Southern Baptists appear to be defying the prevalent notion that young adults are abandoning the American church -- at least by one measurement.
Attendance by younger generations reached a 10-year high at the Southern Baptist Convention's 2014 meeting in Baltimore, according to an annual survey of attendees. The survey, conducted by the SBC Executive Committee, showed nearly one-fourth (24.68 percent) of attendees were younger than age 40. That surpassed by more than 4 percentage points the previous best for the age group, recorded in 2013.
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