State of the Bible

“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

“The American Bible Society has released the first installment of the ‘State of the Bible USA 2026.’ The chapter, titled ‘The Bible in America Today,’ outlines the frequency and depth of Bible reading among Americans based on responses collected from 2,649 U.S.” - CPost

“Chris Larson, Ligonier president and CEO, called the 2025 results ‘sobering,’ saying they point to ‘not merely a knowledge gap but a discipleship gap” among professing Christians.’” - C.Leaders

“Those who ‘never’ use the Bible comprise the highest share of respondents in the Netherlands (64%), followed by France (63%), Australia (59%), the U.K. (56%), Canada (55%) and New Zealand (54%). Just 46% of respondents in Italy said they “never” use the Bible compared to 33% in the U.S.” - CPost

“Among churchgoers, only 12 percent of those who attend church weekly report high levels of loneliness, compared to 25 percent of those who never attend.” - Baptist Press

“the diverse group of 70 million Americans designated as ‘Nones,’ 10 percent of whom say they’ve made a personal commitment to Jesus, are reachable by the Church, said John Plake, ABS chief innovation officer and State of the Bible editor in chief.” - Baptist Press

“The research broke non-practicing Christians into three subcategories and found that ‘practicing Christians’ who attend church services at least once a month identify as Christian and describe their faith as ‘strongly important to them’ score higher than all three groups of ‘nones.’” - CPost

“The latest installment of the State of the Bible report focuses on the Secure Flourishing Index, which measures individuals’ life satisfaction when it comes to happiness and life satisfaction, mental and physical health, meaning and purpose, character and virtue and close social relationships.” - CPost

ABS “released the first installment of its State of the Bible USA2024 report Thursday. The first chapter … examines the incidence of Bible usage and Bible reading in the United States in addition to sampling respondents’ views on the effects of the Bible on their lives.” - CPost

“Online church attendees read the Bible more than onsite worshipers. Nonbelievers outpace Christians in valuing several pro-social Bible-based behaviors. And Black Americans are more spiritually vibrant than whites and Hispanics.” - BPNews