This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Southern Baptists Face Dilemma Over Finances And Interest
ATLANTA AP Southern Baptists the nation’s largest Protestant body face growing financial resources and declining spiritual interest Baptisms have fallen over eight years from 416867 to 355325 with a 6.9 percent drop last year While membership reaches about 10.4 million contributions exceed 556 million but growth slows Leaders attribute decline to urbanization secularism and complacency while others blame church institutionalization and shifting population from rural areas toward cities Executives urge renewed evangelism planning and participation to reverse the tide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Southern Baptists
Southern Baptist Convention
American Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist
United States
Searcy Garrison
Home Mission Board
Garrison
White
Associated Press
Porter Routh
Nashville, Tenn
Convention
South
Routh
Chicago
Preston Denton
Denton
Chicago Southern Baptist Association
J. D. Grey
First Baptist Church
New Orleans
Grey