Lifeway Research finds church closures eclipse openings in the U.S.
In 2024, Lifeway Research estimates 3,800 new Protestant churches were started in the U.S., while 4,000 churches were closed.
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More Protestant Churches Closing than Opening in the U.S.
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When churches go "woke" and abandon the core doctrines upon which Christ has founded his church, perhaps it is a good thing that they do close!Lifeway Research finds church closures eclipse openings in the U.S.
In 2024, Lifeway Research estimates 3,800 new Protestant churches were started in the U.S., while 4,000 churches were closed.
I just skimmed the article but do they break down the demographics of the churches that are in decline? It is usually the liberal, apostate congregations and denominations and any study (if actually performed) would reflect this.
Churches that are not The Church need to either go away or call themselves something else aside from a church.
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Lifeway Research finds church closures eclipse openings in the U.S.
In 2024, Lifeway Research estimates 3,800 new Protestant churches were started in the U.S., while 4,000 churches were closed.
I would be interested in seeing a breakdown of this, particularly by denomination.
On a Facebook group I follow, someone posted a set of stats showing the decline of about half a dozen denominations since the middle of the 20th century. All of them were mainline, liberal Protestant denominations: the Episcopals, UCC, United Methodist, and so forth. It would have been nice to see why the decline happened (was the congregation going elsewhere, or just aging out and not being replaced?), as well as a comparison to more conservative and evangelical denominations.