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Christianity in New Hampshire

2022-07-09T20:20:06Z

Senno: /* Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints */

[[Category:Quality of Life]]

In New Hampshire, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_religiosity#Results 58%] of residents consider themselves to be Protestant (30%), Catholic (26%), or identify with another unspecified Christian group (2%).

==Denominations==
New Hampshire, like most states, is home to many denominations of the Christian faith.

===Anabaptism===
Anabaptism in New Hampshire appears to be rare, although there are some churches which call themselves Mennonite, a type of Anabaptism. There seems to have been a recent attempt to build a Mennonite school in 2018.

===Baptists===
====American Baptist Association====
The American Baptist Association (ABA) has [https://www.abaptist.org/us-nh only one] church in New Hampshire, located in [[Moultonborough]].

====American Baptist Churches USA====
The American Baptist Churches (ABC-USA) lists [https://www.abc-usa.org/find-a-church/ 88 churches] in New Hampshire. It is one of the major historical churches which sociologists group into the "Mainline" churches, and generally has a slight progressive leaning along with a decentralized association structure, leading to some [https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/split-among-american-baptists-over-homosexuality-is-final/ splits] in its history.

====Baptist Bible Fellowship====
The Baptist Bible Fellowship has [http://directory.bbfimissions.com/ 4 churches] in New Hampshire.

====Converge====
Converge churches have [https://converge.org/church-locator two churches] in New Hampshire, located in [[Lebanon]] and [[New London]].

====Cooperative Baptist Fellowship====
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has [Cooperative Baptist Fellowship one] church in [[Hanover]].

====Southern Baptist Convention====
The Southern Baptist Convention, despite its name, does have churches in New Hampshire, such as [https://churches.sbc.net/?_search_facet=manchester one] in [[Londonerry]].

====Venture Church Network====
The Venture Church Network (VCN) has around [https://venturechurches.org/resources/church-search/ 27 churches] in New Hampshire.

===Catholicism===
Catholicism is one of the most abundant churches in New Hampshire, with [https://directory.catholicnh.org/churchsearch over 110] locations according to the Diocese of Manchester.

===Cavalry Chapel===
There is a lot of overlap between Cavalry Chapel and the Southern Baptist Convention, but they are still not the same denomination. They claim [https://calvarychapel.com/church-locator/ 6 churches] in New Hampshire. Most adherents are Pentecostal.

===Congregationalism===
Congregationalism is a group that, along with the Presbyterians, descend from the Puritans and Pilgrims of New England. For most of its history, Congregationalism was represented in the North American Congregational Christian Churches (NACCC), until they merged with the United Church of Christ (UCC). In the wake of this merge, two denominations split from the NACCC. The NACCC is considered a mainline denomination, although it was one of the latest to form and one of the shortest lived as it was absorbed into the UCC.
====National Association of Congregational Christian Churches====
The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (NACCC) split from the North American Congregational Christian Churches (also NACCC). The split was over issues of congregational concern, such as local autonomy and leaving people behind. It is a highly decentralized denomination, in which each congregation may set most of their own rules and, to an extent, define doctrine or theology. They have [https://www.naccc.org/resources/member-directories/ 7 churches] in New Hampshire, along with one near [[Seabrook]] just over the border in Amesbury Massachusetts.

====Conservative Congregational Christian Conference====
The Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (4C) split from the original North American CCC just before the union between it and the United Church of Christ. They split for primarily theological and doctrinal reasons. They have [https://www.ccccusa.com/find-a-church/ 13 churches] in New Hampshire along with several others in close proximity over the Massachusetts and Maine borders.

===Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)===
While the Disciples of Christ is one of the major historical churches which sociologists group into the "Mainline" churches, it appears to have [https://disciples.org/find-congregation/ no presence] in New Hampshire. It is generally a progressive church.

===Episcopal Church===
The Episcopal Church is the US branch of the Church of England. This denominations churches are numerous throughout New England, and New Hampshire is no different, with [https://www.episcopalassetmap.org/map?keywords=new+hampshire&op=Search over 60]. It is one of the major historical churches which sociologists group into the "Mainline" churches, and is generally a progressive church.

===Lutheranism===
Lutheranism is a somewhat common denomination in New Hampshire.
====Evangelical Lutheran Church of America====
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has [https://www.elca.org/findacongregation 13 churches] in New Hampshire. It is one of the most liberal churches in the country, and like the Episcopal Church, is one of the Mainline Churches. It is also the largest Lutheran denomination.

====Lutheran Church Missouri Synod====
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) is the second largest Lutheran denomination and it has [https://locator.lcms.org/church?range=0&state=NEW%20HAMPSHIRE&search=NEW%20HAMPSHIRE&s=y 7 churches] in New Hampshire, exclusively in the south of the state. It is a conservative Lutheran denomination.

===Orthodox Church===
There are [https://orthodoxyinamerica.org/ 18] Orthodox facilities in New Hampshire.

===Pentecostalism===
====Assemblies of God====
Assemblies of God (AG) is one of the oldest Pentecostal denominations in the United States. The AG has [https://ag.org/Resources/Directories/Find%20a%20Church?S=NH 34] churches in New Hampshire. This is a more conservative denomination.

====Association of Vineyard Churches====
The Association of Vineyard Churches (AVC) is a loose association of churches which can be freely joined or left. They were founded in 1998, making them a newer Pentecostal denomination. New Hampshire is home to [https://vineyardusa.org/find/ 4] of these churches. This is a more conservative denomination.

====Church of God (Cleveland)====
The Church of God (Cleveland) denomination is one of many denominations which uses the name "Church of God", but is actually separate from other denominations calling themselves "Church of God". This denomination has [https://churchofgod.org/church-locator/ 6] churches in New Hampshire.

====Church of God in Christ====
The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) appears to have several churches in New Hampshire. This denomination is a historically black protestant denomination and appears to be more progressive, publishing articles on [https://www.cogic.org/blog/social-justice-ministry-between-juneteenth-an-the-fourth-of-july/ Social Justice].

====Church of God of Prophecy====
The Church of God of Prophecy has [https://cogop.org/resources/locator/ 2] churches in New Hampshire, one in Concord and one in Manchester. There is also one just across the Southern border in Massachusetts.

====Church of the Foursquare Gospel====
This church has [https://www.foursquare.org/locator/ a single church and a school] located in [[Bedford]].

====Pentecostal Holiness Church====
While a large denomination, International Pentecostal Holiness Church's New England district lists [http://www.nediphc.com/pastors-and-churches.html only one] church in Hew Hampshire.

===Presbyterian Church USA===
Presbyterianism is a denomination descended from many of the Pilgrims and Puritans. There are [https://www.faithstreet.com/locations/states/nh/denominations/presbyterian-pcusa around 10] such churches in New Hampshire. The PCUSA is a very progressive denomination and it is one of the denominations under the "mainline" label.

===Seventh Day Adventism===
Seventh Day Adventism (SDA) has [https://www.google.com/maps 19 churches] in New Hampshire.

===United Church of Christ===
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a large denomination with [https://www.ucc.org/church-finder/ over 60] churches in New Hampshire. It is considered one of the mainline churches and is extremely progressive.

===United Methodist Church===
The United Methodist Church (UMC) has [https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church?latitude=43.1938516&longitude=-71.5723953 67 churches] in New Hampshire. It is one of the historical mainline churches. While it is a very progressive church in the United States, there is local variability in the degree of progressivism. It has undergone recent splits due to progressive theological and political issues.

===Non-Denominational Churches===
A noteworthy portion of churches are non-denominational, at [https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/05/12/chapter-1-the-changing-religious-composition-of-the-u-s/ 6.2%]. Many such churches likely exist in New Hampshire and can have a great variety of creeds, theologies, and politics.

table:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Church
! City
! Website
! Notes
! Wokeness
|-
| The Well Church
| Nashua
| https://thewellnh.org/
| -
| Participated in first lockdown but have remained open since.
|-
| Kingdom Awakening Ministries
| Kingston
| https://www.kingdom-awakening.org/
| Pentecostal and Charismatic
| -
|-
| Lamb's Chapel Christian Church
| Berlin
| http://www.lambschapelberlin.org/
|
| Not woke
|}

===Other Groups===
====Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints====

There are [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/state/new-hampshire 21 LDS congregations in three stakes] in New Hampshire with approximately 9,000 members. There are a small number of additional wards and branches whose borders reach inside New Hampshire but which meet in neighboring states. The state is in the Boston, Massachusetts Temple district. The temple and distribution center is located in Belmont, 40 miles South of the state border. In addition, the church owns Zion's Recreation Camp on the shore of Onway Lake in Raymond, New Hampshire.

The entire state is located within the New Hampshire Manchester Mission, which beside New Hampshire, comprises most of Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont as well as small parts of Connecticut and New York.

====Jehovah's Witnesses====

====Christian Scientism====

====United Pentecostal Church====
The United Pentecostal Church (UPC) is a Pentecostal group which rejects the orthodox Christian belief in the Trinity. They have [https://www.upci.org/resources/locate-a-church over a dozen] churches in New Hampshire.

==Religious Schooling==
Under [[School Choice]] programs, the many religious schools in New Hampshire are available to send children to using your tax payments.

Christianity in New Hampshire

2022-07-09T20:18:24Z

Senno: /* Latter-Day Saints of Jesus Christ */ - revamped section using public source and private, password protected info.

[[Category:Quality of Life]]

In New Hampshire, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_religiosity#Results 58%] of residents consider themselves to be Protestant (30%), Catholic (26%), or identify with another unspecified Christian group (2%).

==Denominations==
New Hampshire, like most states, is home to many denominations of the Christian faith.

===Anabaptism===
Anabaptism in New Hampshire appears to be rare, although there are some churches which call themselves Mennonite, a type of Anabaptism. There seems to have been a recent attempt to build a Mennonite school in 2018.

===Baptists===
====American Baptist Association====
The American Baptist Association (ABA) has [https://www.abaptist.org/us-nh only one] church in New Hampshire, located in [[Moultonborough]].

====American Baptist Churches USA====
The American Baptist Churches (ABC-USA) lists [https://www.abc-usa.org/find-a-church/ 88 churches] in New Hampshire. It is one of the major historical churches which sociologists group into the "Mainline" churches, and generally has a slight progressive leaning along with a decentralized association structure, leading to some [https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/split-among-american-baptists-over-homosexuality-is-final/ splits] in its history.

====Baptist Bible Fellowship====
The Baptist Bible Fellowship has [http://directory.bbfimissions.com/ 4 churches] in New Hampshire.

====Converge====
Converge churches have [https://converge.org/church-locator two churches] in New Hampshire, located in [[Lebanon]] and [[New London]].

====Cooperative Baptist Fellowship====
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has [Cooperative Baptist Fellowship one] church in [[Hanover]].

====Southern Baptist Convention====
The Southern Baptist Convention, despite its name, does have churches in New Hampshire, such as [https://churches.sbc.net/?_search_facet=manchester one] in [[Londonerry]].

====Venture Church Network====
The Venture Church Network (VCN) has around [https://venturechurches.org/resources/church-search/ 27 churches] in New Hampshire.

===Catholicism===
Catholicism is one of the most abundant churches in New Hampshire, with [https://directory.catholicnh.org/churchsearch over 110] locations according to the Diocese of Manchester.

===Cavalry Chapel===
There is a lot of overlap between Cavalry Chapel and the Southern Baptist Convention, but they are still not the same denomination. They claim [https://calvarychapel.com/church-locator/ 6 churches] in New Hampshire. Most adherents are Pentecostal.

===Congregationalism===
Congregationalism is a group that, along with the Presbyterians, descend from the Puritans and Pilgrims of New England. For most of its history, Congregationalism was represented in the North American Congregational Christian Churches (NACCC), until they merged with the United Church of Christ (UCC). In the wake of this merge, two denominations split from the NACCC. The NACCC is considered a mainline denomination, although it was one of the latest to form and one of the shortest lived as it was absorbed into the UCC.
====National Association of Congregational Christian Churches====
The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (NACCC) split from the North American Congregational Christian Churches (also NACCC). The split was over issues of congregational concern, such as local autonomy and leaving people behind. It is a highly decentralized denomination, in which each congregation may set most of their own rules and, to an extent, define doctrine or theology. They have [https://www.naccc.org/resources/member-directories/ 7 churches] in New Hampshire, along with one near [[Seabrook]] just over the border in Amesbury Massachusetts.

====Conservative Congregational Christian Conference====
The Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (4C) split from the original North American CCC just before the union between it and the United Church of Christ. They split for primarily theological and doctrinal reasons. They have [https://www.ccccusa.com/find-a-church/ 13 churches] in New Hampshire along with several others in close proximity over the Massachusetts and Maine borders.

===Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)===
While the Disciples of Christ is one of the major historical churches which sociologists group into the "Mainline" churches, it appears to have [https://disciples.org/find-congregation/ no presence] in New Hampshire. It is generally a progressive church.

===Episcopal Church===
The Episcopal Church is the US branch of the Church of England. This denominations churches are numerous throughout New England, and New Hampshire is no different, with [https://www.episcopalassetmap.org/map?keywords=new+hampshire&op=Search over 60]. It is one of the major historical churches which sociologists group into the "Mainline" churches, and is generally a progressive church.

===Lutheranism===
Lutheranism is a somewhat common denomination in New Hampshire.
====Evangelical Lutheran Church of America====
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has [https://www.elca.org/findacongregation 13 churches] in New Hampshire. It is one of the most liberal churches in the country, and like the Episcopal Church, is one of the Mainline Churches. It is also the largest Lutheran denomination.

====Lutheran Church Missouri Synod====
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) is the second largest Lutheran denomination and it has [https://locator.lcms.org/church?range=0&state=NEW%20HAMPSHIRE&search=NEW%20HAMPSHIRE&s=y 7 churches] in New Hampshire, exclusively in the south of the state. It is a conservative Lutheran denomination.

===Orthodox Church===
There are [https://orthodoxyinamerica.org/ 18] Orthodox facilities in New Hampshire.

===Pentecostalism===
====Assemblies of God====
Assemblies of God (AG) is one of the oldest Pentecostal denominations in the United States. The AG has [https://ag.org/Resources/Directories/Find%20a%20Church?S=NH 34] churches in New Hampshire. This is a more conservative denomination.

====Association of Vineyard Churches====
The Association of Vineyard Churches (AVC) is a loose association of churches which can be freely joined or left. They were founded in 1998, making them a newer Pentecostal denomination. New Hampshire is home to [https://vineyardusa.org/find/ 4] of these churches. This is a more conservative denomination.

====Church of God (Cleveland)====
The Church of God (Cleveland) denomination is one of many denominations which uses the name "Church of God", but is actually separate from other denominations calling themselves "Church of God". This denomination has [https://churchofgod.org/church-locator/ 6] churches in New Hampshire.

====Church of God in Christ====
The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) appears to have several churches in New Hampshire. This denomination is a historically black protestant denomination and appears to be more progressive, publishing articles on [https://www.cogic.org/blog/social-justice-ministry-between-juneteenth-an-the-fourth-of-july/ Social Justice].

====Church of God of Prophecy====
The Church of God of Prophecy has [https://cogop.org/resources/locator/ 2] churches in New Hampshire, one in Concord and one in Manchester. There is also one just across the Southern border in Massachusetts.

====Church of the Foursquare Gospel====
This church has [https://www.foursquare.org/locator/ a single church and a school] located in [[Bedford]].

====Pentecostal Holiness Church====
While a large denomination, International Pentecostal Holiness Church's New England district lists [http://www.nediphc.com/pastors-and-churches.html only one] church in Hew Hampshire.

===Presbyterian Church USA===
Presbyterianism is a denomination descended from many of the Pilgrims and Puritans. There are [https://www.faithstreet.com/locations/states/nh/denominations/presbyterian-pcusa around 10] such churches in New Hampshire. The PCUSA is a very progressive denomination and it is one of the denominations under the "mainline" label.

===Seventh Day Adventism===
Seventh Day Adventism (SDA) has [https://www.google.com/maps 19 churches] in New Hampshire.

===United Church of Christ===
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a large denomination with [https://www.ucc.org/church-finder/ over 60] churches in New Hampshire. It is considered one of the mainline churches and is extremely progressive.

===United Methodist Church===
The United Methodist Church (UMC) has [https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church?latitude=43.1938516&longitude=-71.5723953 67 churches] in New Hampshire. It is one of the historical mainline churches. While it is a very progressive church in the United States, there is local variability in the degree of progressivism. It has undergone recent splits due to progressive theological and political issues.

===Non-Denominational Churches===
A noteworthy portion of churches are non-denominational, at [https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/05/12/chapter-1-the-changing-religious-composition-of-the-u-s/ 6.2%]. Many such churches likely exist in New Hampshire and can have a great variety of creeds, theologies, and politics.

table:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Church
! City
! Website
! Notes
! Wokeness
|-
| The Well Church
| Nashua
| https://thewellnh.org/
| -
| Participated in first lockdown but have remained open since.
|-
| Kingdom Awakening Ministries
| Kingston
| https://www.kingdom-awakening.org/
| Pentecostal and Charismatic
| -
|-
| Lamb's Chapel Christian Church
| Berlin
| http://www.lambschapelberlin.org/
|
| Not woke
|}

===Other Groups===
====Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints====

There are [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/state/new-hampshire 21 LDS congregations in three stakes] in NH with approximately 9,000 members. There are a handful of additional wards and branches whose borders are inside New Hampshire but which meet in neighboring states. The state is in the Boston, Massachusetts Temple district. The temple and distribution center is located in Belmont, 40 miles South of the state border. In addition, the church owns Zion's Recreation Camp on the shore of Onway Lake in Raymond, New Hampshire.

The entire state is located within the New Hampshire Manchester Mission, which beside New Hampshire, comprises most of Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont as well as small parts of Connecticut and New York.

====Jehovah's Witnesses====

====Christian Scientism====

====United Pentecostal Church====
The United Pentecostal Church (UPC) is a Pentecostal group which rejects the orthodox Christian belief in the Trinity. They have [https://www.upci.org/resources/locate-a-church over a dozen] churches in New Hampshire.

==Religious Schooling==
Under [[School Choice]] programs, the many religious schools in New Hampshire are available to send children to using your tax payments.