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How many churches closed in 2019? The study, which analyzed church data from 34 Protestant denominations and groups, found that 4,500 churches closed in 2019, while about 3,000 new congregations were started. Church closures were among the most contested measures in the fight against COVID-19. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
How many churches are left? Further analysis reveals that almost 1,000 have been forced to close in just over 30 years - 940 between 1987 and 2019. This means that the total number of churches left stands at around 15,496. It marks the first comprehensive analysis of church numbers because the Church’s official data contained in its annual reports only cover individual years.
How did church closures affect people? “The closures, even for a temporary period of time, impacted a lot of churches. People breaking that habit of attending church means a lot of churches had to work hard to get people back to attending again,” said Scott McConnell, executive director at Lifeway Research.
How many houses of worship are closed a year? But another study, from the Center for Analytics, Research and Data, affiliated with the United Church of Christ, painted an even starker picture. That study, published in April, estimated that in the decade ending in 2020, 3,850 to 7,700 houses of worship closed per year in the United States, or 75 to 150 congregations per week.
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