Demographics changes everything. During the great migrations into the United States at the middle of the 19th century, and into the 20th century, millions of families from Ireland, Germany, Poland, and other countries, increased the numbers of Catholics, and Lutherans in the country. Many Illegal aliens from Mexico and Latin America and South America will also fill up Catholic Churches primarily, and when you think about it, could this be in God's plan to replenish Christian churches in which much of the existing population are not having children? Many Catholics leave their churches to join Protestant bodies. An LCMS inner city church in nearby Albany, NY, has a diverse mix of new immigrant members from China,India, Pakistan, Africa, and Latino areas, as well as from Caribbean islands. Demographics will change the country in many ways we have not yet considered. In His own way and on His own timing, the Lord will keep His church going, especially in America, where we have seen declining membership.