FEMA Engagement Guidelines - Jewish Leaders: Judaism is the first and oldest monotheistic religion. Its origins date back approximately 3,500 years. There are an estimated 13 million Jews living in the world today. Approximately 42% of Jews live in the United
FEMA Engagement Guidelines - Hindu Leaders: Hinduism is the world’s oldest organized religion and the third largest, with an estimated one billion adherents. Approximately 2 million Hindus live in the U.S. and worship at over 1,000 mandirs (Hindu temples).
FEMA Engagement Guidelines - Roman Catholic Christian Leaders: In the U.S., Roman Catholics make up about 25 percent of the entire population and number about 78.4 million. Although U.S. Roman Catholics come from varying backgrounds, the group increasingly identifies as
FEMA Engagement Guidelines - Protestant Christian Leaders: As an umbrella term, Protestant Christianity covers an enormous diversity of denominations and sects. The list is long, and includes groups whose views and practices differ sharply with each other.
FEMA Engagement Guidelines - Orthodox Christian Leaders: “Orthodox” means “correct teaching” or “correct worship.” In the US, adherents originate from dozens of countries including Armenia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Lebanon, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Syria, and Ukraine.
FEMA Engagement Guidelines - Latino Protestant Leaders: In the United States, about 68% of Latinos identify as Roman Catholic and 20% identify as Protestant. The percentage of Latinos that are Protestant is growing.
FEMA Engagement Guidelines - Evangelical Megachurch Leaders: A megachurch is defined as a church having a large Protestant Christian congregation with an average of 2,000 or more members in attendance for worship each week.
FEMA Engagement Guidelines - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Leaders: Most adherents consider themselves Christian and are called Mormons or Latter-day Saints or Saints. It derives from revelations received by the Prophet Joseph Smith in upstate New
FEMA Engagment Guidelines - Black Church Protestant Leaders: Historically, the Black Church in the United States has been composed of seven denominations. Today, it is increasingly problematic to classify the Black Church as a single entity composed primarily of
FEMA Engagement Guidelines - Buddhist Leaders: Buddhism is one of the five major world religions, with at least 500 million adherents worldwide. There are 3–4 million Buddhists in the United States (two-thirds of whom are Asian American).