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I remember reading that the COG and AG are growing.I know by visiting different churches that many of our churches are headed for extinction just by aging. As I said I hear we are growing, but some say that is over seas not in the USA, which is true, if we are growing?From an article in the Atlantic by Jonathan MerrittMany of our nation’s churches can no longer afford to maintain their structures—6,000 to 10,000 churches die each year in America—and that number will likely grow. Though more than 70 percent of our citizens still claim to be Christian, congregational participation is less central to many Americans’ faith than it once was. Most denominations are declining as a share of the overall population, and donations to congregations have been falling for decades. Meanwhile, religiously unaffiliated Americans, nicknamed the “nones,” are growing as a share of the U.S. population Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/