(Religion News Service) Mainline Protestant denominations in the United States continue their decades-long membership decline, while the membership in Pentecostal churches are on the rise, according to new figures compiled by the National Council of Churches.
Denominations that are declining:
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Southern Baptist Church
United Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Growing Denominations
Jehovah's Witnesses (cult)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)(cult)
Assemblies of God
Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.)
The Ten Largest Christian Bodies
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Denominations that are declining:
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Southern Baptist Church
United Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Growing Denominations
Jehovah's Witnesses (cult)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)(cult)
Assemblies of God
Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.)
The Ten Largest Christian Bodies
1. The Catholic Church
2. Southern Baptist Convention
3. The United Methodist Church
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) (cult)
5. The Church of God in Christ
6. National Baptist Convention, USA
7. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
8. National Baptist Convention of America
9. Assemblies of God
10. Presbyterian Church (USA)
Source: 2011 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches
2. Southern Baptist Convention
3. The United Methodist Church
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) (cult)
5. The Church of God in Christ
6. National Baptist Convention, USA
7. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
8. National Baptist Convention of America
9. Assemblies of God
10. Presbyterian Church (USA)
Source: 2011 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches
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