Few pastors make political endorsements from the pulpit, but a growing number publicly back candidates when they step away from their church role. Among U.S. Protestant pastors, 1% say they have publicly endorsed a candidate for public office during a church service this year, while 98% have not, according to a new study from Nashville-based […]
Survey: Most churches meeting, but few back to pre-COVID attendance
Nashville, Tenn. | The majority of U.S. churches say they are holding in-person services, but churchgoers have yet to attend in the numbers they did before the coronavirus pandemic struck. According to the latest survey from LifeWay Research, 87% of Protestant pastors in the U.S. say their church met in person in September, while 13% […]
Southern Baptists face largest membership decline in 100 years
A growing number of Southern Baptist churches are home to a shrinking number of Southern Baptists. Total membership in the Southern Baptist Convention fell almost 2% to 14,525,579 from 2018 to 2019, according to the Annual Church Profile compiled by LifeWay Christian Resources in cooperation with Baptist state conventions. The decline of 287,655 members is […]