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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
I wonder if there's been any kind of study on home groups, home meetings, or home fellowships... to see how fast they're growing? It seems a lot of people are leaving mainstream churches seeking home-based fellowships.
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Barna Group study from 2009 found that only 3-6% of survey respondents said they had or were currently attending what Barna calls "organic church," that is, a home-based group that has no input or involvement from any church.
According to a 2012 study by the National Council of Churches. The AoG and PAW are the only listed Pentecostal orgs - AoG grew 3.99% and the PAW has exploded 20%, which is by far the largest percentage of growth among any of the top 20 listed
HERE. (Scroll to bottom of article)
The US Catholic church, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Church of God, and Southern Baptists all are in decline.
This isn't a UPC thing, nor does it have anything to do with dress standards.
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