A new survey has found wide generational differences in socialization patterns of churchgoers as most Americans reject the idea that the church has become irrelevant.
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MostAmericansrejectclaimthatchurchisirrelevant:surveyByRyanFoley,ChristianPostReporterSunday,March23,2025RobertoMachadoNoa/GettyImagesAnewsurveyhasfoundwidegenerationaldifferencesinsocializationpatternsofchurchgoersasmostAmericansrejecttheideathatthechurchhasbecomeirrelevant.
TheBarnaGroupreleasedaStateoftheChurchreportinconjunctionwithGlooonMarch13.Thedataincludedinthereportisbasedoninterviewsconductedwith1,532adultsintheU.S.betweenFeb.4-26.
Onefindingfromthesurveyrevealedthelevelofsocialinteractionchurchgoersparticipateinwhenattendingservices.Amajorityofthosesurveyed(57%)saidtheytalkedtoclergybefore,duringorafterservices.Thatnumberrisesto61%amongmillennialswhiledroppingto57%amongGenXers.Justoverone-half(55%)ofbabyboomerssaidtheytalktoapastorwhenvisitingchurch,whileone-half(50%)ofGenZerssaidthesame.
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