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Fewer people in Southern Baptist pews
Area churches search for ways to lure in new members
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More than 120 people were in attendance Sunday at the Central Baptist Church in Gainesville. The church has a capacity for 600 people, but has not reached that number. - photo by JOSHUA JONES
In its heyday, Central Baptist Church in midtown Gainesville was the largest church in Northeast Georgia. The nearly 90-year-old church has enough room to hold some 600 people. But only about 150 people attend on an average Sunday.