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The Black church (sometimes termed Black Christianity or African American Christianity) is the faith and body of Christian denominations and congregations in the United States that predominantly minister to, and are also led by African Americans, [1] as well as these churches' collective traditions and members.
Note: Unitarian Universalism developed out of Christian traditions but no longer identifies as a Christian denomination. Church of Christ, 4th Watch – 0.6 million [citation needed] Church of Christ, Scientist – 0.1 million [321] World Mission Society Church of God – 0.1 million [322] Friends of Man – 0.07 million [citation needed]
Chapman, Mark L. Christianity on trial: African-American religious thought before and after Black power (2006) Collier-Thomas, Bettye. Jesus, jobs, and justice: African American women and religion (2010) Curtis, Edward E. "African-American Islamization Reconsidered: Black history Narratives and Muslim identity."
Clergy of historically African-American Christian denominations (3 C, 25 P) A. A.U.M.P. Church (6 P) African Methodist Episcopal Church (3 C, 16 P)
Today, the NCC is a joint venture of 35 Christian denominations in the United States with 100,000 local congregations and 45,000,000 adherents. Its member communions include Mainline Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, African-American, Evangelical and historic Peace churches.
Historically African-American Christian denominations (8 C, 44 P) Historically black Christian schools (2 C, 1 P) M. Black Methodism in the United States (3 C, 1 P) R.
Overall, the National Baptist Convention continues to remain one of the largest historically and predominantly African American or Black Christian denominations in the United States; separated bodies, such as the theologically conservative-to-moderate National Baptist Convention of America, have stagnated in membership (2000's 3,500,000 members ...
Black Catholicism or African-American Catholicism comprises the African-American people, beliefs, and practices in the Catholic Church. There are around three million Black Catholics in the United States, making up 6% of the total population of African Americans, who are mostly Protestant , and 4% of American Catholics .