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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) lost about 30% of its congregation and closed 12.5% of its churches: the United Methodist church lost 16.7% of its congregation and closed 10.2% of its churches. The Presbyterian Church had the sharpest decline, losing over 40% of its congregation and 15.4% of its churches between 2000 and 2015 ...
A diagrammed timeline of humanity according to LDS teachings called the plan of salvation showing potential destinations on the right side after death.. In the church's plan of salvation noncelibate gay and lesbian individuals will not be allowed in the top tier of heaven to receive exaltation unless they repent during mortality, and a heterosexual marriage is a requirement for exaltation.
The records of the LDS Church show membership growth every decade since its beginning in the 1830s, although that has slowed significantly.Following initial growth rates that averaged 10% to 25% per year in the 1830s through 1850s, it grew at about 4% per year through the last four decades of the 19th century.
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Rock Island, Illinois). This is a list of former Christian Science churches, societies, and buildings.Following its early meteoric rise, the Christian Science Church suffered a steep decline in membership in the second half of the twentieth century.
Church of Christ in the Sudan Among the Tiv – 0.2 million [182] Evangelical Church of Congo – 0.2 million [183] Christian Evangelical Church of Sangihe Talaud – 0.2 million [184] Central Sulawesi Christian Church – 0.2 million [185] Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany – 0.2 million [186] Congregationalism – 5 million
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) releases membership, congregational, and related information on a regular basis. The latest membership information LDS Church releases includes a count of membership, stakes, wards, branches, missions, temples, and family history centers for the worldwide church and for individual ...
The Churches of Christ, also commonly known as the Church of Christ, is a loose association of autonomous Christian congregations located around the world. Typically, their distinguishing beliefs are that of the necessity of baptism for salvation and the prohibition of musical instruments in worship.
Church membership in 2019 was 1.34 billion people [62] (18% of the global population at the time), increasing from the 1950 figure of 437 million [63] and 654 million in 1970. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] On 31 December 2008, membership was 1.166 billion, an increase of 11.54% over the same date in 2000, [ 66 ] and slightly greater than the rate of increase ...