Don’t Believe in God
TweetBoston has the highest number of residents (8%) who do not believe in God
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Weekly Bible Reading
Just one in five residents of Albany, NY read the Bible in the past week
Shared My Faith
3 in 4 in Fresno, CA shared their faith in the past year
Church Attendance
More people attend church weekly in Chattanooga, TN than any other city
Sunday School
More than half of people in Jackson, MS attended Sunday School this week
Bible Readers
66% of Shreveport, LA residents read the Bible in the past week
Notional Christians
59% of Christians in Albany, NY have not made a commitment to Jesus
Evangelism
Birmingham residents feel the strongest responsibility to share their faith (58%)
Methodists
Wichita has the greatest number of Methodists (15%)
Self-Identified Christians
97% of those in Shreveport identify themselves as Christian
Baptists
Knoxville, TN has the highest number of Baptists (59%)
Christian?
3 in 10 residents of San Francisco do not identify with the term "Christian"
Lutheran
More than 1 in 4 Green Bay, WI residents attend a Lutheran church
Top Catholic Cities
Harlingen and El Paso, TX have highest percentage of Catholics
Jewish
NYC has the largest population of Jewish residents (11%)
Prayer Life
Shreveport residents are most likely to pray in a typical week (95%)
Orthodox
Chattanooga residents are more likely to have an orthodox view of God (86%)
Land of Plenty
NYC has largest percent of residents who identify with "other faith" groups
Volunteers
Salt Lake City has the most people who volunteer weekly
Small Churches
Shreveport, LA has greatest number attending small churches (<100)
MegaChurches
Las Vegas has highest attendance of churches with 1000+ members
Links
- American Bible Society God’s Word Where Needed Most
- Hawaiian Islands Ministries A revealing study on the state of faith in Hawaii.
- Q: Ideas LA Event A gathering to advance the common good.
- This Is Our City Christians seeking shalom in their cities.
