In its 66th year, The Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1998 provides quick-reference access to names, addresses, telephone numbers, and fax numbers for denominational leaders, headquarters, agencies, and regional headquarters, as well as historical and current statistical data. This information is introduced by nationally recognized pollster George Gallup, Jr. The Yearbook: * provides data for researchers about religious trends * contains analytical and interpretive articles drawn from research data on the state of religious life in North America, presented clearly for the non-technical reader * includes names and addresses of church leaders, denominational headquarters, and regional offices; listings of regional ecumenical agencies, religious periodicals, theological schools and Bible colleges, and English-speaking overseas international congregations * provides brief descriptions of the nature of each organization and its primary activities * includes up-to-date statistics on church membership and finances * contains indexes of names and organizations for ease-of-use; calendar of religious holidays; graphs, charts, and photographs

Readers of the Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches have come to trust it as the best single source of information about the status of religion in North America. Updated and confirmed annually, this accurate and comprehensive resource provides quick-reference access to names, addresses, telephone numbers, and fax numbers for denominational leaders, headquarters, agencies, and regional headquarters, as well as historical and current statistical data. This edition will include a theme chapter by Diana Eck on "Religious Pluralism in the New Millennium."

Provides a wealth of information about North American churches. The Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 2003 is the 18th edition of an annual compilation of key information about denominations, churches, clergy, seminaries, and other religious organizations in the United States and Canada. The volume provides membership and financial statistics, descriptions of denominations, contact information for denominational offices, historical data, a directory of theological schools and ecumenical agencies, a calendar of religious holidays and festivals, and a listing of religious periodicals. The Yearbook is published with the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. The editorial focus for this volume is "Megachurches: How Do They Count?" As in earlier volumes, the major portion of the book consists of statistical information, names and addresses, and brief descriptive paragraphs on various organizations. The 18th edition of the Yearbook again includes both a print and an online component. The database features full-text search capability with additional search queries and will be updated periodically throughout the year.