Editing Michigan (section)

===Religion===

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Following [[British colonization of the Americas|British]] and [[French colonization of the Americas|French colonization]] of the region surrounding Michigan, [[Christianity in the United States|Christianity]] became the dominant religion, with [[Roman Catholicism]] historically being the largest single Christian group for the state. Until the 19th century, the Roman Catholic Church was the only organized religious group in Michigan, reflecting the territory's French colonial roots. Detroit's St. Anne's parish, established in 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, is the second-oldest Roman Catholic parish in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |first = Jim |last = Orlando |url = http://www.ste-anne.org/dempsey.html |title = Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church |publisher = Ste-anne.org |access-date = November 5, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927095234/http://www.ste-anne.org/dempsey.html |archive-date = September 27, 2011}}</ref> On March 8, 1833, the [[Holy See]] formally established a diocese in the Michigan territory, which included all of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas east of the Mississippi River. When Michigan became a state in 1837, the boundary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Detroit was redrawn to coincide with that of the state; the other dioceses were later carved out from the Detroit Diocese but remain part of the [[Ecclesiastical Province]] of Detroit.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.aodonline.org/AODOnline/History+and+Archives+12437/History+of+the+Archdiocese+-+Summary.htm |title = The Official Web Site for the Archdiocese of Detroit |publisher = Archdiocese of Detroit |access-date = November 5, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111013182426/http://www.aodonline.org/AODOnline/History%2Band%2BArchives%2B12437/History%2Bof%2Bthe%2BArchdiocese%2B-%2BSummary.htm |archive-date = October 13, 2011}}</ref> Several [[Native American religions]] have been practiced in Michigan. 

In 2020, there were 1,492,732 adherents of Roman Catholicism.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2020 Congregational Membership Reports |url=https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2020&y2=0&t=1&c=26 |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=The Association of Religion Data Archives |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629154921/https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2020&y2=0&t=1&c=26 |url-status=live }}</ref> There's also a significant [[Independent Catholicism|Independent Catholic]] presence in Metro Detroit, including the [[Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ]] established by Archbishop Karl Rodig; the see of this church operates in a former Roman Catholic parish church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unusual church in no-man's land welcomes everyone |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/donna-terek/2016/08/06/donnas-detroit-st-anthony-church/88354096/ |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629154922/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/donna-terek/2016/08/06/donnas-detroit-st-anthony-church/88354096/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cathedral of St. Anthony |url=https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/cathedral-of-st-anthony |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=Historic Detroit |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629154922/https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/cathedral-of-st-anthony |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement regarding "Archbishop" Karl Rodig and the Cathedral Abbey of St. Anthony |url=https://www.aod.org/announcements-newsroom/newsroom/2016/august/statement-regarding-archbishop-karl-rodig-and-the-cathedral-abbey-of-st-anthony |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=Archdiocese of Detroit |language=en-US |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629154922/https://www.aod.org/announcements-newsroom/newsroom/2016/august/statement-regarding-archbishop-karl-rodig-and-the-cathedral-abbey-of-st-anthony |url-status=live }}</ref>

With the introduction of Protestantism to the state, it began to form the largest collective Christian group. In 2010, the Association of Religion Data Archives reported the largest Protestant denomination was the [[United Methodist Church]] with 228,521 adherents;<ref name="www.thearda.com3">{{cite web |title=State Membership Report |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/26/rcms2010_26_state_adh_2010.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231401/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/26/rcms2010_26_state_adh_2010.asp |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |access-date=November 22, 2013 |publisher=The Association of Religion Data Archives}}</ref> followed by the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] with 219,618, and the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] with 120,598 adherents. The [[Christian Reformed Church in North America]] had almost 100,000 members and more than 230 congregations in Michigan.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thearda.com/denoms/D_921_d.asp |title = Christian Reformed Church in North America—Religious Groups |publisher = The Association of Religion Data Archives |access-date = January 31, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131101193825/http://www.thearda.com/denoms/D_921_d.asp |archive-date = November 1, 2013 |url-status = live}}</ref> The [[Reformed Church in America]] had 76,000 members and 154 congregations in the state.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thearda.com/denoms/D_934_d.asp |title = Reformed Church in America—Religious Groups |publisher = The Association of Religion Data Archives |access-date = January 31, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233743/http://www.thearda.com/denoms/D_934_d.asp |archive-date = October 4, 2013 |url-status = live}}</ref> By the 2020 study, [[Nondenominational Christianity|non- and inter-denominational]] Protestant churches formed the largest Protestant group in Michigan, numbering 508,904. The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod grew to become the second-largest single Christian denomination, and United Methodists declined to being the third-largest. The Lutheran Protestant tradition was introduced by [[Germans|German]] and Scandinavian immigrants. Altogether, Baptists numbered 321,581 between the [[National Missionary Baptist Convention of America|National Missionary Baptists]], [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptists]], [[American Baptist Churches USA|American Baptists]], [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptists]], [[National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.|National Baptists of America]], [[Progressive National Baptist Convention|Progressive National Baptists]], and [[Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship|Full Gospel Baptists]]; black Baptists formed the largest constituency.<ref name=":1" /> In West Michigan, Dutch immigrants fled from the specter of religious persecution and famine in the Netherlands around 1850 and settled in and around what is now Holland, Michigan, establishing a "colony" on American soil that fervently held onto Calvinist doctrine that established a significant presence of Reformed churches.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.crcna.org/pages/history_of_crc.cfm |title = Historical Journey of the CRC (Christian Reformed Church) |publisher = Christian Reformed Church of North America |access-date = November 5, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111105170420/http://www.crcna.org/pages/history_of_crc.cfm |archive-date = November 5, 2011}}</ref>

In the same 2010 survey, Jewish adherents in the state of Michigan were estimated at 44,382, and Muslims at 120,351.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/26/rcms2010_26_state_family_2010.asp |publisher = The Association of Religion Data Archives |title = State Membership Report |access-date = November 22, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235330/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/26/rcms2010_26_state_family_2010.asp |archive-date = December 2, 2013 |url-status = dead}}</ref> The first Jewish synagogue in the state was [[Temple Beth El (Detroit, Michigan)|Temple Beth El]], founded by twelve German Jewish families in Detroit in 1850.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tbeonline.org/aboutus/history |title = History |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090522202826/http://www.tbeonline.org/aboutus/history/ |archive-date = May 22, 2009}}</ref>  Islam was introduced by immigrants from the Near East during the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/state/26_2000.asp |title = Michigan: Religions |access-date = September 13, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080907142656/http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/state/26_2000.asp |archive-date = September 7, 2008 |url-status = dead}}</ref> Michigan is home to the largest mosque in North America, the [[Islamic Center of America]] in Dearborn. Battle Creek, Michigan, is also the birthplace of the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]], which was founded on May 21, 1863.<ref name="Adventist org">{{cite web |title = United for Mission: One Hundred and Fifty Years |url = http://www.adventist.org/information/history/article/go/0/united-for-mission-one-hundred-and-fifty-years/ |date = September 18, 2013 |publisher = General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |access-date = October 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141008181409/http://www.adventist.org/information/history/article/go/0/united-for-mission-one-hundred-and-fifty-years |archive-date = October 8, 2014 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="New indian">{{cite news |last1 = Thiruvananthapuram |title = SDA Church Valedictory Fete |url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/SDA-Church-Valedictory-Fete/2014/09/11/article2424923.ece |access-date = October 7, 2014 |agency = The New Indian Express Group |newspaper = The New Indian Express |date = September 11, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141014072050/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/SDA-Church-Valedictory-Fete/2014/09/11/article2424923.ece |archive-date = October 14, 2014 |url-status = dead}}</ref>