The Largest Churches in The United States, 2005

Largest Churches in The United States 2005, In Thousands of Followers The Roman Catholic Church 67,260 Southern Baptist Convention 16,440 United Methodist Church, The 8,251 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 5,503 Church of God in Christ, The 5,450 National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc 5,000 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 5,038 National Baptist Convention of America, Inc 4,985 Presbyterian Church (USA) 3,241 Assemblies of God 2,730 African Methodist Episcopal Church 2,500 National Missionary Baptist Convention of America 2,500 Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc 2,500 Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), The 2,489 Episcopal Church 2,320 Churches of Christ 1,500 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 1,500 Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc 1,500 American Baptist Churches in the USA 1,433 African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 1,433 United Church of Christ 1,297 Baptist Bible Fellowship International 1,200 Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 1,072 Jehovah's Witnesses 1,041 Orthodox Church in America, The 1,000 Source: 2005 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, National Council of Churches.>