Effect of 2020 events on closeness to God
Percent of U.S. Protestant churchgoers, 2021 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Grew closer to God (54%). Lowest: Grew more distant (7%).
- Grew closer to God: 54%
- Stayed about the same: 39%
- Grew more distant: 7%
Source: Lifeway Research, U.S. Churchgoers Say They’ll Return Post-COVID · Online survey of 1,000 American Protestant churchgoers conducted in February 2021; sampling error plus or minus 3.2%. Article published 2021-03-09.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Grew closer to God (54%). Lowest: Grew more distant (7%). Grew closer to God: 54%. Stayed about the same: 39%. Grew more distant: 7%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2021. Source: Lifeway Research, U.S. Churchgoers Say They’ll Return Post-COVID (https://research.lifeway.com/2021/03/09/u-s-churchgoers-say-theyll-return-post-covid/).
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