Church Attendance

“Lifeway Research published a report on Tuesday about the Annual Church Profile (ACP) statistics, which found that SBC membership dropped by over 3% last year, going from approximately 12.72 million members in 2024 to approximately 12.33 million in 2025.” - CPost

“Our analysis…found that roughly 12% of all adults who attend services go to multiple congregations ‘regularly’ and 45% attend multiple congregations ‘occasionally.’ Of those who attend multiple congregations, 73% attend two congregations and 27% attend three or more, at least occasionally.” - RNS

The “new report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows signs of a shift — for the first time in two decades, attendance is up. More people are volunteering, and there also seems to be a renewed sense of optimism among pastors and other clergy.” - MinistryWatch

“The most effective invitational strategy is not complicated, but it is intentional. It begins by reminding church members that meaningful outreach requires personal involvement.” - Thom Rainer

“How will churches adapt to support the growing faith engagement of young men—and the growing disengagement of women, particularly single mothers?” - C.Leaders & Barna

“In a shift that has become much more noticeable in five of the last six years, men, especially among millennials and Generation X, have been outpacing women in church attendance. The trend spiked significantly this year, a new Barna report has found.” - CPost

“We need to win these people. They are not coming because they are Christians, but because of what Christianity offers. Many fundamentalist churches are not used to having unsaved visitors walk through their doors, but until we are sure of their salvation testimony, we must be in evangelism mode.” - P&D

“As of mid-2025, that gap is the largest we’ve ever observed in our research (men at 45% and women at 36%). Over the past several years, we’ve been curious about what appears to be a sizable shift in the faith-life of American men and women.” - Barna

“On average, people attending church in person had a higher heart rate during the service and experienced more transcendence, according to a recent study.” - RNS

“Greear’s observation about treating church like a ‘religious show’ hits at the heart of the issue…. When we consistently arrive late to our worship services, what message are we sending about the nature and importance of what we’re gathering to do?” - TGC