Church Attendance

“On average, U.S. Protestant churches report current attendance at 85% of their typical Sunday morning crowds in January 2020” - Lifeway

“1. It’s Sunday. Before anything else, it’s Sunday. This is the day the church gathers for worship. It’s not just Christmas, it’s a little Easter. 2. Christmas is about Jesus, not family.” - Ponder Anew

“The size of the church determines the urgency of the revitalization, not necessarily the need…. Churches usually feel urgency before recognizing what is needed to fix the problem.” - Sam Rainer

“Among Generation Z, Millennials and Generation X Christians whose personal commitment to Christ is still important in their life today, fewer than a third are described as practicing Christians, a descriptor that includes at least monthly church attendance.” - BPNews

“…it looks like nondenominational congregations are increasing by taking in people who were raised Catholic—which is about a quarter of the general population. At the same time, more and more young people are being raised in nondenominational churches” - CToday

“Although Millennials (and, emerging behind them, Gen Z) are known for declines in religiosity, data show that, since 2019, the percentage of Millennials reporting weekly church attendance has increased from 21 percent to 39 percent.” - Barna

“Based on data from the Baylor survey… Adult men and women who attended religious services at least weekly at age 12 were more likely to report that they were currently ‘very happy,’…and less likely to indicate that they were frequently bored, when compared to those who attended less frequently or not at all.” - IFS

“Despite my belief that many churches today are far too programmatic and pragmatic, I would still go back to having an old-fashioned ‘High Attendance Day’ (though I would not call it by that name)” - Chuck Lawless

“Church offers a place where infants and grandparents, unemployed and executives, immigrants and blue bloods can all assemble together. Where else can we find that unique mixture? Certainly not online.” - C.Today

“…the overall share of U.S. worshippers who say their congregation is open to in-person services has not increased over the last six months, but fewer people say their services include coronavirus-related precautions.” - Pew