Religion Census: Independent evangelical churches now third largest religious segment in US
“Counted together, independent evangelical congregations comprise one of the largest religious groups in the nation, after Roman Catholics and their evangelical counterparts in the Southern Baptist Convention.” Religion Census charts congregations: 2010 survey is first to list independent evangelical bodies
The data contained in the source report is much more interesting than the news article. Mainline denominations continue to plunge.
http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/ Association of Religion Data Archives
http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/ Association of Religion Data Archives
Gerry Carlson
Interesting article. As pastor of a non-denominational church, I have to ask if this growth is occurring in the Bible-church non-denom (as ours is) or in the seeker-sensitive/charismatic churches only. My suspicion is that the more Bible-oriented non-denom are either not growing or growing at a slower rate.
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