Commentary by Dr. Whitesel: If you are coaching churches (or just connecting with leaders of a different denomination) it’s helpful to have one place where you can get reliable statistics on their number of churches, their growth or decline, etc. The American Religious Data Archives (ARDA) is the place scholars go for that data. Here is a link to their webpage which includes up-to-date statistical data on all of the major Christian denominations: http://www.thearda.com/landing/index.asp
DENOMINATIONAL WEB PAGES
The ARDA has integrated all of its information about each of the largest denominations and religious groups in the United States into one webpage.
African Methodist Episcopal Church
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A.
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Evangelical Free Church of America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS)
National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.
