Faith Curriculum Library: Tapestry of Faith: Building Bridges: A World Religions Program for 8th-9th Grades

Handout 1: 25 Largest Christian Denominations in the United States, 2012

The 2012 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Used with permission.

1. The Catholic Church

2. The Southern Baptist Convention

3. The United Methodist Church

4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

5. The Church of God in Christ

6. National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

7. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

8. National Baptist Convention of America

9. Presbyterian Church (USA)

10. Assemblies of God

11. African Methodist Episcopal Church

12. National Missionary Baptist Convention of America

13. Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.

14.The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod (LCMS)

15. Episcopal Church

16. Churches of Christ

17. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

18. Pentecostal Assemblies of the World

19. The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

20. American Baptist Churches in the USA

21. United Church of Christ

22. Baptist Bible Fellowship International

23. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

24. The Orthodox Church in America

25. Jehovah's Witnesses