Protestant churches offering a Sunday school with planned Bible instruction
Percent of U.S. Protestant churches, 2004 (in percent)
Key finding
- Protestant churches offering a Sunday school with planned Bible instruction: 95%. Share of Protestant churches offering a Sunday school with planned or systematic Bible instruction in a class setting
Source: Barna Group, Sunday School is Changing in Under-the-Radar But Significant Ways · Barna Group survey of church leaders; margin of sampling error plus or minus 4.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Article published 2024-01-08.
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Protestant churches offering a Sunday school with planned Bible instruction: 95%. Share of Protestant churches offering a Sunday school with planned or systematic Bible instruction in a class setting.
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Barna Group, 2004. Source: Barna Group, Sunday School is Changing in Under-the-Radar But Significant Ways (https://www.barna.com/research/sunday-school-is-changing-in-under-the-radar-but-significant-ways/).
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