• There are approximately 300,000 Protestant churches in the United States.
  • the majority of these churches have an attendance of 20-200
  • sometimes the attendance is 300 or greater
• 99.6% of US churches have a weekly worship attendance of less than 2000
• There are 1210 churches with an attendance greater than 2000

• The total membership count for Roman Catholics, the ultra-conservative Southern Baptist Convention, Pentecostal Assemblies of God and proselytizing Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) reported to the Yearbook is up nearly 11.4% for the same period.
• 10% to 14% of Americans say they have no religious identity.
• In 2001, 17.2 million people named a mainline denomination, down from 18.7 million in 1990.
• 26.1% of Americans described themselves as mainline in general.
• When asked to name a denomination, 22.1% named a mainline brand.

It's important to realize that many people are open to church attendance if they're asked. And that simple effort may help them make the initial step toward a decision for Christ. Certainly people come to faith in Christ without ever having stepped into a church. But it's much easier to plant, water, and cultivate in the context of community.

So, why don't many people come to our churches and consider the claims of Christ. The North American Mission Board's Center for Missional Research studied the attitudes and perceptions of the unchurched regarding Southern Baptists.