This piece contains analysis of the 2023 Annual Church Profile (ACP). The 2024 ACP data will be released later this year.

Nothing." The wave of scrutiny to which Whitehead referred dates back several years, to when journalists documented hundreds of cases of sexual abuse in Southern Baptist churches and institutions.

“Every other region saw declines in overall church membership.” Just 2% of Southern Baptist churches are in the Northeast region, compared with 78% located in the South. The SBC annual report ...