“Seven Sisters of American Protestantism”

“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.