Southern Baptists, losing members, find solace in baptisms and better attendance
United States RNS The bad news for Southern Baptists is that the denomination, the largest Protestant group in the US, shrunk in 2023, with a drop of about a quarter-million people. The good news, according to the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual statistical report, is that the decline slowed from 2022. In addition, of those who […]
Number of Americans who belong to a church or house of worship plummets – Gallup report
RNS Most Americans still say they believe in God, but their involvement in organised religion continues to wane. A new Gallup report found that only half of Americans say they belong to a church or other religious body, down from 69 per cent two decades earlier. A woman sits alone in church pews. PICTURE: Anthony Nguyen/Creative Commons […]