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ckkatz6/24/2022 11:20:06 pm PDT

re: #158 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

An example from my experience: Thirty years ago, the gigantic First Baptist Church of Lubbock had twenty thousand members, roughly 10% of the local population. It was the second largest Southern Baptist congregation in the world. Today membership is less than three thousand, average age is about 70 in spite of an elaborate outreach program at nearby Texas Tech, and they have changed their name to just First Church.

I know very little about the local mega-churches. The only one I know anything about in the Northern Virginia area is the massive McLean Bible Church. It basically provided a lot of community services to what I concluded were lost and/or insecure people. Including singles and support groups. From other singles groups, I knew a few that went there. I have been out of that scene for some time and do not know how thy are doing now.