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"Citing a study published in 2000 by the Glenmary Research Center, Shiflett reports that the Presbyterian Church USA declined by 11.6 percent over the previous decade, while the United Methodist Church lost "only" 6.7 percent and the Episcopal Church lost 5.3 percent. The United Church of Christ was abandoned by 14.8 percent of its members, while the American Baptist Churches USA were reduced by 5.7 percent.
"On the other side of the theological divide, most conservative denominations are growing. The conservative Presbyterian Church in America [PCA] grew 42.4 percent in the same decade that the more liberal Presbyterian denomination lost 11.6 percent of its members. Other conservative denominations experiencing significant growth included the Christian Missionary Alliance (21.8 percent), the Evangelical Free Church (57.2 percent), the Assemblies of God (18.5 percent), and the Southern Baptist Convention (five percent)."
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The above is from an article that was published about six years ago, but it remains approximately the same today. I would add the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to the liberal list and the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod to the conservative list. Also, some of the smaller Lutheran churches and the Free Methodist Church and the Christian Reformed Church.
You can learn a lot online, but be mindful of the exact name of the denomination/national church body since within the same family of faith (Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) this separates the liberal ones from their conservative counterparts and most church groups have such a division.
"On the other side of the theological divide, most conservative denominations are growing. The conservative Presbyterian Church in America [PCA] grew 42.4 percent in the same decade that the more liberal Presbyterian denomination lost 11.6 percent of its members. Other conservative denominations experiencing significant growth included the Christian Missionary Alliance (21.8 percent), the Evangelical Free Church (57.2 percent), the Assemblies of God (18.5 percent), and the Southern Baptist Convention (five percent)."
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The above is from an article that was published about six years ago, but it remains approximately the same today. I would add the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to the liberal list and the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod to the conservative list. Also, some of the smaller Lutheran churches and the Free Methodist Church and the Christian Reformed Church.
You can learn a lot online, but be mindful of the exact name of the denomination/national church body since within the same family of faith (Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) this separates the liberal ones from their conservative counterparts and most church groups have such a division.
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