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https://greaternw.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/church-size.jpg1600900The Pacific Northwest Conference has changed significantly over the last decade. We have fewer churches, fewer people in the pews, and a very different distribution of congregation sizes than we did in 2016. But the mission field hasn't shrunk. Patrick Scriven looks at what the data shows and considers what it might mean for how we move forward together.