Ten largest religious congregations of Hamilton County

Lookout Mountain and the roof top of First Presbyterian Church can be seen from the top floor of the UTC Library.
Lookout Mountain and the roof top of First Presbyterian Church can be seen from the top floor of the UTC Library.

The 10 largest faith groups in Hamilton County, according to figures from the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. The numbers are from 2010, the last year in which the survey was taken.

1. Southern Baptist Convention, 73,598 adherents in 108 congregations.

2. United Methodist Church, 22,312 adherents in 39 congregations.

3. Nondenominational, 16,086 adherents in 62 congregations.

4. Catholic Church, 12,685 adherents in 6 congregations.

5. Church of God (based in Cleveland, Tenn.), 17,912 adherents in 43 congregations.

6. Seventh-day Adventist Church, 10,510 adherents in 20 congregations.

7. National Baptist Convention, USA, 8,112 adherents in 19 congregations.

8. Presbyterian Church in America, 7,130 adherents in 12 congregations.

9. Church of Christ, 6,763 adherents in 34 congregations.

10. Episcopal Church, 6,139 adherents in 11 congregations.

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