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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

(Encyclopedia) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), sometimes called Campbellites, a Protestant religious body founded early in the 19th cent. in the United States. Its primary thesis is that the…

Civil Rights Landmarks

Across the United States, places where the movement took shape by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Alabama First African Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa Brown Chapel, Selma First Baptist Church, Selma Selma-…

Largest U.S. Churches, 2010

The following table lists the largest church denominations in the United States by members. Figures are for 2010. Denomination nameMembers(thousands)The Roman Catholic Church68,…

Largest U.S. Churches, 2012

The following table lists the largest church denominations in the United States by members. Figures are for 2012. Denomination nameMembers(thousands)The Roman Catholic Church 68,…

Largest U.S. Churches, 2005

Denomination nameMembers(thousands)The Roman Catholic Church 67,260Southern Baptist Convention 16,440United Methodist Church, The 8,251Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The…

Largest U.S. Churches, 2009

The following table lists the largest church denominations in the United States by members. Figures are for 2009.Denomination nameMembers(thousands)The Roman Catholic Church 67,…

2001-02 NAIA Division I Basketball Tournament

The quarterfinalists, in alphabetical order, after two rounds of the 32-team NAIA tournament: Azusa Pacific, Calif. (28-7); Barat (33-5); Huston-Tillotson (25-7); Oklahoma Baptist (31-4); Oklahoma…

Fred Phelps, Sr.

Name at birth: Fred Waldron PhelpsFred Phelps, Sr. was the founder and leader of the Westboro Baptist Church, a small independent Christian sect from Kansas that became famous for staging anti-gay…

John KERR, Congress, VA (1782-1842)

KERR John , a Representative from Virginia; born near Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., August 4, 1782; attended the common schools; studied theology; was licensed as a Baptist minister in 1802…