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Crosswalk
crosswalk.com > headlines > contributors > guest-commentary > church-attendance-is-risingbut-new-research-reveals-a-troubling-trend.html

Church Attendance Is Rising—but New Research Reveals a Troubling Trend

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (376+ words) Do you believe Church attendance is on the rise or the fall? According to Lifeway Research, “Slightly more than half of U.S. Protestant pastors (54%) report their average worship service attendance has increased since 2023.” Since the COVID-19 pandemic, church attendance across…...

Pathway
mbcpathway.com > 09/03/2026 > pastors-report-growing-attendance-but-fewer-unchurched-newcomers-according-to-lifeway-research

Pastors report growing attendance, but fewer unchurched newcomers, according to Lifeway Research • Pathway

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1214+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (Lifeway Research) — Looking out at those gathered for a weekend worship service, around half of pastors say their congregations have grown. Slightly more than half of U.S. Protestant pastors (54%) report the average worship service attendance at their church…...

Crosswalk
crosswalk.com > headlines > contributors > elizabeth-delaney > polls-reveal-why-church-attendance-still-subpar-post-covid-commonly-overlooked-demographic.html

Polls Reveal Why Church Attendance Still Subpar Post Covid, Commonly Overlooked Demographic

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (345+ words) Perhaps the most revealing answer as to why attendance still hasn’t fully recovered was reported in a Pew Research poll. Overall, about 43 percent of people find it more convenient to watch services online, though a small number (21 percent) say they…...