{"id":77229,"date":"2025-09-06T00:50:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T04:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=77229"},"modified":"2025-10-07T21:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T01:10:38","slug":"young-now-lead-way-in-church-attendance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/young-now-lead-way-in-church-attendance\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Now Lead Way In Church Attendance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the Deseret News:<\/em><\/p>\n

For decades, older generations were the backbone of American church life, filling pews more consistently than the younger generations. But new research<\/a>\u00a0from Barna Group suggests that pattern has flipped.<\/p>\n

Millennials and Generation Z are now attending church more often than their parents and grandparents.\u00a0The\u00a0State of the Church<\/a>\u00a0study, conducted in partnership with the tech company Gloo, found that Gen Z churchgoers (ages 18\u201328) now average 1.9 services per month while millennials (ages 29\u201344) come in at 1.8 times. That comes out to roughly 23 visits a year for Gen Z and 22 for millennials.<\/p>\n

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From Barna study:<\/em><\/p>\n

New research from Barna Group, as part of their ongoing\u00a0State of the Church<\/i><\/a>\u00a0initiative with\u00a0Gloo<\/a>, reveals a surprising shift: Millennials and Gen Z are driving a resurgence in church attendance. As reports emerge of\u00a0spiritual interest<\/a>,\u00a0rising faith activity<\/a>,\u00a0signs of revival<\/a>\u2014including Barna\u2019s analysis of the recent rise in\u00a0commitments to Jesus<\/a>\u2014churchgoing frequency is another improving trend among Millennials and Gen Z in the U.S. While overall church attendance trends have been flat in recent years, the return to church among the next generation stands out as a powerful sign of rising openness to faith.\u00a0These are easily the highest rates of church attendance among young Christians since they first hit Barna\u2019s tracking.<\/p>\n

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