First Baptist Church of Affton, Mo., knew it was dying, so it sought help from the local St. Louis Metro Baptist Association, decided to replant itself, and now averages just over 100 worship attendees.
“There is only one change a dying church needs to make,” Pastor Mark Clifton said. “They need to embrace God’s plan for their future, not their plan for their future."
The numbers, humanly speaking, don’t add up. Rock Springs Baptist averages 120 in Sunday services. Yet on Wednesdays, they run about 180 in student ministry.
