Small Churches – Christian Standard

2017 Fast Facts about Small Churches and Very Small Churches

2017 Fast Facts about Small Churches and Very Small Churches

AVERAGE SIZE Small churches: 174 Very Small churches: 60 Combined average weekly attendance (128 churches): 16,469 GROWTH RATES Small churches: -0.3 percent; overall, 36 percent of the small churches grew. Very Small churches: 5.5 percent; overall, 44 percent of very small churches …

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Published on : July 6, 2018
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The 2017 Charts: Small Churches and Very Small Churches

The 2017 Charts: Small Churches and Very Small Churches

Our annual listing of churches is one of CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s most popular features. This year scores of churches …

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Published on : July 6, 2018
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Special Church Report Part 3: Small and Very Small Churches

Cover Stories|Features|Metrics

Special Church Report Part 3: Small and Very Small Churches

By Kent Fillinger This is the final installment in a trilogy of articles from our annual church survey. …

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Published on : July 5, 2018
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Three Options to Save an Endangered Church from Extinction

By Michael C. Mack A cultural and economic storm threatens many small and midsize churches. “Unless we respond …

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Published on : May 20, 2016
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A New Church for Happy’s Inn

By Phil Alspaw “This is just a fun ministry.” I say those words to my wife nearly every …

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Published on : April 8, 2012
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