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Question: What is the fastest growing Christian denomination in North America?
by StuartApril 7th, 2011
3 Comments
Surprisingly, according to this article, it’s the Seventh-day Adventists.
Newly released data show Seventh-day Adventism growing by 2.5% in North America, a rapid clip for this part of the world, where Southern Baptists and mainline denominations, as well as other church groups are declining. Adventists are even growing 75% faster than Mormons (1.4 percent), who prioritize numeric growth.
For observers outside the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the growth rate in North America is perplexing.
“You’ve got a denomination that is basically going back to basics … saying, ‘What did God mean by all these rules and regulations and how can we fit in to be what God wants us to be?’,” said Daniel Shaw, an expert on Christian missionary outreach at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. “That’s just totally contrary to anything that’s happening in American culture. So I’m saying, ‘Whoa! That’s very interesting.’ And I can’t answer it.”
Hat-tip: Joe Carter
Posted by Stuart James
3 Comments
I am a former member of the SDA church (3rd generation). In my memoir “How New York City Saved My Life (amazon.com; barnesandnoble.com; etc.) I explain my reasons for parting with the sect. Nothing against my friends and family who remain in the church.
Very interesting.
I re-joined the SDA Church too, after three years.
Don’t let the today’s thinking negate primitive faith,Godliness and blessings. I wanna be blamed for letting many, many know what the real truth is !
RNC