2018 church statistics

155 sourced church and ministry statistics dated 2018, each linked to its original study.

2018

• Additional insurance benefits churches provide to senior pastors Lifeway Research
• Adults who are Bible users Barna Group
• Adults who believe the Bible has transformed their life Barna Group
• Adults with a close friend 15 years older or younger Barna Group
• Americans by overall level of religiosity Lifeway Research
• Americans curious to know more about the Bible Lifeway Research
• Americans rating honesty and ethics of occupations high or very high Lifeway Research
• Americans who believe in God or a higher power Lifeway Research
• Americans who feel lonely even when surrounded by others Lifeway Research
• Americans who have taken steps on end-of-life wishes Lifeway Research
• Americans who hold New Age or alternative spiritual beliefs Lifeway Research
• Americans who mention family as a source of meaning Lifeway Research
• Americans who prefer to die at home Lifeway Research
• Americans who say Christmas should be more about Jesus Lifeway Research
• Americans who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases Lifeway Research
• Americans who say churches aren't responding well to sexual assault Lifeway Research
• Americans who say religion is losing its influence on the nation Lifeway Research
• Americans who say they are Protestant or another non-Catholic Christian, by generation Lifeway Research
• Americans' views on sex, abortion and the Bible Lifeway Research
• Approve of Trump's job performance, by denomination Lifeway Research
• Approve of Trump's job performance, by region Lifeway Research
• Areas where pastors rate themselves excellent Lifeway Research
• Aspect of the job pastors love most Lifeway Research
• Average weekly worship attendance in Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• Baptisms reported by Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• Belief in the God of the Bible, by political and racial group Lifeway Research
• Bible is not literally true but has helpful ancient myths Lifeway Research
• Bible use by region of the country Barna Group
• Biggest frustration of pastors Lifeway Research
• Biggest ministry frustrations for student pastors Lifeway Research
• Book formats Americans read in the past 12 months Lifeway Research
• British Gen Z views on whether Jesus rose from the dead Lifeway Research
• Christians facing significant persecution worldwide Lifeway Research
• Christians who say religion is very important in their lives, by country Lifeway Research
• Christians who say religion is very important, by country Lifeway Research
• Church leader adoption and foster care support by congregation size Lifeway Research
• Church technology offerings reported by pastors Lifeway Research
• Churches made up predominantly of one racial group Lifeway Research
• Churches offering online giving through their website Lifeway Research
• Churches providing some medical insurance for the senior pastor, by attendance Lifeway Research
• Churches that disciplined a member in the last year Lifeway Research
• Churches that have a website Lifeway Research
• Churches that have disciplined a member in the last year Lifeway Research
• Churches that offer online giving Lifeway Research
• Churches with a plan to assist families affected by mental illness Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers ashamed of some things about the U.S Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers saying someone from their church has been involved in foster care Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers saying someone from their church was involved in foster care in the past year Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who agree God wants them to prosper financially, by denomination Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who did not invite anyone to church Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who have thought about going to another church Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who have traveled internationally Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who prefer a church where people share their political views, by age Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say a weekly day of Sabbath rest is a biblical command that still applies Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say someone in their congregation has been involved in foster care Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say their church teaches that giving more brings God's blessing in return Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say they must do something for God to receive material blessings Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers whose church has had no involvement with foster care or adoption Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' awareness of the Great Commission Barna Group
• Churchgoers' familiarity with the Great Commission Lifeway Research
• Collecting more than 2017, by denomination Lifeway Research
• Congregations with worship services in multiple locations Lifeway Research
• Digital and audio ways Bible users engage with scripture Barna Group
• Ethnic makeup of self-identified evangelicals Lifeway Research
• Expect Jesus to return and judge all people Lifeway Research
• Faith practices of American adults Barna Group
• Finding "a great deal" of meaning and fulfillment in faith, by group Lifeway Research
• Gifts churches give to visitors Lifeway Research
• High school students' mental health and suicide measures Lifeway Research
• Households giving to religious organizations by age of household head Lifeway Research
• How Americans describe themselves: spiritual and religious labels Lifeway Research
• How churches welcome guests Lifeway Research
• How churchgoers who observe a Sabbath keep it Lifeway Research
• How much churchgoers give to their church Lifeway Research
• How often Americans read the Bible Lifeway Research
• How often adults use the Bible Barna Group
• How pastors describe their relationship with the church music leader Lifeway Research
• How teens read the Bible Lifeway Research
• Know someone at church who adopted a child from the United States Lifeway Research
• Millennials' beliefs about Jesus, the Bible and God Lifeway Research
• Most important public policy concerns of evangelicals Lifeway Research
• Offerings at or above last year's levels Lifeway Research
• Party identification of evangelicals by belief Lifeway Research
• Pastors reporting offerings at or above last year's levels Lifeway Research
• Pastors saying the economy hurts their church Lifeway Research
• Pastors who acknowledge personally struggling with a mental illness Lifeway Research
• Pastors who approve of President Trump's job performance Lifeway Research
• Pastors who know someone who has been sexually harassed Lifeway Research
• Pastors who know someone who has been sexually harassed Lifeway Research
• Pastors who rarely or never speak to their congregation about mental illness Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say every church should try for racial diversity Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say staff sexually harassed a congregation member Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say their church disciplined a member in the past year, by denomination Lifeway Research
• Pastors' biggest challenge in the area of music Lifeway Research
• Pastors' view of the economy's impact on their church Lifeway Research
• Pastors' view of worship attendance trend over the past five years Lifeway Research
• Protestant churchgoers who consume alcohol Lifeway Research
• Protestant churchgoers who drink alcohol, by denomination Lifeway Research
• Protestant churchgoers who had never heard of Billy Graham Lifeway Research
• Protestant churchgoers who have seen a Billy Graham sermon on television, by age Lifeway Research
• Protestant churchgoers who have watched a Billy Graham televised sermon Lifeway Research
• Protestant pastors who say every church should strive for racial diversity Lifeway Research
• Read Scripture at least once a week, by religious tradition Lifeway Research
• Relationships and belonging among young adults with resilient faith Barna Group
• Religious 'nones' as a share of the U.S. adult population Lifeway Research
• Religious affiliation of LGBTQ Americans Lifeway Research
• Religious devotion of Christian women and men Lifeway Research
• Religious identity of American adults Barna Group
• Say church leaders encouraged families to consider adoption Lifeway Research
• Say churches have not responded well to sexual assault, by group Lifeway Research
• Say immigrants strengthen American society, by religious group Lifeway Research
• Say religion can answer all or most of today's problems, by attendance Lifeway Research
• Say religion is very important to them Lifeway Research
• Say someone from their church has adopted a child from another country Lifeway Research
• Say the Holy Spirit is a force, not a personal being Lifeway Research
• Say the U.S. has a responsibility to accept refugees Lifeway Research
• Seldom or never read the Bible or other religious writings, by ethnicity Lifeway Research
• Share identifying as Christian by ethnicity Lifeway Research
• Share married, by religious group Lifeway Research
• Share of the U.S. population by religious group Lifeway Research
• Share who see the Bible as God's Word by ethnicity Lifeway Research
• Social media accounts held by Protestant churches Lifeway Research
• Social media platforms teens use Lifeway Research
• Social media platforms used by U.S. teens Lifeway Research
• Social platforms teens use Lifeway Research
• Support Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage Lifeway Research
• Support court's same-sex marriage decision, by group Lifeway Research
• Technology use among seniors Lifeway Research
• Teens who feel they can share honest questions and doubts with parents Lifeway Research
• Top memories of Vacation Bible School Lifeway Research
• Topics engaged Christian parents have discussed with their teen Lifeway Research
• U.S. adults by Bible engagement level (American Bible Society) Lifeway Research
• U.S. adults who say they are online almost constantly Lifeway Research
• U.S. households giving for religious purposes or spiritual development Lifeway Research
• Unchurched Americans who don't mind a friend talking about their faith Lifeway Research
• Unchurched Americans who say a personal invitation would be effective in getting them to visit church Lifeway Research
• Wedding businesses may decline same-sex couples on faith grounds Lifeway Research
• Wedding businesses may decline same-sex couples, by group Lifeway Research
• Wednesday night activities at Protestant churches Lifeway Research
• Weekly prayer or Scripture study group involvement Lifeway Research
• What Americans blame for the decline of morals and values Lifeway Research
• What Americans say is a daily necessity Lifeway Research
• What Gen Z wants to do before turning 30 Lifeway Research
• What adults remember most about VBS Lifeway Research
• What engaged Christian parents say is important for their teen Lifeway Research
• What is a regular part of worship service music Lifeway Research
• What unchurched Americans would attend if invited by a church Lifeway Research
• Where adults with an older friend met that friend Barna Group
• Where churchgoers say a tithe can go Lifeway Research
• Where the average U.S. donor's giving goes Lifeway Research
• Who is responsible for church discipline Lifeway Research
• Who is solely responsible for church discipline Lifeway Research
• Why adults did not attend VBS as a child Lifeway Research
• Why pastors address sexual or domestic violence Lifeway Research
• Working couples who believe they can keep careers, raise a healthy family and stay in love Barna Group