Religion

 
• Church Membership Figures for Texas, 1990 and 2000 

           chart by denomination, based on national survey and local sources. . . . click

 

San Jose Mission
San Jose Mission in San Antonio was founded in 1720 and the church is still in use. Photo by Robert Plocheck.

 

According to Churches and Church Membership in the United States 2000, Texas ranks:

• First in number of Evangelical Protestants, with 5,083,087.

• Second, behind Pennsylvania, in number of Mainline Protestants at 1,705,394.

• Third in number of Catholics, behind California and New York.

• Third in number of Buddhist congregations.

• Fifth in number of Muslims.

• Fifth in number of Hindu congregations.

• Sixth in number of Mormons.

• Tenth in number of Jews.

 

 

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Religious Groups

These are the major religious groups in Texas that maintain websites that are sources of information about the histories of their denominations and/or serve as sources of demographics and other information and for research. Click the group's name for a link to its website. Some are specific to Texas; others are nationwide in scope. They are listed alphabetically by denomination.

• Assemblies of God

• Baptist General Convention of Texas

• Catholic Archives of Texas

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Texas Catholic Historical Society

• Episcopal Dioceses of Texas

• Texas Jewish Historical Society

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

• Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod

• United Methodist Church

• Methodist Archives and Research Center, John Rylands University Library of Manchester

• Presbyterian Church (USA)

Texas Almanac

Texas Almanac