By Dr. Glenn Mollette The National Council of Churches says 15,000 churches are expected to close this year and 100,000 more churches are at risk of closing over the next few years. Their reasoning is because younger generations are not attending and operating costs have increased. They don’t provide a source for this statistic. Lifeway Research says 4,000 protestant churches closed in 2024 but that 3,800 new ones were started. It doesn’t take a…