Southern Baptist churches lost more than a quarter-million members nationwide in 2024, the 18th straight year of decline, but saw baptism and attendance numbers rise. Congregations belonging to the ...

The changing religious landscape in the United States includes a decline in the total number of Protestant and Southern Baptist churches.

Lifeway Research estimates 3,800 new Protestant churches were started in the U.S., while 4,000 churches were closed. This is ...

The Rev. Fred Luter, outgoing president of the Southern Baptist Convention. For Southern Baptists, it’s happened again: Another annual report shows the denomination is losing members and baptizing ...