America is having a surprising church revival
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“median worship attendance in the US plummeted by more than half [over the past several decades]”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of general definitions of the word 'median' and statistical calculators, with no actual data regarding US worship attendance trends.
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— The median of a set of numbers is the value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution. For a data set, it may be thought of as the "m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median
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— Nov 4, 2025 · Mean, median and mode calculator for statistics. Calculate mean, median, mode, range and average for any data set with this calculator. Free online statistics calculators.
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— Mar 29, 2026 · A median is the middle number in a sorted list of either ascending or descending numbers. It’s used in statistical studies.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/median.asp
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/median.asp
“The US population has consistently increased for over a century, growing from roughly 76 million in 1900 to over 343 million by 2025”
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— 22 hours ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest US news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/
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— Get facts about the U.S., its laws, history, and statistics. Buy government property. Learn about the president and how to contact elected officials and federal agencies.
https://www.usa.gov/about-the-us
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— The three largest airlines in the world, by total number of passengers carried, are U.S.-based; American Airlines became the global leader after its 2013 merger with US Airways. [405]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
“40 million Americans have stopped attending church in the past 25 years, which works out to about 12% of the population”
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One web search result ('Church Attendance Trends in 2026') explicitly confirms that roughly 40 million Americans stopped attending church over the past 25 years. Other results discuss the decline of Christianity or unaffiliated rates but do not confirm this specific number.
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— Findings from the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study After many years of steady decline, the share of Americans who identify as Christians shows signs of leveling off - at least temporarily - at slight…
https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025…
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— Their central finding: roughly 40 million Americans who were regular churchgoers have stopped attending over the past 25 years. That represents the largest and fastest religious shift in U.S. history.
https://faithscout.com/blog/church-attendance-trends-2026
https://faithscout.com/blog/church-attendance-trends-2026
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— After years of consistent growth, the percentage of religiously unaffiliated in America has plateaued: In 2025, 28% of Americans identify as having no religious tradition, similar to the previous year…
https://prri.org/spotlight/2025-prri-census-of-american-reli…
https://prri.org/spotlight/2025-prri-census-of-american-reli…
“A new report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows signs of a shift – for the first time in two decades, church attendance is up”
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Three independent web search results (RT World News, a report on 'Worship Attendance at Churches Up', and a research summary from April 24, 2026) all state that a report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows church attendance is up for the first time in two decades.
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— Yet a new report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows signs of a shift — for the first time in two decades, attendance is up.
https://wordandway.org/2026/04/27/worship-attendance-at-chur…
https://wordandway.org/2026/04/27/worship-attendance-at-chur…
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— A new report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows signs of a shift – for the first time in two decades, church attendance is up.
https://www.rt.com/news/639427-america-young-church-revival/
https://www.rt.com/news/639427-america-young-church-revival/
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— HARTFORD, April 24, 2026 — For the first time in 25 years, median in-person worship attendance at U.S. congregations has increased, according to new research from the Exploring the Pandemic Impact on …
https://www.covidreligionresearch.org/study-rise-congregatio…
https://www.covidreligionresearch.org/study-rise-congregatio…
“the study’s authors wrote in a report released on April 24, which surveyed a representative sample of leaders at 7,453 congregations between September and December of 2025”
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While multiple sources confirm the report's existence and the date April 24, 2026, only the 'New research finds first rise...' source explicitly mentions the EPIC project and the Hartford Institute. However, the specific detail about the survey of 7,453 congregations is not explicitly detailed in the snippets provided, though the report's release date is corroborated.
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— Researchers from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research said the median congregation grew from 65 in 2020 to about 70 today.Yet a new report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research sho…
https://wordandway.org/2026/04/27/worship-attendance-at-chur…
https://wordandway.org/2026/04/27/worship-attendance-at-chur…
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— HARTFORD, April 24, 2026 — For the first time in 25 years, median in-person worship attendance at U.S. congregations has increased, according to new research from the Exploring the Pandemic Impact on …
https://www.covidreligionresearch.org/study-rise-congregatio…
https://www.covidreligionresearch.org/study-rise-congregatio…
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— The Hartford report, “Politics in the Pews? Analyzing Congregational Political Engagement,” focused on how congregations as a whole deal with politics, not religious individuals or their clergy alone.
https://baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/hartford-most…
https://baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/hartford-most…
“Median in-person attendance, which dropped from 137 per service in 2000 to 45 during the Covid pandemic, is now at 70 adults”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists only of definitions of 'median' and statistical calculators, not actual attendance data.
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— The median of a set of numbers is the value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution. For a data set, it may be thought of as the "m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median
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— Nov 4, 2025 · Mean, median and mode calculator for statistics. Calculate mean, median, mode, range and average for any data set with this calculator. Free online statistics calculators.
https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/statistics/mean-m…
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— Mar 29, 2026 · A median is the middle number in a sorted list of either ascending or descending numbers. It’s used in statistical studies.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/median.asp
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/median.asp
“the 2020 Faith Communities Today survey from the Hartford Center for Religious Research... put the figure at 65”
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The search results provided for this claim are unrelated Chegg homework solutions regarding business accounting and have nothing to do with the Hartford Center for Religious Research or church attendance.
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“According to 2025 Barna Group data, Gen Z (18-28) and Millennials (29-44)... are leading a historic resurgence in church attendance, now attending more frequently than older generations”
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Three independent sources (Christianity Today, RT World News, and a study summary) confirm that 2025 Barna Group data shows Gen Z and Millennials are attending church more frequently than older generations.
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— Churchgoers between the ages of 18 and 28 attend church more frequently than their older siblings, parents, or grandparents.Older generations, meanwhile, are going to church less frequently even when …
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/study-gen-z-leads-…
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/study-gen-z-leads-…
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— According to 2025 Barna Group data, Gen Z (18-28) and Millennials (29-44), who once had a notorious reputation for their disinterest in church services, are leading a historic resurgence in church att…
https://www.rt.com/news/639427-america-young-church-revival/
https://www.rt.com/news/639427-america-young-church-revival/
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— A new study by the Barna Group has found that Gen Z is attending church at rates higher than older generations. On average, Gen Z churchgoers attend services 1.9 weekends per month, slightly higher th…
https://tpusa.com/live/gen-z-attending-church-more-frequentl…
https://tpusa.com/live/gen-z-attending-church-more-frequentl…
“Gen Z averages 1.9 weekend visits monthly, while Millennials average 1.8”
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One source ('Gen Z Attending Church More Frequently Than Older Generations...') explicitly states that Gen Z churchgoers attend 1.9 weekends per month and Millennials attend 1.8. No other sources provide these specific numbers.
“Among Gen X – those born between 1965 and 1980 – churchgoing has landed at about the same rate as it was in 2000”
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