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UMNS Report: United Methodist Church Membership Drops Below 8 Million
For the first time since the 1930s, the U.S. membership of the United Methodist Church has dropped to just under 8 million.
- Membership decreased 1.05 percent in 2005.
- U.S. membership had decreased by 0.81 percent, to about 8.07 million in 2004.
- Membership had declined annually since the formation of the denomination in 1968.
- Church attendance in 2005 was 3.34 million, the lowest level in reported history.
- Attendance had decreased by 1.63 percent from 2004 to 2005.
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Date: 6/21/2006
Barna Research: House Church Involvement Is Growing
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9% of adults attend a house church during a typical week
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One out of five adults attends a house church at least once a month.
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It's estimated that more than 70 million adults have at least experimented with house church participation.
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In a typical week roughly 20 million adults attend a house church gathering. Over the course of a typical month, that number doubles to about 43 million adults.
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The Barna survey revealed that of those who attend a house church, 27% attend on a weekly basis, 30% attend one to three times per month, and 43% attend less than once a month.
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Date: 6/19/2006
Survey Tracks American's Religious Identification from 1948 - 2004
| "Do you mostly attend a place of worship that is Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish or what?" |
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'48 |
'58 |
'68 |
'78 |
'88 |
'98 |
'04 |
| Protestant |
70% |
74% |
72% |
63% |
65% |
51% |
55% |
| Catholic |
21% |
21% |
22% |
24% |
24% |
31% |
25% |
| Jewish |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
| Other and None |
5% |
3% |
4% |
10% |
10% |
16% |
17% |
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| Attitudes about the Accuracy of the Bible |
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'64 |
'68 |
'80 |
'84 |
'88 |
'90 |
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| Bible is God's Word |
51%
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52% |
46% |
48% |
48% |
49% |
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| Some Human Errors |
42% |
38% |
42% |
40% |
40% |
38% |
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| Written by Mise Men |
3% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
8% |
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| Bible Worth Little Today |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
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| Don't Know, Other |
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
2% |
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Date: 6/17/2006
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