2021 church statistics

138 sourced church and ministry statistics dated 2021, each linked to its original study.

2021

• 2021 offerings compared with the previous year Lifeway Research
• Activities pastors say qualify as missions work Barna Group
• Adults who have given financially to charitable organizations, by generation Barna Group
• Adults who still identify with the tradition they were raised in Lifeway Research
• Advice men gave their partner about the abortion decision Lifeway Research
• Agree American Christians complain too much about how they are treated Lifeway Research
• Agree Christians are increasingly confronted with intolerance in America Lifeway Research
• Agree religious liberty is on the decline in America Lifeway Research
• Americans attending religious services at least once or twice a month Lifeway Research
• Americans who believe there is an ultimate purpose and plan for every person's life Lifeway Research
• Americans who feel satisfied with their vocation Barna Group
• Americans who pray to God at least once every seven days Barna Group
• Americans who prefer digital forms of giving Barna Group
• Americans who say churches in their community were helpful during the pandemic Lifeway Research
• Americans who say religious liberty is declining in America Lifeway Research
• Americans who watched a Christian church service online during the pandemic Lifeway Research
• Americans who were Bible users Lifeway Research
• Americans who wonder if they would go to heaven if they died today Lifeway Research
• Americans' confidence in telling the biblical Christmas story Lifeway Research
• Areas of conflict former pastors had in their last church Lifeway Research
• Average pastor's in-person attendance as a share of pre-pandemic attendance Lifeway Research
• Average weekly in-person worship attendance in Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• Baptisms reported by Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• Belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago Lifeway Research
• Change in personal Bible reading compared to last year Lifeway Research
• Change in weekly worship attendance over the last five years Lifeway Research
• Christian Gen Z teens who say actions speaking louder than words wins positive responses Barna Group
• Christians who attend church services monthly or more Lifeway Research
• Christians worldwide who suffered significant persecution for their faith Lifeway Research
• Church attendance in August 2021 compared with pre-COVID levels Lifeway Research
• Church community service Americans heard about in the past six months Lifeway Research
• Churches optimistic about total cash gifts going into the next year Lifeway Research
• Churches that are predominantly one racial or ethnic group Lifeway Research
• Churches with someone in the congregation diagnosed with COVID-19 Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers planning to return to pre-pandemic attendance levels Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers proud of how their church responded to the pandemic Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who have not shared their faith with anyone in the past six months Lifeway Research
• Close relationship hurt by 2020 election, by political ideology Barna Group
• Close relationship negatively impacted by the 2020 election Barna Group
• Confidence in the church or organized religion Lifeway Research
• Days pastors name as high attendance Sundays Lifeway Research
• Effect of 2020 events on closeness to God Lifeway Research
• Emotions men felt when they learned their partner was pregnant Lifeway Research
• Familiarity with the term tithe Barna Group
• Feeling Americans most want to avoid Lifeway Research
• Feeling U.S. adults most want to avoid Lifeway Research
• Gen Z adults who research charities before giving Barna Group
• Greatest needs pastors say they face Lifeway Research
• Holidays Americans like most Lifeway Research
• How Americans rate the honesty and ethical standards of clergy Lifeway Research
• How Christians set their giving to their local church Barna Group
• How far ahead pastors plan sermon topics Lifeway Research
• How important religion is to Americans' lives Lifeway Research
• How much more practicing Christians tithe Leader Insights
• How much pastors say congregations should give to the church Barna Group
• How often Americans attend religious services Lifeway Research
• How often Americans pray Lifeway Research
• How often Americans wonder how to find more meaning and purpose in life Lifeway Research
• How often regular Protestant churchgoers read the Bible personally Lifeway Research
• How teens across faith groups describe Jesus Barna Group
• How women learn about finances Barna Group
• How young adults who stayed or left describe their teenage church Lifeway Research
• How young adults who stayed or left describe their young adult church Lifeway Research
• Impact of the economy on their church, according to pastors Lifeway Research
• Issues a majority of Americans see as morally acceptable Lifeway Research
• Knowing the names of many people who live nearby Lifeway Research
• Local pastors that Protestant pastors personally know and spend time with Lifeway Research
• Membership in Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• Mental challenges Protestant pastors face in ministry Lifeway Research
• Most challenging people dynamic for pastors Lifeway Research
• Most important spiritual need for pastors to invest in right now Lifeway Research
• Needs U.S. pastors say they must address today Lifeway Research
• Online and alternative worship formats offered by churches during the pandemic Lifeway Research
• Outcome Americans value most Lifeway Research
• Parental church attendance and spiritual guidance during the teen years Lifeway Research
• Pastors who consider it vital to be part of a denomination Lifeway Research
• Pastors who expect denominational identity to diminish in importance over 10 years Lifeway Research
• Pastors who feel supported by other local pastors Lifeway Research
• Pastors who have considered quitting full-time ministry in the past year Barna Group
• Pastors who say an attendee has been diagnosed with COVID-19 Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say changing gender through surgery or hormones is morally wrong Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say every church should strive for racial diversity Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say identifying as a different gender from birth sex is morally wrong Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say it is morally wrong to identify with a gender different from one's biological sex Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say missions is work that all Christians participate in Barna Group
• Pastors who say the role of pastor is frequently overwhelming Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say their church met in person in January Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say they have personally experienced some type of mental illness Lifeway Research
• Pastors who work 50 hours or more a week Lifeway Research
• Pastors' experience preaching on racial reconciliation Lifeway Research
• Pastors' greatest mental challenge in ministry Lifeway Research
• People dynamics pastors find challenging in their churches Lifeway Research
• Personal areas pastors say need attention or investment Lifeway Research
• Practicing Christians who currently give to a church Barna Group
• Practicing Christians who have heard of the Great Commission Barna Group
• Preferred type of church gathering after the pandemic Barna Group
• Pressures pastors report in ministry Lifeway Research
• Professions rated high or very high for honesty and ethics Lifeway Research
• Reasons pastors leave the pastorate Lifeway Research
• Reasons pastors say they left their previous church Lifeway Research
• Regular churchgoers who attended a religious service in person Lifeway Research
• Relationship status at the time of the partner's abortion Lifeway Research
• Religious identity of Americans, 2007 vs 2021 Lifeway Research
• Say it is okay for regular volunteers not to give financially Barna Group
• Self-care areas U.S. pastors find challenging in ministry Lifeway Research
• Share identifying as religiously unaffiliated by generation Lifeway Research
• Share identifying as something other than heterosexual by generation Lifeway Research
• Signs of the end times pastors point to Lifeway Research
• Single greatest personal need pastors name Lifeway Research
• Skills pastors say they need to invest in developing Lifeway Research
• Social media users who treat Bible quotes like any other quote Lifeway Research
• Spiritual areas pastors say are important to invest in Lifeway Research
• Strongly agree every person should volunteer regularly Barna Group
• Teen church and spiritual practices of those who dropped out versus stayed in church Lifeway Research
• Teens who share the faith tradition of their parents Lifeway Research
• Tensions Americans see in their country Lifeway Research
• Top ministry difficulty pastors most need to invest in Lifeway Research
• Top reasons young adults who stayed in church gave for not dropping out Lifeway Research
• Top sources of hope for Americans through 2020 Lifeway Research
• Topics Americans say their past New Year's resolutions focused on Lifeway Research
• Traits practicing Christian teens see in a confident evangelist Barna Group
• Trust in people who live in their local community Lifeway Research
• Types of conflict pastors experienced at their last church Lifeway Research
• U.S. adults who have received someone's extraordinary generosity Barna Group
• U.S. adults who say someone taught them what being generous means Barna Group
• Vocational health compared with last year Barna Group
• What Americans desire most in life Lifeway Research
• What Bible-engaged teens say the Bible teaches about Barna Group
• What evangelical churchgoers say their church should do about in-person services Lifeway Research
• When pastors expect most small groups to start meeting again Lifeway Research
• Where churches placed livestreamed worship services Lifeway Research
• Which is the bigger threat to the U.S. church today Lifeway Research
• Who former pastors shared struggles with at least monthly in their last pastorate Lifeway Research
• Why pastors left their last church Lifeway Research
• Why predecessor pastors left the pastorate for work outside it Lifeway Research
• Working adults who agree their work makes a difference in the world Barna Group
• Working adults who find purpose and meaning in their work Barna Group
• Worshippers at new churches who were previously unchurched Lifeway Research