Why Start Churches?

Why Start a Church?

Scott Thomas, Acts 29 Director

Acts 29 Network’s vision is “Churches Planting Churches.”

• Roughly 3,500 churches die and close each year in America
• There are only enough church plants to keep up with 1/8 of the U.S. population growth
• There are only 100 churches planted for every 1 million people and with an average attendance of 80 to 90 people that means they will house only 8,000 to 9,000 people. This equates to a stadium large enough for 80,000 people hosting the Super Bowl and only allowing 700 people to sit in the stands. There would be an outrage over this! But it is the same number of churches per capita in America.
• Nationally, the population grew 13.2% between 1990 and 2000 but new churches were only planted at a 5% rate
• The United States remains the fourth largest mission field in the world. A continuous influx of people from all over the world created this phenomenon.
• Approximately 2000 new immigrants and visitors come to the U.S. daily. Thousands of them come to live here permanently and others stay a few years for business or for further education. The mission field is right at our doorsteps!