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Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe in Dallas
First Christian Church in Fort Worth

The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is located inside of the Bible Belt, and is home to three of the twenty-five largest megachurches in the country.[1] According to Pew Research as of 2014, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has the largest Christian population by percentage out of any large metropolitan area in the United States at 78%.[2] The metroplex is respectively 46.8% highly religious and 29.6% moderately religious.[3]

The metroplex is considered by some to be one of the many top bible-minded cities in America. As of 2017, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex was ranked the 25th most bible-minded city by Barna Group.[a][4]

List of churches

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Demographics

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Christianity in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (2014)[5]

  Catholic (15.0%)
  Mormon (1.0%)
  Other Christian (1.0%)
  Non-Christian Faiths (4.0%)
  Unaffiliated (18.0%)

Notes

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  1. ^ The research ranks the nation’s top media markets based on their level of Bible engagement. Individuals considered to be Bible-minded are those who report reading the Bible in the past week and who strongly assert the Bible is accurate in the principles it teaches.

References

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  1. ^ "25 Largest Churches in America", 24/7 Wall St, Jan 12, 2020
  2. ^ "Major U.S. metropolitan areas differ in their religious profiles"", Pew Research, July 29, 2015
  3. ^ "Provo-Orem, Utah, Is Most Religious U.S. Metro Area", Gallup, March 29, 2013
  4. ^ "2017 Bible-Minded Cities", Barna, June 22, 2017
  5. ^ Religious composition of adults in the Dallas metro area, 2014


Dallas-Fort Worth