2017 church statistics

68 sourced church and ministry statistics dated 2017, each linked to its original study.

2017

• Adults who wish they read the Bible more often Barna Group
• American churches that say they are thriving Lifeway Research
• American megachurches in the Hartford Institute database Lifeway Research
• American megachurches located in the South Lifeway Research
• Americans concerned about declining moral behavior in the nation Lifeway Research
• Americans identifying as religious nones Lifeway Research
• Americans who attended worship growing up and no longer go Lifeway Research
• Americans who do not typically observe Lent Lifeway Research
• Americans who never attend church, by education Lifeway Research
• Americans who never attend church, by political identity Lifeway Research
• Americans who observe Lent, by group Lifeway Research
• Americans who self-identify as evangelical Christians Lifeway Research
• Challenges reported by pastors' spouses Lifeway Research
• Christians who had 10 or more spiritual conversations in a year Barna Group
• Church resources for victims of domestic abuse Lifeway Research
• Church service programs Americans know churches provide Lifeway Research
• Church website offers online giving, by church size Lifeway Research
• Church website offers online giving, by denomination Lifeway Research
• Churched teens who dropped out of church during college years Lifeway Research
• Churches cooperating with the Southern Baptist Convention Lifeway Research
• Churches that have had funds embezzled Lifeway Research
• Churches with a plan to assist victims of domestic abuse Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers with a close friend or family member who died by suicide Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' views on suicide and mental illness Lifeway Research
• Currently married people still with their first spouse Lifeway Research
• Hispanic Christians on Israel's right to exist Lifeway Research
• Households that own at least one Bible Barna Group
• How Americans view sin Lifeway Research
• How Bible users access Bible content beyond print Barna Group
• How UK adults describe Christian communities Barna Group
• How churches respond when a suicide occurs, per pastors Lifeway Research
• How churches use social media Lifeway Research
• How much of the Bible Americans have read Lifeway Research
• How unchurched nones feel about their Christian friends' faith Lifeway Research
• Influences on Americans' moral views Lifeway Research
• Most Bible-minded U.S. cities Barna Group
• Most common ways Americans observe Lent Lifeway Research
• Most influential factors shaping Americans' moral views Lifeway Research
• Pastors very concerned religious freedom will become more restricted Barna Group
• Pastors who choose sermon topics a month or less ahead Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say every church should strive for racial diversity Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say the economy has a negative impact on their church Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say their church is mostly one racial group Lifeway Research
• Pastors who strongly agree a domestic violence victim would find their church a safe haven Lifeway Research
• Pastors whose church typically has some activity on Sunday night Lifeway Research
• People baptized in Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• Plans for Sunday night activities on Super Bowl night Lifeway Research
• Positive views of pastors' spouses about ministry life Lifeway Research
• Protestant pastors on the next generation of church leaders Lifeway Research
• Racial reconciliation actions taken by Protestant senior pastors Lifeway Research
• Reasons adults give for increased Bible reading Barna Group
• Religious situations that make atheists and agnostics uncomfortable Lifeway Research
• Self-identified evangelicals who strongly agree with core evangelical beliefs Lifeway Research
• Share of residents who are very religious by U.S. region Lifeway Research
• Share of the U.S. population that is Bible-minded Barna Group
• Technology and online presence offered by churches Lifeway Research
• Theological orientation of American megachurches Lifeway Research
• U.S. charitable giving by recipient type Lifeway Research
• Unmarried parents living with a partner Lifeway Research
• Ways pastors encourage Bible reading Lifeway Research
• Weeks of operating reserves churches hold Lifeway Research
• What Americans believe about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit Lifeway Research
• What Americans consider when deciding right from wrong Lifeway Research
• What churches have done about suicide in the past year Lifeway Research
• Where Americans say fake news comes from Barna Group
• Where weddings were held Lifeway Research
• Which matters more when faith and sexuality clash Lifeway Research
• White evangelicals in favor of legal same-sex marriage Lifeway Research