Black pastors are the most important leaders in the Black community
Percent of religious Black U.S. adults who agree, 2020 (in percent)
Key finding
- Black pastors are the most important leaders in the Black community: 69%. Religious Black adults agree that pastors of African American churches are the most important leaders within the Black community
Source: Barna Group, Most Black Adults Say Religion & the Black Experience Go Hand in Hand · 2020 online survey of U.S. adults, part of the State of the Black Church project. Article published 2023-08-16.
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Black pastors are the most important leaders in the Black community: 69%. Religious Black adults agree that pastors of African American churches are the most important leaders within the Black community.
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Barna Group, 2020. Source: Barna Group, Most Black Adults Say Religion & the Black Experience Go Hand in Hand (https://www.barna.com/research/sobc-2/).
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