| Denomination | 1990 Est. Adult Pop. |
2001 Est. Adult Pop. |
Est. % of U.S. Pop., 2001 |
% Change 1990 - 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 46,004,000 | 50,873,000 | 24.5% | +11% |
| Baptist | 33,964,000 | 33,830,000 | 16.3% | 0% |
| Methodist/Wesleyan | 14,174,000 | 14,150,000 | 6.8% | 0% |
| Lutheran | 9,110,000 | 9,580,000 | 4.6% | +5% |
| Presbyterian | 4,985,000 | 5,596,000 | 2.7% | +12% |
| Pentecostal/Charismatic | 3,191,000 | 4,407,000 | 2.1% | +38% |
| Episcopalian/Anglican | 3,042,000 | 3,451,000 | 1.7% | +13% |
| Judaism | 3,137,000 | 2,831,000 | 1.3% | -10% |
| Latter-day Saints/Mormon | 2,487,000 | 2,697,000 | 1.3% | +8% |
| Churches of Christ | 1,769,000 | 2,593,000 | 1.2% | +47% |
| Congregational/ United Church of Christ |
599,000 | 1,378,000 | 0.7% | +130% |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 1,381,000 | 1,331,000 | 0.6% | -4% |
| Assemblies of God | 660,000 | 1,106,000 | 0.5% | +68% |
My guess is that the UCC is a way-station for "progressive" men and women who are leaving less "fun" faiths. In the long run, they will have no Christian faith on which to build their lives. They are trading their birthright for a mess of New Age pottage.