FAITH Communities TODAY ( FACT)

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in the Churches of Christ.

Growth of our Congregations

• Most of our congregations are growing or stable over the past five years

We have about the same proportion of growing churches as US congregations as a whole, but have slightly more "stable" churches than the total population of congregations

• Growth is stronger in older congregations than in newer congregations
• Growth is strongest in small towns and mid-sized cities, and weakest in rural areas and major metropolitan areas

Worship Activities and Growth

• Churches that use visual projection, drama, special music and/or praise teams are not growing faster than those that don’t
• Churches that have used instruments in worship, however, are significantly less likely to have grown than those that have not