More Protestant churches closed than opened in the US in 2024, new analysis finds Researchers estimate that around 3,800 new ...

More Protestant churches are being closed in America than are being planted, and older congregations appear to be bearing the brunt of the contraction, according to data from a new Lifeway Research ...

American Catholicism has plenty of progressive touchstones, from Dorothy Day’s Catholic Workers movement to Cesar Chavez’s ...

Their pastors are mostly evangelical, sometimes bivocational, and eager for additional workers and funding to better serve their communities. Pastors of Hispanic Protestant churches in the United ...

Church researchers were wondering: What season of the year are church leaders thinking about finances? For most, they found, the answer seemed to be the fall. Three in 4 Protestant churches, a new ...

Around half of Protestant churches in the United States have experienced growth in worship service attendance since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study. A report by Lifeway ...

FILE - David Meredith, middle, hugs fellow observers after an approval vote at the United Methodist Church General Conference Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. When the United Methodist ...

CLEVELAND — As the ways Americans worship and prioritize religion continue to shift, many faith leaders across Northeast Ohio are reflecting on how churches can adapt to a changing spiritual landscape ...