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John Lomperis on September 21, 2023

UMC Disaffiliation Patterns

Some broad trends can be seen in disaffiliation patterns between different United Methodist annual conferences.

Jeffrey Walton on September 18, 2023

Episcopalians See Partial Attendance Rebound as Membership Melts Down

More than 55 percent of Episcopal parishes are in long-term decline, according to Episcopal Church statistics released today.

on September 22, 2023

Andrew Brunson Offers a View of Impending Persecution – Part 1

Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who served in Turkey from 1993 to 2016 and who then spent two years in…

Mark Tooley on September 21, 2023

Christian “Extra-Legality”

For impatient zealots it’s never time for temperance.

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