Churches averaging fewer than 100 people at weekly services
Percent of U.S. Protestant churches, 2019 (in percent)
Key finding
- Churches averaging fewer than 100 people at weekly services: 57%. Of Protestant churches have fewer than 100 people attending services each Sunday
Source: Lifeway Research, Small, Struggling Congregations Fill U.S. Church Landscape · Phone survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors. Article published 2019-03-06.
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Churches averaging fewer than 100 people at weekly services: 57%. Of Protestant churches have fewer than 100 people attending services each Sunday.
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Lifeway Research, 2019. Source: Lifeway Research, Small, Struggling Congregations Fill U.S. Church Landscape (https://research.lifeway.com/2019/03/06/small-struggling-congregations-fill-u-s-church-landscape/).
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