Christians who say donating money to their church is very important
Percent of U.S. Christians, 2023 (in percent)
Key finding
- Christians who say donating money to their church is very important: 42%. Percent of Christians who say it is very important that individual Christians donate money to their church
Source: Barna Group, ChurchPulse Weekly Conversations: Jim Sheppard & Julie Bullock on Generosity & Discipleship · Representative sample of 2,000 U.S. adults; margin of error 2.0 percentage points. Article published 2023-08-16.
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Christians who say donating money to their church is very important: 42%. Percent of Christians who say it is very important that individual Christians donate money to their church.
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Barna Group, 2023. Source: Barna Group, ChurchPulse Weekly Conversations: Jim Sheppard & Julie Bullock on Generosity & Discipleship (https://www.barna.com/research/cpw-sheppard-bullock/).
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