From the Deseret News:
For decades, older generations were the backbone of American church life, filling pews more consistently than the younger generations. But new research from Barna Group suggests that pattern has flipped.
Millennials and Generation Z are now attending church more often than their parents and grandparents. The State of the Church study, conducted in partnership with the tech company Gloo, found that Gen Z churchgoers (ages 18–28) now average 1.9 services per month while millennials (ages 29–44) come in at 1.8 times. That comes out to roughly 23 visits a year for Gen Z and 22 for millennials.
From Barna study:
New research from Barna Group, as part of their ongoing State of the Church initiative with Gloo, reveals a surprising shift: Millennials and Gen Z are driving a resurgence in church attendance. As reports emerge of spiritual interest, rising faith activity, signs of revival—including Barna’s analysis of the recent rise in commitments to Jesus—churchgoing 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. These are easily the highest rates of church attendance among young Christians since they first hit Barna’s tracking.