In Amsterdam in the Netherlands, 60 percent of churches need to close in five years due to dwindling churchgoers, volunteers, and income. That’s almost 100 churches. Of the remaining 65 churches, 37 could continue for five to 10 years as “support churches,” leaving just 28 “central churches” considered viable in the long term.
 

 

 

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