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The Church Is Not a Museum or a University—It Is a Lifeboat

The Church Is Not a Museum or a University—It Is a Lifeboat

by Rev. Dr. Keith Haney | Jul 1, 2026 | Mission

This story is a familiar one. In 1972, after 308 years of ministry, the First Church of Newton, Massachusetts, closed its doors. Founded in 1664, the congregation had once grown to 1,200 members, but by 1972 membership had declined to 325, with three-fourths of the...

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