{"id":41559,"date":"2025-06-02T01:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T01:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=41559"},"modified":"2026-10-27T16:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:19:52","slug":"counting-christian-churches-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/counting-christian-churches-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoeveel christelijke kerken zijn er in Amerika? Meer dan 318.000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>There are well over 318,000 Christian churches in America. That is how many Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant congregations the 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted, and it missed some. Adding Latter-day Saint and Jehovah&#039;s Witness congregations gives about 345,000, but most churches do not count those two bodies as Christian, because neither holds the doctrine of the Trinity. Counting the church is as old as the church. On the day of Pentecost, Luke tells us, &quot;there were added unto them about\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 318,000 Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant churches: what the 2020 U.S. Religion Census and Hartford Institute count, by denomination and state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[37],"tags":[],"series":[551],"class_list":["post-41559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-metrics","series-bible-metrics"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3520,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/largest-christian-denominations-america\/","url_meta":{"origin":41559,"position":0},"title":"Largest Christian Denominations in the U.S., Ranked by Membership","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Catholic Church is the largest U.S. denomination, then nondenominational churches and Southern Baptists; 40% of American adults are Protestant.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Sermon on the Mount, in the style of Picasso","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":40603,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/infographic-how-many-christian-churches-are-in-america\/","url_meta":{"origin":41559,"position":1},"title":"Infographic: How Many Christian Churches Are In America?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Christian Churches in America: An Infographic Overview Counting the Faithful: Christian Churches in America An infographic overview of the number, characteristics, and trends of Christian churches in the United States, based on recent research. ~355,000 Estimated Christian Churches in the U.S. (Hartford Institute for Religion Research) Pinpointing the exact number is challenging, but estimates suggest a vast landscape of Christian congregations across the nation, playing a vital role in many communities. 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