2019 church statistics

114 sourced church and ministry statistics dated 2019, each linked to its original study.

2019

• Adults who never attend religious services, by age group Lifeway Research
• Adults who say they pray every day, selected countries Lifeway Research
• African Americans' perception of Israel Lifeway Research
• African Americans' perception of Israel Lifeway Research
• Age of attendees in new Hispanic church works Lifeway Research
• American teens who say they are religiously unaffiliated Lifeway Research
• Americans who say abortion should generally be illegal in the third trimester Lifeway Research
• Americans who say they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque Lifeway Research
• Americans with a close friend 15 years older or younger Lifeway Research
• Americans' confidence in the church or organized religion Lifeway Research
• Attenders who say becoming closer to God is a primary reason they attend Lifeway Research
• Biggest challenges to leadership today according to young adults Lifeway Research
• Christianity's growth rate by world region Lifeway Research
• Church dropouts who list college as a reason for leaving Lifeway Research
• Church giving so far this year compared with last year Lifeway Research
• Churches averaging fewer than 100 people at weekly services Lifeway Research
• Churches by Sunday attendance size Lifeway Research
• Churches with some type of security measure in place for worship Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers confident in their ability to help others with Bible struggles Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers on needing other believers to grow in their walk with God Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers on whether they can walk with God without other believers Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who agree a Christian must deny self to serve Christ Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who enjoy exploring a passage of Scripture to understand its meaning Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who find it challenging to make sense of the Bible on their own Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who find themselves praying spontaneously throughout the day Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who gave to at least one charity beyond their church Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who have developed significant relationships at their church Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who invited someone to church in the last six months Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say God's Word can mean different things to different people Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say their church is a safe place for children and teenagers Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say their church is a safe place where adults are protected from sexual assault Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who see acts of service as a way to get to know others Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who strongly agree they give up purchases to give to others, by age Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' attendance at a class or small group in a typical month Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' reactions when a well-known ministry leader abandons the faith Lifeway Research
• Discipleship methods used by churches Lifeway Research
• Effect of the 2018 tax reform on church finances Lifeway Research
• Events and invitations unchurched Americans say they would attend Lifeway Research
• Experiences of young adults involved in a church or religious group Lifeway Research
• Facets Americans say are very important to their identity Lifeway Research
• Facets rated very important to Americans' personal identity Lifeway Research
• Goals young adults want to achieve in the next 10 years Barna Group
• Groups Americans see as positively contributing to society Lifeway Research
• Have a close friend who is older, by generation Lifeway Research
• How American adults handle religious disagreements Lifeway Research
• How churched teens describe their faith as young adults Lifeway Research
• How churches currently serve people with opioid addiction Lifeway Research
• How churches put their services online Lifeway Research
• How churchgoers say their church would respond to a sexual abuse survivor Lifeway Research
• How much influence religious leaders have had in Americans' lives Lifeway Research
• How often Protestant churchgoers read the Bible personally Lifeway Research
• How often churchgoers attend a class or small group in a typical month Lifeway Research
• How often churchgoers set aside private time for worship, praise or thanksgiving Lifeway Research
• How often churchgoers set aside time for private worship, praise or thanksgiving Lifeway Research
• How often churchgoers watched a livestream instead of attending in person Lifeway Research
• How often employed churchgoers must work on Sunday mornings Lifeway Research
• How pastors would respond if their state legalizes sports gambling Lifeway Research
• How retired ministers feel toward the churches or mission fields they served Lifeway Research
• How senior pastor transitions began Lifeway Research
• How young adults describe the church members of their teen church Lifeway Research
• How young adults feel about the future Barna Group
• How young adults who attended church as teens describe their faith today Lifeway Research
• Institutions Americans expect to have a positive impact on national problems Lifeway Research
• Issues Americans view as morally acceptable Lifeway Research
• Leaders Americans say act unethically at least some of the time Lifeway Research
• Life milestones young adults have already reached Barna Group
• Meetings Protestant pastors say they regularly have Lifeway Research
• New Hispanic church works that conduct services completely in Spanish Lifeway Research
• No close friends outside their age group, by generation Lifeway Research
• Pastors who are bivocational Lifeway Research
• Pastors who disagree that sports gambling should be legal across the U.S Lifeway Research
• Pastors who favor immigration reform with a path to citizenship Lifeway Research
• Pastors who had another career before starting church work Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say it is morally wrong to bet on sports, by denomination Lifeway Research
• Pastors' personal connections to opioid abuse Lifeway Research
• Pastors' satisfaction with their pastoral role Lifeway Research
• Pastors' view of the economy's impact on their church Lifeway Research
• Pastors' views and practices on discipleship in their church Lifeway Research
• Personally know someone who prefers gender-neutral pronouns Lifeway Research
• Practicing Christian men who say it is okay for fathers to be stay-at-home parents Barna Group
• Practicing Christians by generation Lifeway Research
• Practicing Christians who have offered unconditional forgiveness Lifeway Research
• Practicing Christians' views of the United States Barna Group
• Pressures pastors report in ministry Lifeway Research
• Protestant church attendance change over the past three years Lifeway Research
• Protestant churches started in the U.S. in 2019 Lifeway Research
• Protestant churches that closed in the U.S. in 2019 Lifeway Research
• Regular church attendance by age among those who attended as teenagers Lifeway Research
• Regular ministry meetings Protestant pastors say they hold Lifeway Research
• Regular teen churchgoers who dropped out for at least a year as young adults Lifeway Research
• Retired ministers confident they can retire comfortably Lifeway Research
• Retired ministers who often feel lonely or isolated Lifeway Research
• Security measures in place when churches gather for worship Lifeway Research
• Self-identified Christians by generation Lifeway Research
• Social media platforms evangelicals use regularly Lifeway Research
• Sources of anxiety and pressure among young adults Barna Group
• Southern Baptist Convention total membership Lifeway Research
• Southern Baptist average worship service attendance Lifeway Research
• Southern Baptist baptisms Lifeway Research
• Spiritual practices of young adults who attended church as teenagers Lifeway Research
• Spiritual practices of young adults who attended church as teens Lifeway Research
• Top world problems named by practicing Christian young adults Barna Group
• Total offerings compared with the church budget Lifeway Research
• U.S. adults who identify as Christian, by generation Lifeway Research
• Unchurched people who say someone explained the benefits of being a Christian Lifeway Research
• What church has helped engaged young Christians do Barna Group
• What has influenced African Americans' opinions about Israel Lifeway Research
• What teens say would be very important to them as adults Lifeway Research
• Who Protestant churchgoers typically travel to church with Lifeway Research
• Who non-Christians see as best suited to solve local problems Barna Group
• Who retired ministers meet with monthly to openly share struggles Lifeway Research
• Who typically took current Protestant churchgoers to church as a child Lifeway Research
• Why African Americans support Israel's statehood Lifeway Research
• Young adults who say society faces a crisis of leadership Barna Group