Southern Baptist Digital Hymnal Gets Saved Kelsey Kramer McGinnis Worship leaders convince curriculum company of the value of lifewayworship.com. Christianity Today June 7, 2024 ...

We sent more than $800 million to support mission causes – in the United States and other countries. More than 4 million people gathered weekly in Southern Baptist worship services (about four ...

Now, Southern Baptists have statistics to prove it. The average in-person weekly attendance at Southern Baptist Convention churches declined 18.75%, from 4,439,797 in 2020 to 3,607,530 in 2021.

FILE - People take part in a worship service during the annual Southern Baptist Convention meeting Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Southern Baptists gathering at their next annual ...

Messengers attending the Southern Baptist Convention participate in worship during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Dallas. Credit: AP/Richard W. Rodriguez ...

Here’s some of what’s facing the SBC: FILE - Attendees sing during a worship service at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

Two words frequently repeated by attendees and speakers at the seminary reunion were “diaspora” and “scattering.” ...

There is, of course, a "First Baptist Church," which Finn described as "a downtown church that runs 500 in worship. The church is affluent, which is reflected in their beautiful building.

In this June 16, 2021, file photo, people attend the morning session of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. At that national SBC gathering in June, thousands of ...

A 33-year-old transplant from Northern California has ambitious goals for expanding the number of Southern Baptist Churches in Pima County, with eight new churches expected to open this year alone.

Southern Baptist Convention membership continued to shrink in 2023, but at a slower rate than in recent years, Lifeway Research found this month.