The Pluralism Project of Harvard University maintains a page on religious statistics and relies on various sources to count 1.2 million Hindus in the U.S. The project lists Hindu temples and centers in the U.S.

The World Christian Database at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary provides statistics on world religions, denominations, and groups. It estimates that there are slightly more than 1.1 million Hindus in America.

Dan Hotchkiss is a Unitarian Universalist pastor and a senior consultant with the Alban Institute. In July 2009, he wrote an article for Church Executive magazine about how churches are making do with less from donors in the current economy.

William Enright is a Presbyterian pastor and director emeritus of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at Indiana University. He can discuss the center’s report on religious giving and the recession.

David Dollahite is a professor of family life at Brigham Young University. He studies how religious beliefs and practices affect family relationships.

Melissa Brown is a part-time instructor at Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Her research focuses on fundraising and charitable giving.

Ted A. Campbell is an associate professor of church history at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He is the author of The Gospel in Christian Traditions (2008).

The OCA Department of Youth Young Adult and Campus Ministry produces and distributes official statements and news releases of the Orthodox Church in America, maintains relations with the media, responds to requests for information of a general and specific nature, and oversees the content and functioning of the Orthodox Church in America’s website.  

A website about Bartholomew and his visit to the United States is here.