While Southern Baptists as a whole are seeing a decline in certain areas, Tallapoosa County Baptist churches are faring much better.

The denominations annual church profile released last week showed that it lost members in 2008 compared to 2007 and baptized the fewest number of people since 1987, but Tallapoosa Baptist Association president Barry Cosper said the countys 46 Southern Baptist churches actually saw an increase in baptisms and attendance last year.