“Seven Sisters of American Protestantism.” Term apparently coined by William Hutchison, Professor of the History of Religion in America at Harvard Divinity School.

The “Seven Sisters” are:

1. United Methodist Church (UMC) – 5.4 million members in the U.S.
2. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – 2.9 million members.
3. Episcopal Church (TEC) – 1.4 million in U.S.
4. Presbyterian Church (USA) (PC-USA) – 1.1 million members
5. American Baptist Churches USA (ABC-USA) – 1.1 million members
6. United Church of Christ (UCC) – 710,000 members
7. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (DOC) – 300,000 members.