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New England Churches at a Turning Point: Engaging the “Nones”
Elissa Wright Elissa Wright

New England Churches at a Turning Point: Engaging the “Nones”

Across America, churches are struggling to engage younger generations. This trend is especially acute in New England, where less than 30% of adults under 30 now identify with a religion (Pew Research Center, 2015). As churches confront shrinking and aging congregations, they face a pivotal choice – reinvent ministry for the modern era, or risk fading relevance in one of America’s most proudly secular regions.

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