About one-sixth of all the churches which have been organized are now either abandoned or inactive. Population has shifted; communities have changed; the churches sometimes have not survived.
IX-A
DISTRIBUTION OF CHURCHES AMONG DENOMINATIONS
| Churches in | ||||||||||
| Denominations | Country | Village | Town | City | Total | |||||
| Baptist, North | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Baptist, South | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Church of Christ or Christian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Church of Christ (Unprogressive) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Congregational | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Evangelical Association | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Lutheran: | ||||||||||
| Norwegian Lutheran of America | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| German | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Swedish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Polish | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Others | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Methodist, North | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | |||||
| Methodist, South | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Nazarene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Presbyterian in U. S. A. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Protestant Episcopal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Seventh Day Adventist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| United Brethren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 70 | |||||
IX-B
| Denominations | Beaverhead | Hughes | Sheridan | Union | Total | ||||||||
| Baptist North | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | } | 9 | ||||||
| Baptist South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| Church of Christ or Christian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Church of Christ (Unprogressive) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Congregational | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Evangelical Association | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Lutheran: | |||||||||||||
| Norwegian Lutheran of America | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | } | 5 | ||||||
| German | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Swedish | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Polish | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Others | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Methodist North | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | } | 29 | ||||||
| Methodist South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| Nazarenes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Presbyterian in U. S. A. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| Protestant Episcopal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| Seventh Day Adventist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| United Brethren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 7 | 15 | 17 | 31 | 70 | ||||||||
With so many denominations at work in the field, every square mile of inhabited area ought to be reached. But large areas and many people are not even touched by the church.
X-A