The Presbyterian Church (USA) reported another massive departure of membership and congregations in 2022 as the nation’s largest Protestant denomination adopted controversial positions on Israel last year and said it would count “nonbinary” and “genderqueer” members separately.
The Presbyterian Church reported another massive departure of membership and congregations in 2022 as the nation’s largest Presbyterian denomination adopted controversial positions onThe denomination lost 53,105 members — almost 2,000 more than it did in 2021, leaving the mainline Protestant church with 1,140,665 members, down more than 342,000 in seven years.
After announcing in October they would count “nonbinary/genderqueer” members in a separate membership listing, the 2022 statistical report said 1,317 members self-identified in that category, or 0.15% of the total membership.“We are not surprised by the numbers we are seeing. While the pandemic may be over, the impact on church membership is still being felt,” the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II said in a statement.
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