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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder what the future holds for the UMC.  If they go the route of Episcopal churches, then it will be a slow death.  Is liberalism the death of many mainline Protestant churches?  I see so many beautiful and historical churches with empty seats.  It seems like many mainline Christian denominations are loosing membership besides their converts in Africa and in Asia.   However, [b]mega conservative churches  and  prosperity preaching churches are growing like weeds all over the country[/b].

I began witnessing the division of the UMC 22 years ago.  I am just surprised that it took this long for a schism to occur.     [/quote]

Not any more, they're not.  Their numbers are shrinking too.

https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/  :
 "The data shows that both Protestants who describe themselves as born-again or evangelical Christians and Protestants who are not born-again or evangelical have declined as a share of the overall U.S. adult population, reflecting the country’s broader shift away from Christianity as a whole"[/quote]

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