JWs and Mormons

Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons Fastest-Growing 'Churches' in U.S.

The Christian Post reports that Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported the largest membership increases in a year, according to an annual yearbook of churches.

The two groups are largely considered to be cults by evangelical Christians but they are currently the fastest-growing church bodies in the United States and Canada, the National Council of Churches' 2008 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches showed.

Although Jehovah's Witnesses currently rank 25th in size with over 1.06 million members, they reported a 2.25 percent increase in membership since the publication of the 2007 Yearbook.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- also known as Mormons -- grew 1.56 percent and is the fourth largest church body.