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Gallup: Half of Americans are church members, down from 70% in 1999

By Filings on Mon, 04/22/19
Church & Ministry
Religious Trends
Gallup
Church Attendance
American Culture

“This article compares church membership data for the 1998-2000 and 2016-2018 periods, using combined data from multiple years to facilitate subgroup analysis. On average, 69% of U.S. adults were members of a church in 1998-2000, compared with 52% in 2016-2018.” - Gallup

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G. N. Barkman

NewPart of the Problem

Tue, 04/23/19

With so many churches failing to practice meaningful church membership, why should we be surprised if fewer individual Christians do so?

G. N. Barkman

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