Assemblies of God 2014 Statistics Released, Reveals Ethnic Transformation

Glad to see this happening…

Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center

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The Assemblies of God is one of the few major denominations in the United States to show continuing growth. But the real story is the ethnic transformation of the Assemblies of God. It is becoming less white and more reflective of the ethnic, linguistic and social diversity that exists in the global church.

When the Assemblies of God (AG) released its 2014 statistical reports last week, the press release noted that the denomination’s number of U.S. adherents had grown for 25 consecutive years. In 2014, the AG showed modest growth of 0.6% to 3,146,741 U.S. adherents. This was just below the growth rate of the U.S. population, which increased by 0.75%. The number of U.S. adherents has been increasing at a relatively steady pace — at an…

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The Top 20 Countries where Christianity is Growing the Fastest

not a single “western” nation made the list….

Disciple All Nations

Where is Christianity growing the fastest? The Center for the Study of Global Christianity, based at Gordon Conwell Seminary, published In June 2013 an excellent report regarding Christianity in its Global Context. The full report can be found online at www.globalchristianity.org/globalcontext. From this report I identified the top 20 countries that have the highest percentage Christianity Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR). They are listed in Table 1.  I have also calculated the number of years for the number of Christians to double, based on the Average Annual Growth Rate.  

Table 1. The Top 20 Countries Where Christianity Has the Highest Percentage Growth Rate

Rank	Country	Continent	Christian  AAGR	Years to double	Majority Religion	Percent Christian 1970	Percent Christian 2020
1	Nepal	Asia, South Central	10.93%	6.6	Hindu	0.1%	3.8%
2	China	Asia, Eastern	10.86%	6.6	Non-religious	0.1%	10.6%
3	United Arab Emirates	Arabian Peninsula	9.34%	7.7	Muslim	5.9%

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