In April of 2001 nearly 300,000 worshipers, age 15 and older, in more than 2,000 congregations in the United States participated in the U.S. Congregational Life Survey.

• How to identify a Worshiper
  • Predominantly female (60%)
  • The average age of a worshiper in a Southern Baptist congregation is 49 years old.
  • Fifty-four percent of worshipers in Southern Baptist churches are employed full-time or part-time.
    • Twenty-three percent are retired, 10 percent are full-time homemakers, and 3 percent are students.
  • Worshipers in Southern Baptist congregations are less educated than worshipers in general.
  • Seven of 10 Southern Baptist worshipers are married—75 percent of those that are married are in their first marriage.
  • Forty-two percent of worshipers in Southern Baptist congregations indicated they were attending worship with their spouse at the time of the survey.
  • Forty-four percent of Southern Baptist worshipers have children who live with them.

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• Missions Personnel 4,815
• Chaplains 2,994
• Missions Service Corps 2,473
• Missions Volunteers (Estimated) 100,000 
• New Church Starts 1,489
• Total Baptisms, SBC 407,264

• Missions Personnel 5,025
• Chaplains 2,909
• Missions Service Corps 2,387
• Missions Volunteers (Estimated) 180,000
• New Church Starts 1,747
• Total Baptisms, SBC 419,342