Church Stats

Here are some sobering stats, concerning churches:

--- Nationally, roughly 3500 churches close each year.
--- An estimated 2 out of 10 Americans attend church on any given Sunday.
--- There are only enough church plants to keep up with 1/8 of the U.S. population growth.
--- Nationally there are only 100 churches planted for every 1 million people and with an average attendance of 80-90 people, housing a mere total of 8000-9000 people.
--- The church planting rate has been declining throughout the history of our country.






**sources: Barna, George, "Church Attendance", 2005, The Barna Group, www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=10
Olson, David T., Ten Fascinating Facts about the American Church. CD-ROM (2004), The American Church: www.TheAmericanChurch.org.