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Worship attendance at churches up for the first time in decades, according to new report
The median in-person adult attendance rose from 45 during COVID-19 to 70, while 43% of congregations said they grew by at least 5%.
- A new report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows that church attendance is up for the first time in two decades, with a median in-person attendance of 70 adults in 2025.
- Catholic and Orthodox congregations had the highest reported median attendance of 200, while the median evangelical congregation reported 75 worshippers, and the median Mainline church reported 50.
- Researchers expressed cautious optimism, noting that the attendance growth is not enough to reverse years of decline, but it represents resilience, recalibration, and adaptation.
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Study: In-person worship attendance in U.S rises for first time in decades
A new study finds that for the first time in 25 years, median in-person worship attendance at U.S. congregations has increased. But researchers caution that post-pandemic recovery is uneven.
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HIRR Report Shows First Rise in U.S. Congregation Attendance in 25 Years, Uneven Recovery
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