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(RNS) Report: U.S. Churches Continue Growth, Decline Trends
Mainline Protestant churches that have seen a fall in membership since the 1970s continued their decline; the Presbyterian Church (USA) reported the greatest membership drop (2.6 percent) of the 25 largest denominations.
Other denominations reporting declines include the United Methodist Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Episcopal Church as well as the more evangelical Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
The membership declines in mainline churches led to a 1 percent decrease in total U.S. church membership, to 145.8 million.
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