The National Council of Churches has released their Yearbook for 2007, listing the membership and change in membership of the largest churches in the US. It is an interesting read and has some notable takeaways:

  1. Most of the Churches you’ll see in my region are decreasing (Methodist, ELCA, PCUSA, Episcopal Church, UCC)
  2. The largest year-to-year increase was by the Orthodox Church in America, with a whopping 6.4% increase
  3. Most churches don’t report their membership yearly, and their numbers are estimated (and therefore suspect, in my opinion.)

Enjoy the press-release here