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  "path": "/2026/04/24/worship-attendance-at-churches-up-for-the-first-time-in-decades-according-to-new-report/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T20:37:37.000Z",
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  "textContent": "ATLANTA (RNS) — Researchers from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research said the median congregation grew from 65 in 2020 to about 70 today. That is not enough to erase earlier declines, but it is noteworthy.",
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