Though slowly increasing, church attendance has not reached pre-Covid numbers, survey reveals

Despite small increases over the past two years, church attendance in the US has not returned to pre-Covid numbers, the Christian Post reports. According to a Gallup poll conducted in the first three weeks of May, 2023, 31% of Americans said they attended a religious service (Christian or non-Christian) the previous week. This included both…

Dean Smith

June 29, 2023

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Despite small increases over the past two years, church attendance in the US has not returned to pre-Covid numbers, the Christian Post reports.

According to a Gallup poll conducted in the first three weeks of May, 2023, 31% of Americans said they attended a religious service (Christian or non-Christian) the previous week. This included both virtual (online) and in-person service attendance.

This is up from 30% who said they attended a service in 2022, but it is down from the 34% of Americans who said they attended a religious service in 2019, prior to COVID.

The survey noted that the Roman Catholic churches seem to be the hardest hit by COVID, as their attendance numbers are showing a slower recovery than protestant churches.

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