episcopal Church's 41,731 adherents. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 4 congregations: 6.06% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 66 congregations. 1,228 adherents: 10.68% of state's General Association of Regular Baptist Churches' 11,499 adherents. Presbyterian Church (USA) 6 congregations: 2.68% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 224 congregations. 1,185 adherents: 1.59% of state's Presbyterian Church (USA)'s 74,388 adherents. U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches 5 congregations: 41.67% of state's U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches' 12 congregations. 1,075 adherents: 46.90% of state's U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches' 2,292 adherents. Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 1 congregations: 2.13% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 47 congregations. 1,025 adherents: 13.27% of state's Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)'s 7,727 adherents. United Church of Christ 4 congregations: 4.82% of state's United Church of Christ's 83 congregations. 1,024 adherents: 7.10% of state's United Church of Christ's 14,430 adherents. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 6 congregations: 3.17% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 189 congregations. 830 adherents: 1.92% of state's Seventh-Day Adventist Church's 43,222 adherents. Baptist General Conference 2 congregations: 4.35% of state's Baptist General Conference's 46 congregations. 745 adherents: 4.24% of state's Baptist General Conference's 17,551 adherents. Lutheran Church 2 congregations: 1.71% of state's Lutheran Church's 117 congregations. 734 adherents: 1.81% of state's Lutheran Church's 40,618 adherents. American Baptist Churches in the USA 4 congregations: 3.31% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 121 congregations. 533 adherents: 1.71% of state's American Baptist Churches in the USA's 31,087 adherents. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1 congregations: 1.67% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 60 congregations. 462 adherents: 3.72% of state's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s 12,407 adherents. Southern Baptist Convention 4 congregations: 1.82% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 220 congregations. 446 adherents: 0.72% of state's Southern Baptist Convention's 62,309 adherents. Churches of Christ 4 congregations: 3.01% of state's Churches of Christ's 133 congregations. 435 adherents: 2.94% of state's Churches of Christ's 14,803 adherents. Church of the Nazarene 3 congregations: 2.13% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 141 congregations. 422 adherents: 1.14% of state's Church of the Nazarene's 37,085 adherents. Charismatic Churches Independent 1 congregations: 4.35% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 23 congregations. 400 adherents: 1.20% of state's Charismatic Churches Independent's 33,430 adherents. Christian and Missionary Alliance 3 congregations: 4.05% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 74 congregations. 399 adherents: 2.01% of state's Christian and Missionary Alliance's 19,805 adherents. Unitarian Universalist Association 2 congregations: 6.90% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 29 congregations. 368 adherents: 6.31% of state's Unitarian Universalist Association's 5,828 adherents. Salvation Army 1 congregations: 3.57% of state's Salvation Army's 28 congregations. 298 adherents: 3.92% of state's Salvation Army's 7,605 adherents. Muslim Estimate 1 congregations: 5.56% of state's Muslim Estimate's 18 congregations. 288 adherents: 1.85% of state's Muslim Estimate's 15,553 adherents. Evangelical Free Church of America 3 congregations: 6.52% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 46 congregations. 280 adherents: 4.96% of state's Evangelical Free Church of America's 5,648 adherents. United Reformed Churches in North America 1 congregations: 50.00% of state's United Reformed Churches in North America's 2 congregations. 275 adherents: 63.36% of state's United Reformed Churches in North America's 434 adherents. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1 congregations: 14.29% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 7 congregations. 267 adherents: 6.85% of state's Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's 3,897 adherents. The Evangelical Covenant Church 1 congregations: 2.38% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 42 congregations. 266 adherents: 2.71% of state's The Evangelical Covenant Church's 9,801 adherents. Baha'i 3 congregations: 3.49% of state's Baha'i's 86 congregations. 240 adherents: 4.13% of state's Baha'i's 5,817 adherents. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 3 congregations: 7.50% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 40 congregations. 198 adherents: 3.43% of state's Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)'s 5,769 adherents. Netherlands Reformed Congregations 193 congregations: 60.12% of state's Netherlands Reformed Congregations' 321 congregations. 193 adherents: 60.12% of state's Netherlands Reformed Congregations' 321 adherents. Vineyard USA 2 congregations: 9.09% of state's Vineyard USA's 22 congregations. 147 adherents: 3.79% of state's Vineyard USA's 3,874 adherents. Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents 140 congregations: 13.15% of state's Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents' 1,065 congregations. 140 adherents: 13.15% of state's Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents' 1,065 adherents. Protestant Reformed Churches in America 1 congregations: 100.00% of state's Protestant Reformed Churches in America's 1 congregations. 131 adherents: 100.00% of state's Protestant Reformed Churches in America's 131 adherents. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 2 congregations: 1.33% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 150 congregations. 119 adherents: 0.36% of state's International Church of the Foursquare Gospel's 33,434 adherents. Free Methodist Church of North America 1 congregations: 1.96% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 51 congregations. 87 adherents: 0.90% of state's Free Methodist Church of North America's 9,677 adherents. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America 1 congregations: 20.00% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 5 congregations. 78 adherents: 6.61% of state's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America's 1,180 adherents. Community Church of Christ 1 congregations: 3.23% of state's Community Church of Christ's 31 congregations. 56 adherents: 1.45% of state's Community Church of Christ's 3,864 adherents. International Pentecostal Holiness Church 1 congregations: 3.33% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 30 congregations. 43 adherents: 2.47% of state's International Pentecostal Holiness Church's 1,740 adherents. Friends (Quakers) 1 congregations: 2.22% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 45 congregations. 27 adherents: 0.87% of state's Friends (Quakers)'s 3,106 adherents. The Wesleyan Church 1 congregations: 11.11% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 9 congregations. 20 adherents: 1.32% of state's The Wesleyan Church's 1,511 adherents. Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches 2 congregations: 4.55% of state's Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches' 44 congregations. Buddhists 2 congregations: 2.50% of state's Buddhists' 80 congregations. Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Back to: Whatcom County profile, Washington, Washington forum, All US cities.

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