II.Protestants in the United States 。Protestants are the largest Protestant (51.3%) religious group Roman Catholic(23.9%) Other Christian(3.3%) in the US,with Jewish (1.7%) half of the Buddhist(0.7%】 Muslim (0.6%) population Hindu (0.4%) Other religions(1.2%) identifying No religion (16.1%) themselves as Protestants. Figure in 2009
II. Protestants in the United States • Protestants are the largest religious group in the US, with half of the population identifying themselves as Protestants. Figure in 2009
II.Protestants in the United States The Baptists are the largest Protestant group.They believe in adult baptism by immersion,symbolizing a mature and responsible conversion experience.In 2009,the denomination had 1.3 million members in over 5000 churches in the US.(Below is the newly built Fairview Baptist Church in South Carolina)
II. Protestants in the United States • The Baptists are the largest Protestant group. They believe in adult baptism by immersion, symbolizing a mature and responsible conversion experience. In 2009, the denomination had 1.3 million members in over 5000 churches in the US. (Below is the newly built Fairview Baptist Church in South Carolina)
II.Protestants in the United States Most of the African-Americans are Baptists,but they go to different churches from the white. In southern communities the African-Americans find their main social center in their Baptist churches and sometimes a base from which to organize group action.Martin Luther King,Jr,a Baptist minister and social activist,led the civil rights movement in the US from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968
II. Protestants in the United States • Most of the African-Americans are Baptists, but they go to different churches from the white. In southern communities the African-Americans find their main social center in their Baptist churches and sometimes a base from which to organize group action. Martin Luther King, Jr, a Baptist minister and social activist, led the civil rights movement in the US from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968
II.Protestants in the United States The Methodists are next to the Baptists,the most numerous Protestants. The Methodists are adherents of the group which grew up in 18th century England.Most Methodists are united in the Methodist Church, which has a form of service based on that of the Church of England. (Right:Boston Avenue Methodidst Church)
II. Protestants in the United States • The Methodists are next to the Baptists, the most numerous Protestants. The Methodists are adherents of the group which grew up in 18th century England. Most Methodists are united in the Methodist Church, which has a form of service based on that of the Church of England. (Right: Boston Avenue Methodidst Church)
II.Protestants in the United States Presbyterians and Episcopalians are the other two large Protestant groups. There are more than 100 other Protestant sects,many of them hardly known to anyone except their own members,but with a combined membership of more than 20 million. They express variety,rather than doctrinal schism.Some of them are of recent foundation,and the dominant trend is fundamentalist.Four of the smaller sects are really quite large, with 2 million or more members
II. Protestants in the United States • Presbyterians and Episcopalians are the other two large Protestant groups. • There are more than 100 other Protestant sects, many of them hardly known to anyone except their own members, but with a combined membership of more than 20 million. • They express variety, rather than doctrinal schism. Some of them are of recent foundation, and the dominant trend is fundamentalist. Four of the smaller sects are really quite large, with 2 million or more members