SBC records biggest-ever drop in members
Monday, May 24, 2021
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OneNewsNow.com Staff (OneNewsNow.com)
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The nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, has released an annual report showing a jaw-dropping one-year decline in membership: 435,632 fewer members.
The Christian Post was among the first news outlets to report on the Annual Church Profile, which comes from SBC congregations that share their year-to-year figures.
The newest figure showing a steep decline is more than 50% higher than the SBC’s record-setting decline in 2019, the Post pointed out.
The news story also quotes Scott McConnell, who leads Lifeway Research. He said church congregations impacted by the pandemic witnessed a decline in baptisms and likely endured the deaths of church members, too.