When it comes to basic statistics, the 1960s and ‘70s were the high-water mark for liberal mainline Protestants. Pews were often full and strategic mergers — such as the process that eventually ...

Reflecting on my days as a preacher’s kid growing up in the North East Ulster Bible Belt, let me recall the Christian dating ...

When the Episcopal Church announced cuts to its national staff last month, it was the latest in a long-running cycle among ...

Several Protestant denominations are losing members, particularly the Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist and other historic ...

Maumelle Methodists and Episcopalians say they share, as Ephesians 4:5-6 puts it, "one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God ...

The Religious Landscape Study (RLS) – conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24 – surveys more than 35,000 Americans in all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices along with ...

Despite number of U.S. adults who identify with top Protestant denominations, number of nondenominational evangelicals has increased in past decade. Study finds heightened political polarization ...

In the Religious Landscape Study (RLS), we group Protestant respondents into one of three “traditions” – the evangelical tradition, mainline tradition or the historically Black Protestant tradition – ...

The Presbyterian Church of America is apologizing after its ... The decision to publish the guidance drew outrage from political conservatives, but many in the conservative denomination were also ...