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TLFisher · 03-13-2017, 11:42 AM

Expanding yes, but growing? From what I've seen it's rather stagnant. My time in the NW many of the young people have been groomed for FTTA. Few return to the localities that sponsor them. Those who don't attend FTTA seem to choose other venues for Christian fellowship after college.
In Southern California, at least when I visit my parents, from what I've seen bulk of the campus work is focused on international students.
The locality from my youth in the mid-80's used to be predominantly English and Spanish speaking. Now it's predominantly Spanish and Chinese speaking. Most of the English speaking ones remaining are ones who are now 30+ years older from when I knew them in the mid 80's.
Responsible brothers may ask why are the churches stagnant? It's a question they don't want to hear the answer to.

03-13-2017, 11:42 AM	#4
TLFisher Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Renton, Washington Posts: 3,545	Re: Are the local churches growing? Expanding yes, but growing? From what I've seen it's rather stagnant. My time in the NW many of the young people have been groomed for FTTA. Few return to the localities that sponsor them. Those who don't attend FTTA seem to choose other venues for Christian fellowship after college. In Southern California, at least when I visit my parents, from what I've seen bulk of the campus work is focused on international students. The locality from my youth in the mid-80's used to be predominantly English and Spanish speaking. Now it's predominantly Spanish and Chinese speaking. Most of the English speaking ones remaining are ones who are now 30+ years older from when I knew them in the mid 80's. Responsible brothers may ask why are the churches stagnant? It's a question they don't want to hear the answer to. __________________ The Church in Los Angeles 1971-1972 Phoenix 1972-1973 Albuquerque 1973-1975 Anaheim 1976-1979 San Bernardino 1979-1986 Bellevue 1993-2000 Renton 2009-2011