Founders of Religions
World and American Membership
 

1457- Hussites, United Brethren (Moravians): Huss.
1517- Lutherans: Martin Luther- 75 million.
1519- Anabaptists: Grebel (after Ulrich Zwingli).
1534- Church of England: Henry VIII- 70 million
1536- Calvinism: John Calvin-
1560- Presbyterians: J. Knox (Calvin)- 35 m.
1570- Puritans: T. Cartwright.
1582- Congregationalism: R. Brown.
1605- Baptists: John Smith (Zwingli)- 45 million
1620- Episcopalians: S. Seabury (Henry VIII)- 3m
1654- Quakers: Fox- 0.2 million.
1741- Shakers: Ann Lee- 0.03 million.
1744- Methodists: J and C. Wesley- 29 million.
1774- Unitarians: T. Lindsay.
1800- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)- 2m.
1830- Mormons: Joseph Smith- 7 million.
1846- Adventists: W. Miller- 5 million.
1852- Jehovah's Witnesses: C.Russel- 3 million.
1865- Salvation Army: M. Jones- 1 million.
1879- Christian Science: Mary Baker- 1 million.
1900- Pentecostals: C.F. Parham- 58 million.
1934- Worldwide Ch. of God: Armstrong- .05.
1954- Moonies: Sun M. Moon- 2 million.
1957- United Church of Christ- 2 million.
1969- Children of God: David "Mo" Berg- .008.
33- Roman Catholics, at Calvary, 1,100 million

    As a "Rule of Thumb":
    - If it was founded by God, it is a "Religion".
    - If it was founded by a "man", it is a "Sect" or a "Cult".

MEMBERSHIP IN THE U.S.A.

Catholic- 59,858,042 (19,787 congregations).
Baptist- 36,433,523 (95,601).
Methodist- 14,285,851 (53,235).
Pentecostal- 10,281,559 (41,165).
Lutheran- 8,350,212 (19,153).
Mormons- 4,672,850 (11,071).
Presbyterian- 4,273,721 (14,306).
Churches of Christ- 3,679,736 (22,553).
Episcopal- 2,504,682 (7,388).
Reformed Churches- 2,079,634 (7,965).
Orthodox (Eastern)- 1,885,346 (1,482).
Jehovah's Witnesses- 926,614 (9,985).
Adventist- 794, 859 (4,696).
Church of Christ, Scientist- 700,000 (2,400).
Church of the Nazarene- 591,134 (5,161).
International Council- 500,000 (423).
Salvation Army- 446,403 (1,151).
Christian and Missionary Alliance- 302,414.
Churches of God- 267,676 (3,061).
Mennonite- 249,798 (2,656).
Evangelical Free Church- 226,391 (1,202).
Brethren Churches- 218,905 (1,800).
Christian Congregation- 112,437 (1,437).
Quakers, Friends Churches- 84,407 (1,074).
Other Christian churches- 753,550 (5,228).
Jews- 5,981,000 (3,416).
Muslims- 3,000,000
Buddhist- 19,441 (67).

(Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, 1995)