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I People are cognizant of worldwide ( I problems, such as a slow economy, i famine and war, said Colette Cow- man, communication director for s the Roman Catholic Diocese of 1 Boise. ( "The state of the world makes people think about spirituality. I They're thinking about their own I mortality," Cowman said. "They i want to know where they stand with God. " ( Troubled times coupled with] missionary efforts likely boosted 1 . LDSmembership, said Gary Walk- 4 . er, a spokesman and former bish- . . op of the Mormon Church in Ida- . ho. ] ~ "I think when people are trou- i l bled by the world around them, our message of hope is important," I t Walker said. ; That message and strong family values led the Chandler family to . join the Mormon Church. ~ For years, the family skipped r from one denomination to anoth- 1 er, attending Episcopal, Presbyter- i ian, Lutheran and Catholic church- es. The family didn't make a com- ) mitment to a church until their f daughter, Katie, urged her parents 'f to join the LDS faith. The church is kid-friendly and c family-oriented, said Katie's mom, - Gwynne' Chandler. y "Quite a few of her friends are [l LDS," Gwynne Chandler said. Meridian. Area churches have '" added Spanish-language masses v and Spanish-speaking administra- e tors, Pera noted. "We want to be of service, and ( we want them in the Church." he M said. n iJ a A tonic in a b'Oubled world While population growth ex- v . plainssomeofthe.GatholiGS'mem~~ bership increase, church leaders s said a changing political and eco- ( nomic climate also accounts for the increase in religious membership. I People are cognizant of worldwide ( I problems, such as a slow economy, i famine and war, said Colette Cow- man, communication director for s the Roman Catholic Diocese of 1 Boise. ( "The state of the world makes people think about spirituality. I They're thinking about their own I mortality," Cowman said. "They i want to know where they stand with God. " ( Troubled times coupled with] missionary efforts likely boosted 1 . LDSmembership, said Gary Walk- 4 . er, a spokesman and former bish- . . op of the Mormon Church in Ida- . ho. ] ~ "I think when people are trou- i l bled by the world around them, our message of hope is important," I t Walker said. ; That message and strong family values led the Chandler family to . join the Mormon Church. ~ For years, the family skipped r from one denomination to anoth- 1 er, attending Episcopal, Presbyter- i ian, Lutheran and Catholic church- es. The family didn't make a com- ) mitment to a church until their f daughter, Katie, urged her parents 'f to join the LDS faith. The church is kid-friendly and c family-oriented, said Katie's mom, - Gwynne' Chandler. y "Quite a few of her friends are [l LDS," Gwynne Chandler said. "They're people we're impressed I with. Both the kids and their par- ] ents." I At their daughter's urging, the I I Chandlers invited illS missionar- 1 ! ies to their home. After hearing their message, the entire Chandler fam- , ily - inclu~g James, the father, 1 and Katie's S-year-Qld brother, Sam ] - decided to join the church. Last 1 . week, the family was baptized. . ~ l' For Henry Elzinga, a 24-yeap-lo~ : ~ spiritual journey brought him to ilie . . Catholic Church this year. In 1978, Elzinga began serving the poor as a volunteer with the ~ Catholic Workers, a Catholic char- , ity organization. - Elzinga said the compassion and r service ethic among the Catholics f he met made him re-examine his own life and purpose. "It prompted a change in the di- rection of my life," said Elzinga, a 1 physician at the Veterans Admin- If istration Medical Center in Boise. i Elzinga bounced from church to church for more than two decades. 11 It wasn't until Easter of this year i that he committed to becoming a :- Catholic through the sacrament of 1- confirmation. "It was a long journey, but I felt like I needed to own that spiritual- ity," he said. l- 1- ~ " Protestant churches decline y While Mormons and Catholics 0 saw large Treasure Valley mem- bership gains in the 1990s, other d religions suffered significant loss- 1- es, the Glenmary report shows - r- especially traditionally urban 1- Protestant churches. 1- The Glenmary Research Cen- ir ter, which has collected religious ts census data every 10 years since 1971, reported the Presbyterian ld Church was among the Protestant n. denominations posting a signifi- cant loss in membership, both na- re tionally and locally. Nationwide, d. Presbyterian membership dropped by nearly 12 percent in the 1990s. ( In Boise, the denomination lost I more than 200 of its 3,575 mem- , bers in that period, according to the survey. t The Presbyterian Church, C whose missionary efforts tend to ( be less evangelical and more hu- ~ manitarian, may have lost mem- bers because of social shifts, said i JoAnn Thiry, commissioned lay] 'pastot'!'at~e-.First Presbyterian of - Boise. ~ "Fifty years ago, people went to 4 church out of a sense of duty," she 4 said. "That has changed. The so- cialclimate has changed. Now pe0- ple attend church because they want to." . 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But if a denomination doubles in an area when the population doubles, that is merely "keeping up." Granted, some denominations did not keep up and you accurately reported that. But the headline sure misrepresents the text. As an old newspaperman, I know that the headline may have been written by someone other than yourself. But don't you _look_ at those headlines? Interestingly enough, the Mormon Church itself characteristically over represents its population. The Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac places the US Mormon population a million higher than the Glenmary Research Center. Jim Spencer Through the Maze Ministries Boise Population boom, t And for Henry Elz Catholic this year was part of a spiriourney that began almost a quar handlers are among tens of thous of people who have planted re ing the past decade. They repre the kinds of newcomers and con While Catholic and Mormon pop ed mostly flat or even lost mem e Church of Jesus Christ of Lat denomination in the nation during the 1990s lion) members lenmary Research Center estimatIn the Treasure Valley, the Mor 2000. That's 46 percent, exact the rate of growth for the val in 2000. of residents .5 percent themselves memers of a major religious denomi [said] y at Boise State Uni coming back, or they're convert religions. r ideas about religion from oth he world in part from other people," Corbin said. An overall populati Ada and Canyon counties' com liked, not a new religi s of the country with large popions often have a large percent We picked Risen Christ be wcomers are Catholic, estimat Apostles Catholic Church in Meridian. Area churches have added Spanish-language masses d Spanish-speaking administra e want them in the Church." he said. A tonic in a tro ion growth ex the Catholicx memrship increase, church leaders a changing political and eco rease in religious membership. ple are cognizant of worldwide w economy, amine and war, said Colette Cowan, communication director for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. ople think about spirituality. ey're thinking about their own mortality," Cowman said. "They with God." Troubled times coupled with sionary efforts likely boosted LDSmembership, said Gary Walk, a spokesman and former bishop of the Mormon Church in Idaho. "I think when people are troubled message of hope is important," from one denomination to anothding Episcopal, Presbytern, Lutheran and Catholic churchs. The family didn't make a com s mom Gwynne her ents." daughter's urging, the Chandlers invited LD sage, the entire Chandler family including James, the father,Jbc \jbjbSS 11%]bbbbbb |V.bh~~~~~~~,/1jb~~~~~bb~~08~b~b~v66bbbb~bb" Population boom, troubled times boost church membership By Carissa Wolf The Idaho Statesman Gwynne Chandler's 12-year-old daughter inspired her Boise family to join the Mormon Church last week. A cross-country move prompted the Townsend family to establish new ties at a local church. And for Henry ElZinga, becoming a Catholic this year w~ part of a spiri- tual journey that began almost a quar- ter-century ago. "I didn't do this overnight," the Boise physician said. "I felt called." Elzinga, the Townsends and the Chandlers are among tens of thou- sands of people who have planted re- ligious roots in the Treasure Valley during the past decade. They repre- sent the kinds of newcomers and con~ verts who helped the Mormon and Catholic faiths become the region's fastest-growing denominations. While Catholic ~d Mormon pop- ulations in Ada and Canyon counties grew dramatically in the 1990s, non- evangelical Protestant denominations 'stayed mostly flat or even lost mem- bers, according to a recent study by a Catholic research group. Nationwide and locally, evangelical denominations also showed strong growth. The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- ter-day Saints grew faster than any other denomination in the nation dur- ing the 1990s - by about 19 percent to about 4.2 millioI) members. the Glenmary Research Center estimat ed. In the Treasure Valley, the Mor- mon population grew from 43,938 members in 1990 to 64,129 members in 2000. That's 46 percent, exact- ly the rate of growth for the val- ley's population overall in the '90s. The fastest-growing faith in the Treasure Valley in the '90s was the Catholic Church, which more than doubled to 51,097 members in 2000. .. Nationally, Idaho ranked 40th out of the 50 states in the number of residents - at 485 percent - who consider themselves mem- bers of a major religious denomi- nation, according to the survey. The survey showed shifts in church memberships but not an increase in the number of people who consider themselves religious, Robert Corbin, assistant professor of sociology at Boise State Uni- versity. "If you look at Christianity in the United States, it's about where it was 100 years ago in terms of proportion," Corbin said "If these churches are growing, it means one of two things ~ that people who grew up in the church are coming back, or they're convert- .ing people from other Christian religions," Corbin said theory suggests that .already large religious groups will grow, simply because people get their ideas about religion from oth- er religious people. "We do get our perceptions of the world in part from other peo- pie," Corbin said, "If my ideas are shared with other people, I'm more convinced my ideas are right." An overall popula6on boom The Mormon and Catholic churches credit much of their membership growth in Ada and Canyon counties to the valley's overall population boom in the 1990s. According to Census 2000, Ada and Canyon counties' com- bined population grew 46 percent - from 295,851 in 1990 to 432,345 in 2000. When Judy and Michael Townsend decided to retire in Boise from the Phoenix area last year, after visiting since the mid 1990s, the long-time Catholics went shopping for a new church they liked, not a new religjon. "People are coming from other parts of the country with large pop- ulations, and those large popula- tions often have a large percent- age of Catholics," said Father Joseph da Silva, a priest at Risen Christ Catholic Community. The Townsends found what they were looking for in da Silva's small, South Boise church. "We picked Risen Christ be- cause it's three miles from where we live and we really like Father da Silva. That has a lot to do with choosing a church," Townsend said. Catholic Church leaders also said an increase in the number of Hispanics in the Treasure Valley has helped boost membership. About 95 percent of Hispanic newcomers are Catholic, estimat- I ed Jerald Pera, a deacon at Holly Apostles Catholic Church in ~ Q@fhf:i\iqqwwxxxx~&T6CJOJQJjB*CJOJQJUB*CJOJQJjB*CJOJQJU5CJOJQJ CJOJQJ&89I]^|Ah*Ot >&89I]^|Ah*Ot >bD_ Y y  ( H h  3 T p   ? c  % F R s 2Vy'Fg c>bD_ Y y  ( H h  3 3 T p   ? c  % F R s 2Vy'Fg&Im .Mp and Katie's 8-year-old brother, Sam cided to join the church. Last For Henry Elzinga, a 24-year-long the tholic Workers, a Catholic char "It prompted a change in the diphysician at the Veterans Admin eded to own that spiritual e saw large Treasure Valley mem gions suffered significant losses, the Glenmary report shows The Glenmary Research Cenr, which has collected religiousignifiant loss in membership, both na n Boise, the denomination lost ore than 200 of its 3,575 mem e survey. The Presbyterian Church, ose missionary efforts tend to less evangelical and more humanitarian, may have lost membecause of social shifts, said JoAnn Thiry, commissioned lay pastor at the First Presbyterian of Boise. ifty years ago, people went to aid. "That has changed. The so climate has changed. Now peo want to." She said growing suburban pop ne. Many Presbyterian churches are in downtown areas she said. n downtown Boise is growing, she cmwold@idahostatesman.com HYPERLINK mailto:cmwolf@idahostatesman.  Ldd&ee>f@fhfffrgzgggh8i:i\ipkFlvmmnno*oppq$qqqqqqrsuzvwww@<*,`bHJne. Many Presbyteriai1 churches are in downtown areas; she said. F The First Presbyterian Church in downtown Boise is growing, sh~ noted. - '" To offer story ideas or comments, contact reporter Carissa Wolfat cmwolf@idahostatesmarLcomor 377-6439. 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