Southern Baptist affiliated congregations
Number of SBC affiliated churches, 2025
Key finding
- Southern Baptist affiliated congregations: 46608. Affiliated Southern Baptist congregations after the SBC lost 268 churches last year
Source: Lifeway Research, Southern Baptists See Attendance and Baptism Gains Amid Membership Declines · Annual Church Profile compiled by Lifeway Research with Baptist state conventions. Article published 2026-05-05.
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Southern Baptist affiliated congregations: 46608. Affiliated Southern Baptist congregations after the SBC lost 268 churches last year.
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Lifeway Research, 2025. Source: Lifeway Research, Southern Baptists See Attendance and Baptism Gains Amid Membership Declines (https://research.lifeway.com/2026/05/05/southern-baptists-see-attendance-and-baptism-gains-amid-membership-declines/).
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