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Places unchurched adults see as transcendent

Name: Places unchurched adults see as transcendent
Creator: Barna Group

Percent of unchurched U.S. adults who name each place as transcendent, 2022 (in percent)

Key finding

Highest: Nature (69%). Lowest: Cathedrals (46%).

Nature: 69%
Memorial sites: 50%
Churches: 48%

Source: Barna Group, 2 Things Your Church Space Should Represent to Visitors · Online survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, February 28 to March 9, 2022; margin of error +/- 2.0 percent. Article published 2024-03-11.

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What does this statistic show?

Highest: Nature (69%). Lowest: Cathedrals (46%). Nature: 69%. Memorial sites: 50%. Churches: 48%.

Who published this data?

Barna Group, 2022. Source: Barna Group, 2 Things Your Church Space Should Represent to Visitors (https://www.barna.com/research/church-space-visitors/).

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