Demographic Reports

Religion in America

  • Key Findings on Religion & Teens
  • Unchurched People
    There has been a 92% increase in the number of unchurched Americans in the last thirteen years.
  • Church Attendance
    The 1999 median of 90 adult attenders is down 10% from the 1997 average of 100 attenders, and down 12% from 1992 (102 adult attenders).
  • Self-Descriptions
    21% say they are “charismatic or Pentecostal” (1999)
  • Church Demographics
    43% of adults nationwide have attended a church service, in the past seven days.(2004)
  • Three Gaps
    The religious condition of Americans today can perhaps be best described in terms of gaps.
  • Is religion INCREASING OR DECREASING it's influence on U.S. society?
  • Will America Experience A Spiritual Transformation?
    It remains to be seen whether the attacks and the continuing war on terrorism will have the effect of deepening spirituality and religious faith over the long run, with people weighing the profound issues of life and death.
  • New Research Debunks 11 Myths About Megachurches
    According to a groundbreaking research study just released by Leadership Network and Hartford Seminary’s Hartford Institute for Religion Research, many of the most widely held beliefs about megachurches could not be farther from the truth.

    The Megachurches Today 2005 survey is the most thoroughly researched study of the Protestant megachurch movement in the United States. Since June 2005, more than 1,800 churches were contacted by e-mail, phone and mail, with complete data for more than 400 qualifying congregations received, tabulated and analyzed.

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