Religious bodies: 1936
Subtitle: Volume 1: Summary And Detailed Tables
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs.
Published: 1941
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: Volume 1 of 3.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: INTRODUCTION; title: Scope of the report 3; title: Schedule for local church organizations 4; title: Small sects 7; title: Methods of collecting data 7; title: Conduct of the work 8; title: Plan of the report 8; title: Classification of religious bodies 9; title: List of denominations for 1936 11; title: ANALYSIS OF RESULTS; title: Summary 17; title: Churches and their members 17; title: Number of members 19; title: Members under 13 years of age 20; title: Members per church 22; title: Sex ratios 23; title: Church finance 24; title: Total value of edifices 24; title: Edifice value per church 24; title: Debt on church edifices 26; title: Total church expenditures  27; title: Local expenses versus benevolences 29; title: Value of parsonages 29; title: Denominational church schools 31; title: Distribution of churches 34; title: State membership by sex and age 35; title: Sunday schools by States 37; title: Church edifices by States 39; title: Church expenditures by States 40; title: Urban versus rural figures 40; title: Individual denominations by States 43; title: Growth or decline of churches since 1906  48; title: Membership growth 50; title: Development of Sunday schools 52; title: Changes in church expenditures  54; title: Increase in edifice value 55; title: Increase and decrease by States 57; title: Changes in Sunday school enrollment by States 62; title: Changes in church finances by States 63; title: Denominational expansion by States 63; title: Church totals for large cities 64; title: Denominational data for cities 66; title: Church membership increase 72; title: The Negro  church 73; title: Value of Negro church edifices 75; title: Negro church expenditures 76; title: Negro parsonages 76; title: Negro Sunday schools 77; title: Distribution of Negro churches 77; title: Negro church finances by States 79; title: Statistics of Negro denominations by States 82; title: Growth of Negro churches 84; title: Growth in Negro church finances 84; title: Conclusion 85; title: SUMMARY TABLES; title: 1. Rank of States according to number of churches and church menabers, 1936 35; title: 2. Rank of States according to Sunday schools and Sunday school scholars, 1936. 37; title: 3. Denominations ranking first, second, and third, respectively, according to number of churches, in each State, 1936. 44; title: 4. Denominations ranking first, second, and third, respectively, according to number of church members, in each State, 1936 46; title: 5. Number of church members, in the principal denominations, 1926-36 51; title: 6. Number of churches, by divisions and States, 1906-36 58; title: 7. Number of church members, by divisions and States, 1906-36 60; title: 8. Average number of members per church, exclusive of Jewish Congregations, by geographic divisions, 1916-36 62; title: 9. Denominations ranking first, second, and third, respectively, according to number of churches, in the 50 largest cities, 1936 67; title: 10. Denominations ranking first, second, and third, respectively, according to number of church members, in the 50 largest cities, 1936 70; title: 11. Number of church members in the 50 largest cities, 1926-36 72; title: 12. Leading denominations among the Negro churches, according to number of churches and church members, respectively, by States, 1936 83; title: DETAILED TABLES; title: 13. Number of churches and membership classified by sex and age, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 86; title: 14. Value of church edifices and debt, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 98; title: 15. Church expenditures during year, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 116; title: 16. Value of parsonages for all churches, and statistics of Sunday schools distinguislied as urban and rural, by denominations, 1936 146; title: 17. Number of churches, membership classified by sex and age, and Sunday schools, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by divisions and States, 1936 156; title: 18. Value of churches and parsonages, amount of church debt, and expenditures, by divisions and States, 1936 160; title: 19. Church membership classified by sex and age, for urban and rural churches, by divisions and States, 1936 164; title: 20. Value of church edifices and debt, for urban and rural churches, by divisions and States, 1936 166; title: 21. Church expenditures and Sunday schools, for urban and rural churches, by divisions and States, 1936 168; title: 22. Statistics of churches for selected denominations in each State, 1936 170; title: 23. Number of churches, membership, and Sunday schools, by denominations, 1936, 1926, 1916, and 1900 314; title: 24. Number of churches, by denominations, 1900-36  341; title: 25. Number of church members, by denominations, 1900-36 346; title: 26. Expenditures, 1930 and 1920, and value of church edifices, 1936, 1926, and 1916, by denominations 350; title: 27. Number of churches, membership, and Sundav schools, bv divisions and States, 1930, 1920, 1916, and 1906  366; title: 28. Expenditures, 1980, 1920, and 1910, and value of church edifices, 1930, 1920, 1910, and 1900, by divisions and States 370; title: 29. Number of members in selected denominations, by divisions and States, 1936, 1926, 1916, and 1900 374; title: 30. Statistics of churches for cities having 25,000 inhabitants or more in 1930: 1930 424; title: 31. Number of churches, membership by age, and Sunday schools, by denominations, in each city having 25,000 inhabitants or more in 1930: 1936. 440; title: 32. Members in selected denominations, by counties, 1936_- 719; title: NEGRO CHURCHES; title: 33. Negro churches — Number of churches, and membership classified by sex, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 850; title: 34. Negro churches — Value of church edifices and debt, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 854; title: 35. Negro churches — Church expenditures during year, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, by denominations, 1936 858; title: 36. Negro churches — Value of parsonages, and statistics of Sunday schools distinguished as urban and rural, by denominations, 1936 860; title: 37. Negro churches — Number of churches and membership, with separate figures for urban and rural churches, membership classified by sex, and Sunday schools, by divisions and States, 1936 864; title: 38. Negro churches — Value of church edifices, church debt, and expenditures, by divisions and States, 1936- - 866; title: 39. Negro churches — Number of churches, membership, number and value of church edifices, and debt, for each State, by denominations, 1936. 870; title: 40. Negro churches — Number of churches, membership, and Sunday schools, by denominations, 1936, 1926, 1916, and 1906 900; title: 41. Negro churches — Expenditures, 1936, 1926, and 1916, and value of church edifices, 1936, 1926, 1916, and 1906, by denominations 908; title: DIAGRAMS; title: 1. Nineteen leading denominations according to number of churches, 1936  18; title: 2. Nineteen leading denominations according to number of church members, 1936 19; title: 3. Percent of members over and under 13 years of age, in denominations reporting over 50,000 members, 1936 21; title: 4. Average members per church of urban and rural churches, by principal denominations, 1936 22; title: 5. Number of male per 100 female members, by principal denominations, 1936 23; title: 6. Nineteen leading denominations according to value of church edifices, 1936 25; title: 7. Average value of edifices of urban and rural churches, by principal denominations, 1936  26; title: 8. Nineteen leading denominations according to total church expenditures, 1936 28; title: 9. Average expenditures of urban and rural churches, by principal denominations, 1936 29; title: 10. Nineteen leading denominations according to value of parsonages, 1936 30; title: 11. Nineteen leading denominations according to number of Sunday school scholars, 1936  32; title: 12. Urban and rural churches, by States, 1936 33; title: 13. Urban and rural membership, by States, 1936 — 36; title: 14. Urban and rural Sunday school scholars, by States, 1936 38; title: 15. Average value of urban and rural churches, by States, 1936 41; title: 16. Average expenditures per church of urban and rural churches, by States, 1936 42; title: 17. Number of churches in the principal denominations, with adjustment for organic changes, 1936, 1926, and 1916 49; title: 18. Number of church members of principal denominations, 1936 and 1926 62; title: 19. Number of Sunday school scholars, by principal denominations, with adjustment for organic changes, 1936, 1926, and 1916 63; title: 20. Average expenditures per church in principal denominations, 1936 and 1926 65; title: 21. Average value of church edifices, by principal denominations, with adjustment for organic changes, 1936, 1926, and 1916 66; title: 22. Average expenditures per church, for 25 cities of 200,000 or more inhabitants 1936 65; title: 23. Negro churches — Distribution by principal denominations, 1936 73; title: 24. Negro churches — Distribution of membership by principal denominations, 1936  74; title: MAPS; title: Negro churches — Distribution by States, 1936. 78; title: Negro churches — Distribution of membership by States, 1936. 81; title: Index 917