Southern Baptist Convention Loses 1250+ Churches

The Southern Baptist Convention continues to lose ground and people, shuttering over 1250 churches in 2022, according to a recent report from Lifeway Research.  The new survey reveals that in 2022, the latest year where data is available, 1253 congregations were closed down, representing around 2% of the denomination’s 51,423 active congregations. 

Estimate: Christian Religious Leaders to Embezzle $86 Billion in 2024

(Trinity Fi) The January issue of the International Bulletin of Mission Research (IBMR) reports that Christian religious leaders are estimated to embezzle $86 billion in 2024. The disturbing statistic, which is easy to overlook, appears in Table 5 of the article “World Christianity 2024: Fragmentation and Unity” under the description “Ecclesiastical Crime.”