Long-term declines in church giving and membership can be addressed
Helping dying children in Jesus’ name will also help the church
Recent survey data from Gallup points to a decline in church membership in the U.S. For the first time in over eight decades of surveys, Gallup found church members were less than half of the U.S. population.
Similar trends show up in numbers reported by a broad set of church denominations and collected by empty tomb, inc.’s The State of Church Giving series.
For example, giving as a percent of income was down 31% on a per-member basis, from 3.02% in 1968 to 2.05% in 2018, the latest year collected.
Long-Term Declines in Church Giving and Membership Can Be Addressed: New empty tomb Book
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Although declines in church member giving and membership patterns are long-standing, they can be changed, according to the new empty tomb, inc. State of Church Giving through 2018.
One goal offered by empty tomb is to help, in Jesus’ name, decrease the rate of deaths among children under five around the world. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (PRWEB) April 13, 2021 Numbers reported by a broad set of church denominations and collected by empty tomb, inc.’s The State of Church Giving series highlight downward trends in church member giving and membership patterns.