62%: Adults ages 45 to 84 who attend religious services or other organized religious activities weekly are more likely to be obese than those who never participate. (Another study found a 46% greater risk of obesity.)
Giving
Donations to missions groups
Change between 2008 and 2009
International: 5.8%
Domestic: -2.7%
Short- term: -4.3%
Change between 2009 and 2010
International: -1.9%
Domestic: -1.7%
Short-term: 13.4%
Church Life
8% Evangelical churches that have non-English or bilingual worship services.
Evangelical churches that say they want to be racially and culturally diverse:
A recent call to investigate the Executive Committee over abuse responses is the latest issue up for debate. Opposing factions in the SBC both say its future is at stake.
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A recent call to investigate the Executive Committee over abuse responses is the latest issue up for debate. Opposing factions in the SBC both say its future is at stake.
The Bible teaches us, says Matthew Mullins, but its method of teaching always entails more than information and guidance.
As the US census charts a decade of dramatic changes, two congregations have lived it.
