Posts Tagged ‘membership’
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Catholic group leaves Vanderbilt over membership rules
NASHVILLE (RNS) One of the largest student religious groups at Vanderbilt University is leaving campus in a dispute over the school's non-discrimination policy that bars student groups from requiring their leaders to hold spec...
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Churches lost $1.2 billion in recession
WASHINGTON (RNS) Even as membership remains relatively stable in U.S. churches, the effects of the recession have caused contributions to drop by $1.2 billion.
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Splinter churches realign mainline Protestantism
There’s a popular saying in church-planting circles: It’s easier to make babies than to raise the dead. That principle applies to denominations as well, said the Rev. Paul Detterman, who helped found the Evangelical...
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Presbyterian church split hovers over decision to ordain openly gay clergy
A widening rift is forming in the Presbyterian Church of the USA, and threatens to render it apart, as conservative elements continue to slam its decision to ordain openly gay clergy. The most recent indication of the split cam...
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Southern Baptist Convention elects African-American to second-top position
The largest Protestant denomination in the nation elected recently, for the first time, an African-American for its second top post.
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Southern Baptists experiencing worrisome decline in baptisms, membership
The largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. reported recently having the lowest number of baptisms in 60 years, causing dismay among some of the denomination’s leaders.
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Methodist survey reveals characteristics of healthy churches
A study by the United Methodist Church was conducted recently to learn what factors determine whether or not a church is healthy and vital. The study, which cost several hundred thousand dollars, surveyed more than 32,000 Metho...
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Evangelical Church is most powerful faith group in South Africa
The most powerful church in South Africa is a Christian evangelical church. Rhema Church, headed by Pastor Ray McCauley, is not the largest church in that country. It has a membership of 45,000 according to their website. Howev...
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Hong Kong’s Protestant church experiences growth spurt
Protestant churches in Hong Kong have experienced a spike in annual growth rate to 6.2 percent over the last five years, up from the previous growth rate of 4.3 percent for the period from 1999 to 2004, Christian Today said. Th...