Great little article over here exploring why the Covenant Church is growing so fast. Here's a clip:
The Covenant has grown from a handful of congregations to 725, with about 143,000 people attending on a typical Sunday, according to Walter. That growth includes a whopping 43 percent expansion in the past decade. About 11,000 people became Christians last year as a result of services and outreaches by Covenant congregations.
The Covenant now starts 20-25 new congregations a year, about 90 percent of which survive ? an unusually high rate.
That's nearly one new church every two weeks. Cool.
Thanks Brad.
Great to hear of another church stream that is planting and growing, and by new birth, rather than acquisition too. I especially liked the "starts 20-25 new congregations a year", presumably breaking new ground.
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