Multi-ethnic Protestant churches
Percent of Protestant churches that were multi-ethnic, 2010 (in percent)
Key finding
- Multi-ethnic Protestant churches: 12.5%. Percent of Protestant churches found to be multi-ethnic in the 2010 Faith Communities Today survey
Source: Lifeway Research, Research: Racial Diversity at Church More Dream Than Reality · 2010 Faith Communities Today survey of 11,000 congregations of different faiths. Article published 2014-01-17.
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Multi-ethnic Protestant churches: 12.5%. Percent of Protestant churches found to be multi-ethnic in the 2010 Faith Communities Today survey.
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Lifeway Research, 2010. Source: Lifeway Research, Research: Racial Diversity at Church More Dream Than Reality (https://research.lifeway.com/2014/01/17/research-racial-diversity-at-church-more-dream-than-reality/).
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