In some estimates, there might be more Christians in China by the end of the century than there will be in the U.S.
If you count serious, evangelical Christians in America, the kind who attend church regularly, say they have a personal relationship with Christ, and live it out... China may well already have more Christians than the USA. No more than 15 or 20% of Americans fit that category, and that makes 60 million, tops, being generous.
Some estimates range as high as 100 Million Christians in China, most a part of secret house churches--most all of them following Christ with considerable personal risk--of prison, or worse. From the article: Church attendance in Britain is declining so fast that the number of regular churchgoers will be fewer than those attending mosques within a generation, research published today suggests.
This is already the case in France. Something like 3 times as many people are in mosques there on Fridays, than are in Churches on Sunday. More American Churches need to seriously consider Europe as a wide open mission field.
If you count serious, evangelical Christians in America, the kind who attend church regularly, say they have a personal relationship with Christ, and live it out... China may well already have more Christians than the USA. No more than 15 or 20% of Americans fit that category, and that makes 60 million, tops, being generous.
Some estimates range as high as 100 Million Christians in China, most a part of secret house churches--most all of them following Christ with considerable personal risk--of prison, or worse.
From the article:
Church attendance in Britain is declining so fast that the number of regular churchgoers will be fewer than those attending mosques within a generation, research published today suggests.
This is already the case in France. Something like 3 times as many people are in mosques there on Fridays, than are in Churches on Sunday.
More American Churches need to seriously consider Europe as a wide open mission field.