Religious Congregations & Membership: 2000

A list of contact persons is provided below. For other questions, contact Glenmary's Communications Office at 513-881-7442 or jbach@glenmary.org

Preview New 2000 Study Online at www.TheARDA.com

A preview of Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States: 2000 is available on the American Religion Data Archive Web site: www.the ARDA.com. It provides comparison of 2000 data with 1990 data from Churches and Church Membership in the United States: 1990, also published by Glenmary Research Center.

Online features allow you to explore the 2000 study using the same interactive maps and report features available on the CD-ROM that is bound into the book, Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States: 2000. Programming for the CD was done by the American Religion Data Archive (ARDA).

ARDA is an Internet-based archive that stores and distributes information from over 200 major data collections in American religion. It is supported by the Lilly Endowment, Inc., and is housed at The Pennsylvania State University.

Contact Information:
E-mail: arda@pop.psu.edu
Phone: 814-865-6258

Additional Resources:
• Media release dated Sept. 20, 2002
• Methodology and Cautions
• Key findings from study
• Key findings for specific religious bodies
• Glossary of terms/abbreviations
• History and background of the study
• Resource people to contact
• Listings and rankings
• Maps
• To order