A looming ‘tsunami’ of church closings is poised to remake America | CNN
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Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade. This dire forecast is outlined in a new PBS documentary series, “Christianity at a Crossroads.”

Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade.

Many churches will be unable to escape this “tsunami” of closings — a grim trajectory one pastor described as, “Every year the pews are getting emptier and the collection plates getting lighter.”

  • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    perhaps more of them will decide science is peachy. Maybe. Possibly.

    I wish I could share your optimism, but I’ve seen the closing of smaller and generally more liberal churches in my area lead to a percentage of their congregation migrating to a much less accepting megachurch.

    It’s frustrating.