Southern Baptists see continued membership decline

Published June 13, 2012 10:13pm ET



NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues to see a decline in membership.

Statistics released Tuesday by the Southern Baptist Convention’s Lifeway Christian Resources show membership in 2011 decreased by .98 percent to just under 16 million. That marks the fifth straight year of decline.

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