Churches that retained all new commitments to Christ
Percent of U.S. Protestant churches, 2023 (in percent)
Key finding
- Churches that retained all new commitments to Christ: 56%. More than half of Protestant churches retained all new commitments to Christ
Source: Lifeway Research, Research Reveals Importance of Small Groups, Evangelism, Assimilation for Church Growth · Lifeway Research phone survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors; 95% confidence, sampling error no more than plus or minus 3.2%. Article published 2023-03-07.
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Churches that retained all new commitments to Christ: 56%. More than half of Protestant churches retained all new commitments to Christ.
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Lifeway Research, 2023. Source: Lifeway Research, Research Reveals Importance of Small Groups, Evangelism, Assimilation for Church Growth (https://research.lifeway.com/2023/03/07/research-reveals-importance-of-small-groups-evangelism-assimilation-for-church-growth/).
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