New Study Shows More Churches Closing Than Opening in America

A new study by Lifeway Research found that 4,500 churches closed in 2019, while about 3,000 new ones opened up. The study is based on analysis of church data from 34 Protestant denominations and groups. The 34 Protestant denominations account for about 60% of U.S.-based Protestant denominations. In 2014, there were 3,700 church closures, compared with 4,500 in 2019. Scott Thumma, a professor of sociology and director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, stated that there are between 320,000 and 350,000 Protestant churches in the U.S. Hence, the closure of 4,500 churches represents a loss of 1.4%. The study, published in April, estimated that in the decade ending in 2020, 3,850 to 7,700 houses of worship closed per year in the United States or 75 to 150 congregations per week. It also predicted those numbers would double or triple in the wake of the pandemic.

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