18 March 2015 A.D. Are All Christian Denominations in Decline?
18 March 2015 A.D. Are All Christian Denominations in Decline? Carter, Joe. “Are All Christian Denominations in Decline?” Gospel Coalition. 15 Mar 2015. http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/factchecker-are-all-christian-denominations-in-decline#When:05:20:00Z . Accessed 17 Mar 2015. In a recent interview in which she announced she had joined the Episcopal Church, Rachel Held Evans said , Just about every denomination in the American church— including many evangelical denominations — is seeing a decline in numbers, so if it’s a competition, then we’re all losing, just at different rates. Many Americans, both within and outside the church, share Evans perception of the decline of denominations. But is it true? Are most denominations truly seeing a decline in numbers? Before we answer the question, we should clarify what is meant by “decline.” We could, for instance, say that Protestantism has been on the decline since the 1970s. That would be true. We c...