Church Growth by the Numbers
Data on mainline churches from the RCMS survey for 1990 and 2000 show the following:
| No. of Adherents: | 1999 | 2000 | % Change |
| Catholic | 53,385,998 | 61,948,426 | 16 |
| ELCA (Lutheran) | 5,379,943 | 5,113,418 | -2.2 |
| Episcopal | 2,445,286 | 2,314,756 | -5.3 |
| Jewish | 5,982,529 | 6,141,325 | 2.7 |
| Presbyterian (USA) | 3,553,335 | 3,141,566 | -11.6 |
| Southern Baptist | 18,940,682 | 19,881,467 | 5 |
| United Methodist | 11,091,032 | 10,350,629 | -6.7 |
For Nonmainline Churches: | |||
| Evangelical Free Church | 181,692 | 285,699 | 57.2 |
| International FourSquare | 255,092 | 347,367 | 36.2 |
| Missionary Church | 39,948 | 49,528 | 24.0 |
| Latter Day Saints | 3,540,820 | 4,224,026 | 19.3 |
Source: RCMS Report.