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Who does he consider Christians? Many of the mainline denominations, such as the Episcopal Church, PCUSA, etc. are led by non-Christians who are agents of Satan. Those are the churches that are collapsing.


35 posted on 11/08/2015 1:44:42 PM PST by kaehurowing
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Who does he consider Christians? Many of the mainline denominations, such as the Episcopal Church, PCUSA, etc. are led by non-Christians who are agents of Satan. Those are the churches that are collapsing.

Consider the Independent Fundamental Baptists then. The flagship Bible college for the Baptist Bible Fellowship is Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. Look at its student enrollment, which is the reservoir of trust from which it obtains pastors for its congregations; its peak enrollment of over 2,600 in the 1970s had fallen to 390 by 2012.

Apparently its membership has declined as well, although the 2009 data looks faulty. I suspect the statistics reflect churn, splits, and Protestant relocation.

Notes

The Baptist Bible Fellowship International was founded in 1950 by Reverend Beuchamp Vick with former members of the World Baptist Fellowship.
Membership Data
Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1985	4,500	3,409	1,400,900
1986	4,500	3,449	1,405,900
1992	-	3,500	1,500,000
1994	-	3,600	1,500,000
1995	-	3,600	1,500,000
1997	7,500	4,500	1,200,000
2000	7,500	4,500	1,200,000
2002	-	4,500	1,200,000
2003	-	4,500	1,200,000
2004	-	4,500	1,200,000
2009	4,340	4,200	115,000

107 posted on 11/18/2015 6:10:40 AM PST by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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