For the first time since Outreach magazine has compiled its annual report of the largest churches in America, all 100 churches were listed with 7,000 weekend attendants or higher.
6Attendance numbers at America's megachurches continue to grow, and at very fast rates, according to the latest research on the country's largest churches. But despite the bigger congregations, megachurches have not expanded their sanctuaries to accommodate the larger flocks.
1The average senior pastor in U.S. churches today makes more than $80,000 a year, a recent national survey shows. Compensation packages, including benefits have increased to $81,113 per year, according to the 2009 Compensation Handbook for Church Staff.
19With churches largely mapping out their local mission around what they identify to be an "unchurched" population, a research firm set out to paint a clearer picture of who unchurched Americans really are. "Many people don’t really have a basic notion even of just what it means to be ‘unchurched,'" said Ron Sellers.
47America remains a deeply religious nation, but a new survey finds most Americans don't believe their tradition is the only way to eternal life — even if the denomination's teachings say otherwise.
283Religious congregations in the United States have a "mortality rate" of 1 percent, which is the lowest among other organizations, according to a newly published study.
0Many pastors in America are left to figure out their own health coverage with little or no help from their church or denomination, found a survey released this week.
6Most Americans change churches throughout their lives, but a new study shows that they are not flocking toward one particular house of worship. The American religious landscape remains diverse and not one worship style or form of church emerges as the dominant choice for the country's faithful.
2New research shows that a majority of churches use some type of emerging technology in their services, but the pace of technology adoption has slowed in recent years.
8Most Americans believe their church is doing enough to help the poor but recorded increases in the national poverty level indicate that Christians are disconnected with the reality of people in need.
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