Denominational Profile

Notes

The Armenian Church, in continuity with the ancient Christian community of Armenia, dates to the first century C.E., and is currently led by the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Vasken I. The Church was established in the United States in 1889.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1957	82	50	101,199
1958	83	52	122,000
1959	56	51	125,000
1960	-	51	125,000
1961	-	78	127,000
1962	113	52	155,000
1963	57	55	138,855
1964	60	56	132,000
1965	68	56	163,960
1966	49	43	136,000
1967	51	43	136,000
1969	64	59	300,000
1971	71	62	300,000
1972	67	58	372,000
1978	60	57	326,500
1979	61	66	450,000
1991	70	72	414,000
2007	70	72	650,000
2008	56	63	650,000

Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]