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Church Membership in U S Hits Record 85 705 250 in 1950
The 1950 survey by Christian Herald reports total U S church membership at 85,705,250, up 2,950,987 from 1949. Protestant gains led with 1,409,045 to 50,083,868. Roman Catholics rose 859,784 to 28,470,092. Jewish congregations held at 5,000,000. The Methodist Church numbers 8,935,647 and Southern Baptist 7,079,889.
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