Where Are We Located? ... How Are We Growing?
December 13, 2006, 12:00 PM | Witness
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MENNONITES. According to the latest census figures, there are 236,084 Mennonites in the United States and 527,971 Anabaptists in the country. In the United States, most live and worship in Pennsylvania (61.326 members; 532 congregations), where the Germantown Mennonite Church was established in 1683. Ohio comes second (21.080 members; 173 congregations). Click on the thumbnail to the right to download a PDF copy of the map, published by Mennonite Weekly Review.

ANABAPTISTS. A new church census conducted by Mennonite World Conference reveals there are nearly 1.5 million members in Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and related churches in 75 countries worldwide. Membership in Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and related churches worldwide has grown 14 percent in three years to nearly 1.5 million.
A new Mennonite World Conference census lists 217 churches in 75 countries with 1,478,540 members. Membership grew in all continental regions except Europe.

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Africa, with 529,703 members, continues to have the largest and fastest-growing membership among the five continental regions. The Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia is the largest national conference, with 130,727 members.

The World Mennonite Conference represents 87 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ national church conferences in 48 countries. (Data from Mennonite Church USA Historical Society.)

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