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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1 Thessalonians 4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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