Amid Mixed Pew Findings, Youngest Adults Outpace Parents’ Generation in Worship Attendance
The complicated findings, based on relatively small samples within each age group, come as Americans’ religious decline continues to plateau.
Worship Attendance at Churches Up for the First Time in Decades, According to New Report
Researchers from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research said the median congregation grew from 65 in 2020 to about 70 today. That is not enough to erase earlier declines, but it is noteworthy.
Attendance Drops, Fear Rises in Immigrant Churches as Trump Takes Over DC
‘I never thought I had one day to cancel Sunday worship because it is not safe for our Latino siblings to come to church. But here we are … ,’ wrote one pastor on Facebook.
Church Membership May Be Declining, but Many Churchgoers Are Double-Dosing
Amid a collapse of loyalty to religious institutions, many churchgoers say they are attending multiple congregations on Sunday morning.
What Church Do You Attend? Maybe More Than One, Survey Finds
Overall, besides worship services, participation in other religious activities and programs has increased or remained the same in the last five years.
The Christians Who Matter Most in This Election (Hint: It’s Not White Evangelicals)
This issue of A Public Witness unpacks recent polling data and swing state demographics to explore why, despite all the media attention to evangelicals, political salvation for the Harris-Walz campaign will instead be found among mainline Protestants.
Southern Baptists, Losing Members, Find Solace in Baptisms and Better Attendance
A new statistical report also found that many Southern Baptist Convention churches do little to address sexual abuse.
Black Pastors See Popular Easter Services as an Opportunity to Rebuild In-Person Worship Attendance
The monthly church attendance of Black Protestants declined 15% from 2019 to 2023, a larger drop than any other major religious group.
Gallup Poll: More Than Half of Americans Rarely Go to Church
The percentage of Americans who never attend services outnumbers those who go every week, according to a new report.
Study: Religious Attendance Dips Slightly After Pandemic
The study found the share of U.S. adults who generally say they attend religious services at least once a month dropped from 33% in 2019, before the COVID-19 outbreak, to 30% in 2022.