2024 church statistics

287 sourced church and ministry statistics dated 2024, each linked to its original study.

2024

• 13-year-olds who say climate change will make their lives much different from their parents' Springtide Research Institute
• 13-year-olds who say reducing climate change is good for society Springtide Research Institute
• 13-year-olds whose parents limit their screen time Springtide Research Institute
• 2024 presidential preference among pastors who plan to vote and shared a choice Lifeway Research
• Abuse prevention practices in Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• Activity adults say brings the greatest spiritual satisfaction Barna Group
• Adults participating in a house church in a typical week Barna Group
• Adults saying their religious faith is very important, by ethnicity Barna Group
• Adults who feel accepted by God Barna Group
• Adults who place faith in God at the top of their priority list Barna Group
• Adults who say they have gone through divorce, by faith group Barna Group
• Adults with a biblical worldview Barna Group
• Age groups women's ministry leaders say their ministry is well designed to serve Lifeway Research
• Aim to serve their church through their professional skillset Barna Group
• Americans agreeing with consumerist statements Lifeway Research
• Americans attending religious services weekly or nearly every week Lifeway Research
• Americans by Christian nationalism group Public Religion Research Institute
• Americans on churches using resources to campaign for a candidate Lifeway Research
• Americans on pastors endorsing candidates during a church service Lifeway Research
• Americans on removing tax-exempt status from churches that endorse candidates Lifeway Research
• Americans open to a faith conversation with a stranger Lifeway Research
• Americans who describe themselves as religious and spiritual Lifeway Research
• Americans who favor legal euthanasia Lifeway Research
• Americans who say religion's societal influence is waning Lifeway Research
• Americans who see pastor endorsements in church services as appropriate Lifeway Research
• Americans who see pastors endorsing candidates in church as appropriate Lifeway Research
• Americans who typically attend church at Christmastime Lifeway Research
• Americans' favorite day of the year Lifeway Research
• Americans' rating of the state of moral values in the country Lifeway Research
• Americans' views on human origins Lifeway Research
• Approval of AI-generated creative works Barna Group
• Areas where U.S. pastors feel underprepared Barna Group
• Areas where new believers are adequately discipled, according to leaders Lifeway Research
• Attend religious or spiritual services a few times a year or less Springtide Research Institute
• Attending religious services every week, by religious group Lifeway Research
• Baptisms in Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• Barriers pastors cite to helping the incarcerated and their families more Lifeway Research
• Behaviors Americans consider morally acceptable Lifeway Research
• Behaviors adults consider morally acceptable Barna Group
• Behaviors adults say are morally acceptable Barna Group
• Belief in life after death Barna Group
• Belong to a religious or spiritual community Springtide Research Institute
• Benefits women report from their church's women's ministry Lifeway Research
• Best response when someone disagrees with you about religion Lifeway Research
• Biggest influence on evangelicals' perspective on immigration Lifeway Research
• Born again adults who shared their faith with non-believers in the past year Barna Group
• Born again adults who tithe Barna Group
• Change in religiousness over the past twelve months among Latina/o young people Springtide Research Institute
• Chose current church because of children's programming Barna Group
• Christian books read in the past year, not including the Bible Lifeway Research
• Christian nationalism support by religious service attendance Public Religion Research Institute
• Christians not engaged in discipleship at all Barna Group
• Christians' views on sharing how to become a Christian Lifeway Research
• Church giving compared with budget Lifeway Research
• Church giving compared with the prior year Lifeway Research
• Church leaders confident their church is on a future-focused path Barna Group
• Church switchers who left because they were unhappy with their previous church Lifeway Research
• Church switchers who stopped attending before finding their current church Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers confident they can retell Old Testament stories Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers never involved in a prison ministry Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers unaware of their church's involvement with pregnancy centers Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who agree Christians have a responsibility to minister to the incarcerated Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who completely trust their pastor Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who completely trust their pastor Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who have seen a church connection with local pregnancy centers Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who left a congregation over teachings or positions on issues or politics Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say Christian movies are effective evangelism tools Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say a pastor must address current issues Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say a pastor must address current issues Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who see regular attendance as weekly or more often Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' favorite Old Testament stories Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' interest in prison ministry activities Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' personal involvement in prison ministry activities Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' view of whether public perception of Christians is getting worse Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' views on ministry to the incarcerated Lifeway Research
• Closures as a share of starts, 2019 vs 2024 Leader Insights
• Complaints of churchgoers who left a church over the pastor Lifeway Research
• Complaints of churchgoers who left their church disenchanted Lifeway Research
• Confidence in U.S. institutions Lifeway Research
• Congregation had a high degree of input in succession Barna Group
• Couples who are very or extremely happy in their relationship, by church attendance Lifeway Research
• Daily or weekly religious or spiritual practices of Latina/o young people Springtide Research Institute
• Day with a church's highest worship attendance Lifeway Research
• Days in a church's top three attendance services Lifeway Research
• Did not vote in the 2024 election, Black Americans by religious group Public Religion Research Institute
• Digital tools Christians say churches could benefit from Barna Group
• Divorced people who have remarried Barna Group
• Employment status of women's ministry leaders Lifeway Research
• Era churchgoers feel their church's ministry belongs in Lifeway Research
• Evangelical support for principles in immigration legislation Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals as a share of the adult population Barna Group
• Evangelicals who apply biblical truth to voting decisions Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals who say Christians must share God's truth with those who differ Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals' view of how Americans see the term evangelical Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals' view of how the media see the term evangelical Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals' views on the number of legal immigrants approved each year Lifeway Research
• Factors pastors say are important in how they vote Lifeway Research
• Frequently feel isolated, by generation Barna Group
• Frequently feel lonely, by generation Barna Group
• Gen Z who always feel uncertain, anxious or afraid to fail Barna Group
• Greatest spiritual concerns of Gen Z Christians Barna Group
• Groups of women a church's ministry is well-designed to serve Lifeway Research
• Have ever co-habited while single, by age group Barna Group
• Heard a sermon about work from their church in the last month Barna Group
• Highest objective of adult Bible study groups Lifeway Research
• How Americans' spirituality has changed over their lifetime Lifeway Research
• How adult Bible study groups are organized Lifeway Research
• How adults describe their faith identity Barna Group
• How adults say they make moral choices Barna Group
• How church switchers say their current church compares to their previous church Lifeway Research
• How churches support people dealing with opioid addiction Lifeway Research
• How churchgoers say their current church compares to their previous one Lifeway Research
• How often Americans attend religious services Lifeway Research
• How often Americans in serious relationships argue Lifeway Research
• How often churchgoers say it is OK to skip church for kids' sports Lifeway Research
• How often clergy say they are lonely Lifeway Research
• How often clergy say they feel lonely Lifeway Research
• How often evangelicals read the Bible Lifeway Research
• How often ongoing adult Bible study groups meet Lifeway Research
• How often pastors address current issues in sermons Lifeway Research
• How often pastors address current issues in sermons Lifeway Research
• How often pastors say it is OK to skip worship for kids' sports Lifeway Research
• How often pastors say someone must attend to be a regular churchgoer Lifeway Research
• How religious young people consider themselves to be Springtide Research Institute
• How senior pastor transitions begin Barna Group
• How women's ministry helps church-going women Lifeway Research
• Inflation implied by 2024 religious giving figures Leader Insights
• Invitations to church extended by churchgoers in the past six months Lifeway Research
• Issues Hispanic pastors say need attention in their lives Lifeway Research
• Issues metro adults expect local government to address Barna Group
• Know a higher power exists with no doubts Springtide Research Institute
• LGBTQ+ identities among young people Springtide Research Institute
• Labels leaders are comfortable using for their adult groups ministry Lifeway Research
• Latina/o young people's belief in a higher power Springtide Research Institute
• Latina/o young people's involvement in a religious or spiritual community Springtide Research Institute
• Life changes that pulled churchgoers away from their previous church Lifeway Research
• Likelihood of attending church at Christmas if invited Lifeway Research
• Main reason churchgoers don't bring guests to church more often Lifeway Research
• Makeup of the religiously unaffiliated Lifeway Research
• Married parents classified as fragile Barna Group
• Married parents classified as resilient Barna Group
• Members of Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• Metro markets with the highest and lowest born again shares Barna Group
• Ministry positions senior pastors held before becoming a senior pastor Lifeway Research
• Monthly use of Christian media Barna Group
• Most common topics couples argue about Lifeway Research
• Most important factor in pastors' vote when forced to choose one Lifeway Research
• Needs and challenges pastors report around friendship Lifeway Research
• Net change in Protestant churches per week Leader Insights
• Nones on whether religion does more harm or good in American society Lifeway Research
• Not in a group and unsure whether church offers one Barna Group
• Outcomes churched teens say they experienced from childhood church ministry Barna Group
• Parents concerned about AI's impact on children and teens Barna Group
• Pastor support for same-sex marriage by denomination Lifeway Research
• Pastors comfortable using AI, by task Barna Group
• Pastors comfortable using AI, by task Barna Group
• Pastors equipped to lead on politics and civic engagement Barna Group
• Pastors naming political division as hurting pastors' credibility Barna Group
• Pastors on legalizing sports betting nationwide Lifeway Research
• Pastors on whether betting on sports is morally wrong Lifeway Research
• Pastors planning to vote in the 2024 presidential election Lifeway Research
• Pastors reporting congregational conflict, by thoughts of leaving Lifeway Research
• Pastors who agree God can work through AI Barna Group
• Pastors who believe fear is growing in their congregations Lifeway Research
• Pastors who endorsed a candidate outside their church role Lifeway Research
• Pastors who feel supported by other local pastors Lifeway Research
• Pastors who have never seriously considered leaving ministry Lifeway Research
• Pastors who have not backed a candidate during a church service this year Lifeway Research
• Pastors who have struggled with pornography at some point in their lives Barna Group
• Pastors who say a congregation member's family member is affected by opioid abuse Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say financial stress is one of their most significant issues Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say politics is the area they are least equipped to lead Barna Group
• Pastors who say their church has an intentional leader-development process Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say their marriage needs attention or investment Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say they need to keep investing in disciple-making Lifeway Research
• Pastors who see nothing wrong with same-sex marriage Lifeway Research
• Pastors who see potential for AI to do good Barna Group
• Pastors with good to great health and wellness scores, by church size Lifeway Research
• Pastors' overall wellness scores Lifeway Research
• Pastors' self-rated financial health Lifeway Research
• Pastors' self-rated physical health Lifeway Research
• Pastors' view of church strength compared to before the pandemic Lifeway Research
• Pastors' views on the future of church leadership Barna Group
• People with no faith who know a Christian Barna Group
• Political ideology of young people Springtide Research Institute
• Political party identification of Southern Baptists Lifeway Research
• Porn users who say no one is helping them avoid pornography Barna Group
• Position on the legality of abortion Barna Group
• Positive or no economic impact on churches Lifeway Research
• Positive personal impacts of being a pastor, Hispanic pastors Lifeway Research
• Practicing Christians who consume pornography at least occasionally Barna Group
• Practicing Christians with a low financial flourishing score Barna Group
• Practicing Christians' top election priority: slowing down inflation Barna Group
• Presidential vote preference among likely voters with evangelical beliefs Lifeway Research
• Primary influence on evangelicals' personal decisions Lifeway Research
• Primary spiritual gift pastors list Barna Group
• Protestant churches closing each week Leader Insights
• Protestant churches giving a live human response to phone calls, by region Barna Group
• Protestant churchgoers with friends of different religious beliefs Lifeway Research
• Protestant churchgoers' friendships with people of other beliefs Lifeway Research
• Protestant pastors who are currently married Barna Group
• Protestant pastors with a biblical worldview, by church segment Barna Group
• Qualities that make non-Christians open to faith conversations Barna Group
• Reasons churchgoers give for worsening public perception of Christians Lifeway Research
• Reasons churchgoers left a church other than a residential move Lifeway Research
• Regular Protestant churchgoers who are members of their church Lifeway Research
• Regular churchgoers who have attended more than one church as an adult Lifeway Research
• Regularly attended a Christian church during childhood Barna Group
• Religion's share of all U.S. giving Leader Insights
• Religious freedoms Southern Baptists say should be an American's right Lifeway Research
• Religious identity of Americans Public Religion Research Institute
• Religious identity of young people Springtide Research Institute
• Religiously unaffiliated Americans by age group Public Religion Research Institute
• Retention rate of those raised in each religious tradition Lifeway Research
• Self-identified Christians by generation Barna Group
• Senior citizens who never attend religious services Lifeway Research
• Senior pastors who consider themselves effective leaders Barna Group
• Senior pastors who say they are effective at thinking strategically Barna Group
• Share of adults in each faith-based segment Barna Group
• Single adults who are born again, by race and ethnicity Barna Group
• Southern Baptist churches conducting background checks on volunteers and staff Lifeway Research
• Southern Baptist congregations that use background checks, by worship attendance Lifeway Research
• Spiritual influences present in spiritually vibrant households Barna Group
• Spiritual needs people most want help with Barna Group
• Tasks where Christians say a human does it better than AI Barna Group
• Teaching or political reasons churchgoers left a church over disagreements Lifeway Research
• Time a church spent without a pastor before the current senior pastor started Lifeway Research
• Tone of conversation most often heard at churchgoers' congregations Lifeway Research
• Tone of words interviewees use when they hear the word politics Springtide Research Institute
• Top priorities women's ministry leaders rank for their ministries Lifeway Research
• Top reason churchgoers are not in a small group: too busy Barna Group
• Top thing nones want in a conversation with a Christian: listening without judgment Barna Group
• Top voting issues for Latina/o young people ages 18 to 25 Springtide Research Institute
• Topics adults discuss during a typical week Barna Group
• Training churches provide for small group leaders Lifeway Research
• Types of books pastors name as most helpful Barna Group
• U.S. adults who are currently married Barna Group
• U.S. adults who say they regularly use AI-powered technology Barna Group
• Unmet needs behind switching churches Lifeway Research
• Use the Internet for religious or spiritual experiences Barna Group
• Very or extremely important reasons for being a none Lifeway Research
• Views on whether moral truth is absolute Barna Group
• Ways Hispanic churches serve their community Lifeway Research
• Ways churches have supported local pregnancy resource centers Lifeway Research
• Weekly worship attendance in Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• What Americans say they have enough of Lifeway Research
• What Gen Z Christians and church attendees like most about their church Barna Group
• What churches did about sports betting in the last year Lifeway Research
• What keeps churchgoers from participating in prison ministry Lifeway Research
• What outgoing senior pastors do after a transition Barna Group
• Where pastors say an LGBTQ+ person can serve in their church Lifeway Research
• Whether Americans see Halloween as harmless Lifeway Research
• Whether our pastor understands blended and nontraditional families Barna Group
• White Catholics voting Republican for president Public Religion Research Institute
• White Christian groups backing Donald Trump in 2024 Public Religion Research Institute
• White Christians who voted for Donald Trump in 2024, by gender Public Religion Research Institute
• White evangelical Protestants voting Republican for president Public Religion Research Institute
• White mainline/non-evangelical Protestants voting Republican for president Public Religion Research Institute
• Who parents say is primarily responsible for teaching their children about religious beliefs Barna Group
• Why Americans attend church at Christmastime Lifeway Research
• Why Hispanic Protestant pastors are bivocational Lifeway Research
• Why churchgoers are not church members Lifeway Research
• Why churchgoers felt out of place at their previous church Lifeway Research
• Why women's ministry leaders lead Lifeway Research
• Women churchgoers helped to serve their community by women's ministry Lifeway Research
• Women's ministry at the churches of churchgoing women Lifeway Research
• Women's ministry leaders married to the pastor Lifeway Research
• Women's ministry leaders offering Bible studies for women Lifeway Research
• Women's ministry leaders who are unpaid Lifeway Research
• Work status of Hispanic Protestant pastors Lifeway Research
• Worship attendees who also participate in small groups Lifeway Research
• Worship service language offerings in Hispanic churches Lifeway Research
• Years senior pastors worked in non-ministry jobs before becoming a senior pastor Lifeway Research
• Young Americans who say adults have done a poor job handling political issues Springtide Research Institute
• Young people very uncomfortable speaking to adults about politics Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who agree it is important to understand both sides of a political issue Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who disagree they would stop speaking to someone over political views Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who do not trust the US president at all Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who never or rarely talk politics with adults Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who say religion should have no influence in politics Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who say social media influences their political opinions Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who say their life has meaning, by number of mentors Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who say they can be close to someone who disagrees on politics Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who took part in a civic engagement activity in the past 12 months Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who use social media daily Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who would consider joining a totally online spiritual community Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who would stop speaking to someone who strongly opposes their political views Springtide Research Institute