Catholics and Mormons Up, Methodists and Southern Baptists Down

Touchstone magazine notes that while overall church membership may be increasing, only five of the top twenty-five churches in the nation are growing .

The largest church bodies are:

1. The Catholic Church: 68.1 million, up 1.49 percent.
2. Southern Baptist Convention: 16.2 million, down 0.24 percent.
3. The United Methodist Church: 7.8 million (U.S.), down 0.98 percent.
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 5.9 million (U.S.), up 1.71 percent.
5. The Church of God in Christ: 5.5 million, no change.

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