November 17, 2022 Church & Ministry, Culture Watch, Faith, News, Next Generation
Pastor Dan Haugh welcomed 21 new members to his congregation Sunday morning. Six months ago, he welcomed 19 others to Stowe Community Church in Stowe, Vermont. While other houses of worship in Northern Vermont ...
Read More » October 11, 2022 Church & Ministry, Faith, Finances, Lifestyles, News
Christians who attend church regularly are more likely to be taught and experience generosity in their own lives than non-Christians, according to a new Barna survey. The poll conducted of 2,016 adults ...
Read More » September 15, 2022 Culture Watch, Education, News
Kindergarten may be valuable for some children, but it shouldn’t be compulsory – and the studies prove it. This back-to-school season, many parents are eager to drop-off their kindergarteners to begin the ...
Read More » January 15, 2022 Church & Ministry, Faith, Finances, News
Donations to religious organizations continued at an all-time low last year, a new Gallup survey found. Forty-four percent of Americans, the same percentage as in 2020, said they donated to a faith-based ...
Read More » November 1, 2021 Church & Ministry, Culture Watch, News
Church congregations are shrinking in the United States, and it may be felt most in rural areas. The latest Faith Communities Today survey also found a median attendance decline of 7 percent. ...
Read More » October 11, 2021 Church & Ministry, Faith, News, World
Because of COVID-19, more than three in four evangelical Protestants in the United States have experienced watching church online instead of in person. More important is that going forward, the majority who ...
Read More » July 23, 2021 Faith, News, Travel
Answers in Genesis celebrated the fifth anniversary of its popular Ark Encounter by announcing plans for a new Tower of Babel attraction. The Ark Encounter opened in July 2016 in Williamstown, Ky. ...
Read More » April 1, 2021 Church & Ministry, Culture Watch, Faith, News, Next Generation
Less than half of Americans now say they belong to a house of worship, which is the lowest number since polling began in the mid-1930s. The decline is part of a continued ...
Read More » March 31, 2021 Church & Ministry, Culture Watch, Faith, News
For the first time, religious service attendance has fallen below 50 percent while a majority of Republican voters say they support same-sex marriage. According to a Public Religion Research Institute polls, less ...
Read More » March 11, 2021 Church & Ministry, Culture Watch, News
Churchgoers aren’t attending yet at pre-pandemic levels, but most say they value gathering with their congregation and are anxious to do so when the threat of COVID ends. A study of 1,000 Protestant ...
Read More » December 14, 2020 Church & Ministry, Faith, Health and Wellness, News
People who attend church were the only group of Americans who didn’t see the state of their mental health decline this year, according to a Gallup Poll. The share of Americans who ...
Read More » December 9, 2019 Church & Ministry, Culture Watch, Finances, Next Generation
Charitable contributions are down in the United States, and faith may have something to do with it, according to Marketwatch. The share of U.S. adults who donated to charity dropped significantly between ...
Read More » August 17, 2019 News, Politics & Policy
President Donald Trump’s New Hampshire rally broke an attendance record that was held by Elton John since 2004, a fire official said. After the Aug. 15 rally, the president shared pictures showing a huge ...
Read More » February 3, 2019 Faith, Find God
Those who identify with a religious group and regularly attend worship services tend to be happier and more civically engaged than those who do not, a new Pew Research Center survey has ...
Read More » November 9, 2018 Lifestyles
It’s hardly fair to blame evangelical churches for not teaching sound theology to someone who never darkens its door. Last week I wrote a piece that highlighted the stunning results from Ligonier Ministries’ and ...
Read More » August 4, 2018 Lifestyles
Fewer adults are attending religious services in the United States, but not necessarily because they don’t believe. Many cite practical or personal reasons for skipping weekly services, according to new Pew Research ...
Read More » July 19, 2018 Faith
Americans are still inviting their friends to church. Nearly two-thirds of churchgoers say they’ve invited at least one person to visit their church in the past six months, according to a new study. ...
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