Where churchgoers give extra money at Christmastime
Percent of U.S. Protestant churchgoers who typically donate to each, 2025 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Their church's efforts to help those in need (49%). Lowest: Their church's capital or building campaign (14%).
- Their church's efforts to help those in need: 49%
- Their church's missions offering: 37%
- A person or family they know in need: 29%
Source: Lifeway Research, Christmas Means Extra Giving for Churchgoers · Online survey of 1,200 American Protestant churchgoers, with sampling error of plus or minus 3.2%. Article published 2025-12-02.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Their church's efforts to help those in need (49%). Lowest: Their church's capital or building campaign (14%). Their church's efforts to help those in need: 49%. Their church's missions offering: 37%. A person or family they know in need: 29%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2025. Source: Lifeway Research, Christmas Means Extra Giving for Churchgoers (https://research.lifeway.com/2025/12/02/christmas-means-extra-giving-for-churchgoers/).
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