This begins a multi-part blog series on every country of the world — exploring:

• The history of Christianity

• The current spiritual condition

• The reached vs. unreached reality

• Major denominations and movements

• Practical evangelism strategies

• Scripture foundations for revival

• And how the Church can engage each nation wisely

Each country will also have a dedicated, one-level URL page on my website with massive detail. For the United States, that page is:

👉 gregloucks.com/united-states-of-america

Every nation page will follow the same structure — clean, one-level URLs, comprehensive demographic data, religious breakdowns, people groups, history, geography, missions insight, and strategic prayer focus. As I’ve shared before, I am building out massive structured information layers across countries — geography, political divisions, people groups, economic data, religious percentages, history timelines, and evangelism strategy — so that believers can pray intelligently and act strategically.

This is not surface-level research. It is systematic Kingdom mapping.

We begin with the United States of America.

🇺🇸 A Brief History of Christianity in the United States

1️⃣ Colonial Foundations (1600s–1700s)

Christianity in America began largely through:

• English Puritans

• Anglican settlers

• Dutch Reformed believers

• French Catholics

• Spanish Catholics in the Southwest

Verses that shaped early settlers:

“For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.” — Hebrews 13:14
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD.” — Psalm 33:12

Though imperfect and often entangled with political power, Christianity was foundational in early American culture.

2️⃣ The Great Awakenings

First Great Awakening (1730s–1740s)

Key figures:

• Jonathan Edwards

• George Whitefield

Emphasis:

• New birth

• Personal salvation

• Emotional repentance

“You must be born again.” — John 3:7

Second Great Awakening (1800s)

• Camp meetings

• Circuit riders

• Explosive church growth

This period fueled:

• The abolition movement

• Mission societies

• Bible distribution

“Go into all the world and preach the gospel.” — Mark 16:15

3️⃣ America: A Mission-Sending Nation (1800s–1900s)

The United States became one of the greatest missionary-sending forces in history.

Organizations formed:

• American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

• Southern Baptist Convention

• Assemblies of God USA

Revival movements:

• Azusa Street Revival

From the 1800s through the mid-1900s, America exported:

• Missionaries

• Bible translations

• Evangelists

• Theological education

• Financial support

“Freely you have received, freely give.” — Matthew 10:8

4️⃣ The Shift: Post-1960 Secularization

Since the 1960s:

• Decline in church attendance

• Rise of secularism

• Cultural Christianity weakening

• Growth of the “nones” (no religious affiliation)

Now something stunning is happening:

Missionaries are being sent to America.

• African churches planting in U.S. cities

• Korean prayer movements evangelizing Americans

• Hispanic Pentecostal expansion

• Global South pastors discipling U.S. believers

“The last will be first.” — Matthew 20:16

America is no longer just a sender. It is now a mission field.

📊 Christianity in the U.S. Today

Major Christian Traditions

• Evangelical Protestant

• Mainline Protestant

• Catholic

• Orthodox

• Pentecostal / Charismatic

• Non-denominational

Large Denominations Include:

• Southern Baptist Convention

• United Methodist Church

• Roman Catholic Church

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Assemblies of God USA

🌍 People Groups in the United States

(Insights based on Joshua Project)

The United States has hundreds of distinct people groups, including immigrant diasporas from nearly every nation.

Broad Categories

✅ Reached (High Christian Presence)

• Anglo-American

• Many African-American communities

• Latino Catholic / Evangelical communities

⚠️ Partially Reached

• Secular urban professionals

• Nominal Christians

• Post-Christian youth culture

• Mainline denominational but biblically illiterate groups

❗ Unreached or Minimally Reached in the U.S.

• Muslim immigrant communities

• Hindu diaspora

• Sikh communities

• Buddhist populations

• Secular atheists

• Certain Asian subgroups

• Jewish communities

Some people groups in U.S. cities are less than 2% evangelical.

“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” — Matthew 9:37

🧠 America’s Unique Evangelism Challenge

America is not mostly pagan.

It is:

• Biblically familiar

• Spiritually distracted

• Religiously pluralistic

• Increasingly skeptical

Many have heard of Jesus — but do not know Him.

“Having a form of godliness but denying its power.” — 2 Timothy 3:5

🔥 Evangelism Strategies for the United States

1️⃣ Relational Evangelism

Post-Christian Americans distrust institutions but respond to authenticity.

“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” — John 13:35

• Build friendships

• Invite into home

• Share testimony

2️⃣ Apologetics & Cultural Engagement

Especially needed among:

• University students

• Urban professionals

• Tech communities

“Always be ready to give a defense…” — 1 Peter 3:15

3️⃣ Diaspora Missions

God has brought the nations to America.

• International students

• Refugee communities

• Immigrant neighborhoods

Instead of going overseas, believers can cross the street.

“Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations.” — Psalm 2:8

4️⃣ Digital Evangelism

• Podcasts

• YouTube

• Short-form video

• Structured theological blogs

This is one reason I am building detailed country pages — not just devotionals, but structured, research-driven Kingdom intelligence.

5️⃣ Church Revitalization

Some churches are declining not from persecution but from stagnation.

“Strengthen the things which remain.” — Revelation 3:2

Renewal requires:

• Prayer

• Repentance

• Biblical authority

• Holy Spirit power

🇺🇸 Reached — But Not Discipled?

The U.S. is statistically “reached” in global missions metrics.

But:

• Biblical literacy is collapsing.

• Many identify as Christian but deny core doctrine.

• Generational decline is evident.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” — Hosea 4:6

America may not be unreached in exposure — but it is increasingly unreached in conviction.

🌎 From Sending to Receiving

For over 150 years, America sent missionaries worldwide.

Now:

• Brazil sends to America.

• Nigeria sends to America.

• South Korea sends to America.

This reversal is prophetic in its own way.

“The kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.” — Matthew 21:43

The question is not whether God is moving globally.

The question is whether America will respond.

🗺️ Why gregloucks.com/united-states-of-america Matters

The U.S. page is only the beginning.

Each country page will include:

• Government structure

• Administrative divisions

• Economic data

• Religious percentages

• Major people groups

• Reached/unreached status

• Historical Christianity timeline

• Prayer focus

• Evangelism strategy notes

All one-level URLs. Clean. Organized. Systematic.

This is Kingdom cartography.

🙏 A Prayer for the United States

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves…” — 2 Chronicles 7:14

Lord:

• Revive Your Church.

• Raise up evangelists.

• Strengthen pastors.

• Save the lost.

• Send laborers into American cities.

• And let this nation once again be a light.

🔜 Coming Next

In future parts of this series, we will examine: All 197 countries of the world and all territories

Each nation matters.

“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations…” — Revelation 7:9

The story of Christianity in America is not over.

The harvest is still white.

And the Kingdom advances.