Bad Times Draw Bigger Crowds to Churches

The sudden crush of worshipers packing the small evangelical Shelter Rock Church in Manhasset, New York - a Long Island town of yacht clubs and hedge fund managers - forced the pastor to set up an overflow room with closed-circuit TV and 100 folding chairs, which have been filled for six consecutive Sundays.

In Seattle, the Mars Hill Church, one of the fastest-growing evangelical churches in the country, grew to 7,000 members this fall, up 1,000 ... Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
3.8
by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 27, 2008

The Times offers a fair look at how more people are turning to churches to cope with an economy in decline, and how religious institutions are accommodating and taking advantage of increased attendance. Many sources are cited to show the different facets of this shift, including some independent observers. Background on how the religious have weathered previous recessions is interesting.

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