Christianity has taken a new shape and measures after the death of the apostles; new doctrines, denominations, pastors and priests have come to stay. There are now above 2,000,000 registered pastors and priest preciding over a large congregations each.
We will be showing you the most populated churches in world by congregation members. Now you know, before now, records of church population have never cease to take place; we can recall how it all stated in the days of Jesus were 5000 peole were fed in the desert after being preached to.
Also in the days of the apostles the record of the church number was given in the book of Acts of the Apostle; where bible recorded that after the disciples were Baptized by the Holy Ghost, they began to speak in new tongues and so many people gathered and from that occasion alone, above 1000 plus (members) were added to the church. So we will be given you the present record of churches by denominations.
Most Populated Churches in World by Congregation Members
Our result will be generally on all doctrines and denominations , lets see our findings below:
CHRISTIANITY – Above 2.42 Billion
- Catholic Church – 1.28 billion
- Protestantism – 920 million
- Anglicanism – 85 million
- Eastern Orthodoc Church – 270 million
- Oriental Orthodoxy Church – 86 million
- Restorationism and Nontrinitarianism – 35 million
- Independent Catholicism – 18 million
- Minor Branches 1 million.
Most Populated Catholic Churches in the world
The list below are the churches with Catholic doctrines or had existence from catholic:
- Latin Church -1.255 million
- rominent movements:
- Catholic Charismatic Renewal – 160 million[4]
- Blue Army of Our Lady of Fátima – 20 million
- Legion of Mary (active and auxiliary) – 10 million
- International Catholic Conference of Scouting – 8 million
- Cursillo – 5 million
- Worldwide Marriage Encounter – 5 million couples
- Marian Movement of Priests – 5 million
- Militia Immaculatae – 3 million
- International Alliance of Catholic Knights – several million
- Knights of Columbus – 1.9 million
- Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement – several million
- Nocturnal Adoration Societies – 2 million
- Neocatechumenal Way – 1 million
- Couples for Christ – 1 million
- Society of Saint Vincent de Paul – 0.8 million
- Secular Franciscan Order – 0.4 million
- Young Christian Workers (JOC) – 0.2 million
- School of the Cross – 0.2 million
- Focolare Movement – 0.14 million
- Christian Life Community – 0.12 million
- Opus Dei – 0.095 million
- Pax Romana (organization) – 0.06 million.
Protestantism Churches
- Baptist churches – 75–105 million
- Southern Baptist Convention – 15.0 million
- National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. – 7.5 million
- Nigerian Baptist Convention – 5.0 million
- National Missionary Baptist Convention of America – 3.1 million
- National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. – 3.1 million
- Baptist Union of Uganda – 2.5 million
- Baptist Community of Western Congo
- Baptist General Convention of Texas – 2.1 million
- Baptist Convention of Tanzania – 2.0 million
- Brazilian Baptist Convention – 1.6 million
- Progressive National Baptist Convention – 1.5 million
- Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India – 1.3 million
- American Baptist Churches USA – 1.2 million
- Baptist Bible Fellowship International – 1.2 million
- Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention – 1.1 million
- Baptist Community of the Congo River – 1.1 million
- National Primitive Baptist Convention of the U.S.A. – 1.0 million
- Myanmar Baptist Convention – 1.0 million
- Cooperative Baptist Fellowship – 0.8 million
- Baptist General Association of Virginia – 0.6 million
- Baptist Convention of Kenya – 0.6 million
The Most Populated Anglican Churches in the world
- Church of England – 25.0 million
- Church of Nigeria – 18.0 million
- Church of Uganda – 8.1 million
- Anglican Church of Kenya – 5.0 million
- Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan – 4.5 million
- Church of South India – 3.8 million
- Anglican Church of Australia – 3.1 million
- Anglican Church of Southern Africa – 2.3 million
- Anglican Church of Tanzania – 2.0 million
- Episcopal Church in the United States – 1.9 million
- Anglican Church of Canada – 1.6 million
- Church of North India – 1.5 million
- Anglican Church of Rwanda – 1.0 million
- Church of the Province of Central Africa – 0.9 million
- Anglican Church of Burundi – 0.8 million
- Church in the Province of the West Indies – 0.8 million
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia – 0.5 million
- Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean – 0.5 million
- Church of Christ in Congo–Anglican Community of Congo – 0.5 million
- Church of Pakistan – 0.5 million
The Most Populated Pentecostal Church in the world
Yoido Full Gospel Church is the most populated Pentecostal church in South Korea and in the world, it was founded by Rev Dr. David Yonggie Cho in 1973. It has above 480,000 members and it’s now presently head by Young Hoon.
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