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Church attendance rises for the first time in decades
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (70+ words) Recent headlines now indicate that church attendance has increased for the first time in many decades. Since COVID, there has been a noticeable rise in in-person worship. What is going on, cult. .. Sorry! An active online subscription is required to…...
Are Big Churches As Healthy As Small Ones?
11+ hour, 49+ min ago (396+ words) In C. S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity," he writes: "The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are…...
Pastor Greg Locke Mourns Death of His Son Following Drug Overdose
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (485+ words) Tennessee pastor Greg Locke recently lost his 20-year-old son, Evan, to a drug overdose, and plans to host both a public and private memorial in his honor. "I don't know that there is a grief deeper than losing a child,…...
Study Reveals Increase in Church Attendance (and Donations): The Surprising (and Encouraging) Findings You Should Know
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (552+ words) Christianity Remains the World's Largest Faith, but Islam's Rapid Growth Is Redrawing the Religious Map Yet a new national study suggests that the story may be entering a more complicated chapter. The findings come from a survey of 7, 453 congregational leaders…...
'Pastor Ghosted After Mom Passed Away': Woman Opens Up About How Church Abandoned Her During Mother's Final Days
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (579+ words) Social media account Jubilee Dawns Instagram has shared a deeply emotional video with thousands online after a woman in the video recounted how she says a pastor she trusted disappeared from her life while her mother was dying from stage…...
Worship attendance at churches up for the first time in decades, according to new report
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (811+ words) ATLANTA (RNS) -- The past 25 years have been rough for American churches and other houses of worship. The median worship attendance dropped by more than half. Church closures and the rise of the nones -- those who claim no religion -- have grabbed…...
New Report: Worship attendance at churches up for the first time in decades
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (813+ words) ATLANTA (RNS) " The past 25 years have been rough for American churches and other houses of worship. The median worship attendance dropped by more than half. Church closures and the rise of the nones " those who claim no religion " have grabbed…...
Worship attendance up for the first time in decades
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (811+ words) ATLANTA (RNS) " The past 25 years have been rough for American churches and other houses of worship. The median worship attendance dropped by more than half. Church closures and the rise of the nones " those who claim no religion " have grabbed…...
We've forgotten how to disagree': Faith, political leaders call for unity at Idaho Falls prayer breakfast
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (840+ words) IDAHO FALLS " Local faith and political leaders met inside Country Inn & Suites at 2500 Channing Way in Idaho Falls Thursday morning for the annual National Day of Prayer breakfast. The Regional Council for Christian Ministries hosted the event. Multiple churches and…...
Attendence at Religious Congregations Across U. S. Sees Increase for First Time in 25 Years " Connecticut by the Numbers
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (345+ words) Every Number Tells A Story For the first time in 25 years, median in-person worship attendance at U. S. congregations has increased, according to newly released research from the Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC) project at the Hartford Institute for Religion…...