Decline in Churches; Mormonism on the Rise
The National Council of Churches released its 77th yearbook on February 23. The yearbook reports religious attendance and financial trends for churches in America.
According to the yearbook, during the year 2007, a slight but startling decline in membership of the nation's largest Christian communions took place. Membership in the Roman Catholic Church declined 0.59 percent and the Southern Baptist Convention declined 0.24 percent.
The Council writes that, "Neither figure is earth-shattering given the size of the churches. Roman Catholics compose the nation's largest church with a membership of 67,117,016, and Southern Baptists rank second in the nation at 16,266,920. But this year's reported decline raises eyebrows because Catholic and Southern Baptist membership has grown dependably over the years. Now they join virtually every mainline church in reporting a membership decline."
According to the 2009 Yearbook, among the 25 largest churches in the U.S., four are growing:
- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (up 1.63 percent to 5,873,408;
- the Assemblies of God (up 0.96 percent to 2,863,265);
- Jehovah's Witnesses (up 2.12 percent to 1,092,169); and
- the Church of God of Cleveland, Tenn. (up 2.04 percent to 1,053,642).
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I'm not supprised because too many Churches stop teaching Jesus the savior, and started focussing on money. The Lord do wish that we prosper and be in good health even as our soul prosper. 3rd.John:v2 But we can't eat ice cream every day.
Thanks for your insight, Trudy. I also think a big part of this is the political agenda, as Dakota writes about extensively.
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