A looming ‘tsunami’ of church closings is poised to remake America | CNN
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Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade. This dire forecast is outlined in a new PBS documentary series, “Christianity at a Crossroads.”

Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade.

Many churches will be unable to escape this “tsunami” of closings — a grim trajectory one pastor described as, “Every year the pews are getting emptier and the collection plates getting lighter.”

  • aceshigh@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Also mega churches tend to have a lot of drama by those running it. I’m thinking of hillside or is it hillsong, but there are many others. And mega churches are also huge, meaning that many people are impacted and many people post about it.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Anyone remember Ted Haggard? Talk about some drama…dude was one of the most influential evangelicals, then, whoops, turns out he was up to a lot of “sinning”.