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'Conservative Churches' Grew Fastest in 1990's, Report Says

Socially conservative churches that demand high commitment from their members grew faster than other religious denominations in the last decade, according to a study released yesterday by statisticians who count American religious affiliations every 10 years.

The study, "Religious Congregations and Membership: 2000," found that the fastest-growing religious denomination in the last 10 years was the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which enlists thousands of young Mormon missionaries to recruit door to door and boosted its membership in the United States by 19.3 percent to a total of 4.2 million since the last survey in 1990.

The denominations that recorded the next highest growth were the conservative Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, with 18.6 percent; the Assemblies of God, a major Pentecostal denomination, with 18.5 percent; and the Roman Catholic Church, with 16.2 ...

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9/18/02 7:23 PM

Robert Perry

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One interesting fact; if I remember correctly, the 1990 census reported about 230 million Americans, the 2000 census about 280 million. The earlier number might have been 250 million.

Overall, this means that while the population grew somewhere between 12 and 22%, the best churches were merely keeping pace with that growth.

Lots of folks out there aren't hearing the good news, friends.

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