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The evangelical Southern Baptist Convention grew by only 4.9% during the last decade, but remained the nation's largest Protestant group, with nearly 20 million members

Christian Fundamentalism

The Mormon church and evangelical faiths grew during the past decade while more liberal Protestant denominations shrank, according to a new census of U.S. religions conducted by a Roman Catholic research group.
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The fastest-growing major denomination in the study was the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal denomination, followed closely behind. The Mormon church grew about 19% to 4.2 million members, while the Assemblies of God grew nearly as quickly to 2.6 million.

Evangelical Faiths, Mormon Church Grow Rapidly



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The evangelical Southern Baptist Convention grew by only 4.9% during the last decade, but remained the nation's largest Protestant group, with nearly 20 million members
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