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Mormons, Evangelical Protestants, Baptists Top Church Attendance List

Catholics and members of mainline Protestant denominations other than Episcopalians attend church at about average rates.... 

  • 67% of Mormons report they regularly attend worship services.
  • 68% of members of the Church of Christ report they regularly attend worship services.
  • 60% of Southern Baptists say they attend services weekly or almost weekly .
  • 45% of Catholics say they attend services weekly or almost weekly .
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Date: 4/14/2006


Study Finds Attending Church Adds Years to Life

Exercise and eating well are not the only ways to increase life expectancy.  A new study found that people who attend religious services weekly live longer. Detailed in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, the study revealed an added 1.8-3.1 years to life expectancy for churchgoers. Based on a review of existing research, the findings also showed regular physical exercise adds 3.0-5.1 years and proven therapeutic regimens adds 2.1-3.7 years.

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Date: 4/4/2006


Barna Survey Reveals Significant Growth in Born Again Population

(Ventura, CA) – A recent survey by The Barna Group found that more than four out of five Senior Pastors of Protestant churches consider their church to be “evangelical.” 

  • More than four out of five Senior Pastors of Protestant churches consider their church to be “evangelical.”
                               
  • 45% of all adults meet the criteria…to classify as “born again.”
               
  • With 53% of Boomers currently meeting the born again criteria…that generation has now surpassed the percentage of born again adults within the preceding pair of generations, among whom 48% fit the standard.
          
  • Slightly more than one-third of the younger generations – the Baby Busters and Mosaics – fit the criteria.
  • Women are 16% more likely than men to be born again.
          
  • African-Americans are the ethnic group most likely to be born again (59%), while Hispanics were barely half as likely (32%).
       
  • Non-evangelical born again adults constitute 36% of the adult base.  
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Date: 3/27/2006


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