“The typical church has about 70 people. But …. the average churchgoer worships in a congregation of about 360 regular participants ….Both facts are true at the same time. Most churches are small. Most Christians are going to big ones.” - C.Leaders
“A new study of multi-site churches has found that such congregations have become commonplace, found in almost every state in the nation. Many of the 1,800 multisite churches have started a new location by merging with another church.” - RNS
“Young women are notably more likely than young men to say they attend to worship with others—roughly two in five women (45% ages 18 to 24; 41% ages 25 to 35), compared to about one in three men (31% ages 18 to 24; 35% ages 25 to 35). But the pattern doesn’t hold consistently across every reason.
“But the number of those who attend at least once every six months has grown by 8 million, representing a 4 percent drop in those who very rarely or never attend” - Baptist Press
“Among churchgoers ages 18 to 29, 18% say they would like more liturgical elements, and 19% of those ages 30 to 49 say the same, compared with 9% of churchgoers 50 and older, a Lifeway survey of over 1,200 Protestant churchgoers found.” - CPost
“One in three US Protestants now attend a church with more than 1,000 congregants, according to the report, and the vast majority attend a church larger than 250.” - CToday
“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
“Not dead yet, but megachurches have been tried and found wanting by most Americans.” - MinistryWatch
“Currently, 25 percent of U.S. Protestant churchgoers say that during difficult circumstances, they sometimes doubt God loves them and will provide for their lives. Almost 2 in 3 (64 percent) disagree, and 12 percent neither agree nor disagree.” - Baptist Press
“In 2024, Lifeway Research estimates 3,800 new Protestant churches were started in the U.S., while 4,000 churches were closed. This is based on analysis of congregational information provided by 35 denominations or faith groups, representing 58% of all Protestant churches.” - Lifeway
