Annual membership losses projected to reach 50,000 members by 2009 (Liberal PCUSA)

Layman Online ^ | February 14, 2008 | Craig M. Kibler

[PAR35]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Presbyterian Church (USA) is anticipating annual membership losses will reach 46,544 in 2008, growing to 50,000 in 2009, and another 43,436 members expected to leave the denomination in 2010.

Those projections of 139,980 members leaving the PCUSA in the next three years follow on actual membership losses of 91,649 over the past two years - 43,175 in 2006 and 48,474 in 2007, according to a report released Feb. 13 at a joint meeting of the General Assembly Council and the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly.

[PAR35]

The liberal PCUSA continues to lose members at an increasing rate. They've managed to get rid of about half their members since membership peaked. A couple of million more, and the problem should be solved.

[ConservativeMind]

“Christian” liberals don’t stand for anything—this includes helping their local church in an instrumental way.

When you water down the key principles, what is left to honor?

[Lee N. Field]

How many straight years of loss has there been? I remember talk of it in the 60s when I was a kid.

[PAR35]

How many straight years of loss has there been?

Off the top of my head, I'd say over 40 (based on the parent denominations). The peak membership (4,254,597) was in 1965, and I believe that they have had losses every year since then.

[dangus]

THeyre down below three million, and the arithmatic size of teir losses is growing. (When a group is shrinking, if the proportional losses are steady, the arithematic losses will shrink.)

At this rate, they will be extinct in sixty years. But all the conservative nondenoms will be liberal as all hell.

[PetroniusMaximus]

“But all the conservative nondenoms will be liberal as all hell.”

And God’s work will have moved on to China or Africa.

[PAR35]

At this rate, they will be extinct in sixty years. But all the conservative nondenoms will be liberal as all hell.

Yes, and yes. It will be even easier and quicker for the libs to take over the non-denominational churches. It's already well underway. You might even say that it's 'purpose driven'.

[kevinw]

I guess we’ll soon have to say “Goodbye” to the PCUSA. I will be glad to see it go. I won’t shed a tear.