© 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopal, Church of Christ, Presbyterian © 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

© 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopal, Church of Christ, Presbyterian © 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

© 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

© 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

© 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

Growth or Decline in the Percentage of the Population Attending a Christian Church from 2000 - 2007 -17.6% RI -17.5% WI -15.5% MA -14.6% CT -14.4% ME -14.3% NM -14.2% NY -13.1% OR -12.7% NJ -12.0% AZ -11.8% VT -11.5% WY -11.0% AK -10.8% FL SD -10.3% NH -9.7% MN -9.5% IL -9.4% PA -9.0% ID -8.7% NE -8.6% IA -8.5% TX -8.2% LA -7.9% OH -7.5% CO -7.4% NC -7.2% WV -7.0% MO -6.8% MD WA -6.6% UT MI GA -6.3% IN -5.8% KS -5.6% TN MT CA -4.4% SC -4.3% DE -4.2% VA -3.9% ND -3.8% MS -3.6% KY -3.0% OK -1.9% NV -1.6% AL -0.8% AR 4.6% HI Decline Growth © 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

Percentage of the Population Attending an Evangelical Church On Any Given Weekend in 2007 1.3% UT 1.6% RI 2.0% NH 2.1% VT 2.6% MA 3.0% ME 3.3% CT 3.9% NJ 4.1% NV 4.2% NY 5.8% DE 5.9% ID 6.0% PA 6.2% WY 6.5% CA 6.6% HI 6.7% ND 6.8% AZ 6.9% NM 7.3% WI 7.6% MN 7.7% MT 7.8% WV CO 7.9% WA IL 8.0% AK 8.1% IA 8.3% NE OR 8.4% MD OH 8.5% SD 8.6% FL 9.1% MI 10.3% TX 10.5% KS 10.6% VA 11.9% IN 12.1% MO 14.1% NC 14.8% LA 15.2% KY 15.9% SC 16.5% OK 16.7% GA 17.7% TN 20.1% MS 20.3% AR 21.0% AL 0.0% to 5.8% 5.8% to 7.6% 7.6% to 8.6% 8.6% to 14.1% 14.1% to 22.0% © 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

Percentage of the Population Attending a Mainline Church On Any Given Weekend in 2007 0.4% UT 0.7% NV 1.2% CA 1.4% ID 1.5% NM AZ 1.6% LA 1.7% MA HI 1.8% OR AK 1.9% NY 2.1% FL RI WA NH 2.3% NJ TX CO WY 2.5% CT 2.8% KY MI 2.9% ME IL AR MT 3.0% MO OK 3.1% GA 3.2% MD 3.4% TN VT MS 3.6% DE 3.7% AL 3.9% WI 4.0% OH VA 4.2% IN 4.4% SC 4.8% PA 4.9% NC 5.3% KS 5.9% MN 6.1% NE 6.4% WV 7.4% IA 8.6% ND 8.7% SD 0.0% to 1.8% 1.8% to 2.8% 2.8% to 3.8% 3.8% to 4.8% 4.8% to 9.7% © 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

© 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org Percentage of the Population Attending a Catholic Church On Any Given Weekend in 2007 1.2% UT 1.4% TN 1.8% OK AL 1.9% SC AR WV 2.0% MS NC GA 2.4% AK OR 2.7% VA ID 2.8% FL 3.1% WA 3.4% KY 3.9% ME 4.0% CO 4.1% WY IN 4.5% NV AZ 4.7% MO 4.8% MD TX 5.5% KS 5.8% HI 5.9% DE 6.0% OH MT 6.1% VT 6.2% NH CA 6.8% NM 6.9% NY 7.1% IA MI 7.2% NE 7.4% MN SD NJ 7.5% IL PA MA 8.6% CT 9.1% WI 10.6% LA 11.4% ND 12.6% RI 0.0% to 2.4% 2.4% to 4.1% 4.1% to 6.0% 6.0% to 7.4% 7.4% to 13.6% © 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

Growth or Decline in the Percentage of the Population Attending an Evangelical Church from 2000 - 2007 -9.5% NM -7.8% NE -6.6% NC -6.3% AK -5.6% OR -5.2% TX -4.9% DE -4.3% TN -4.0% GA -3.5% WI -3.2% SD -3.1% ID -2.9% SC FL -2.8% MS -2.4% WY -1.9% AL -1.7% NY -1.6% LA -1.2% IL -0.9% AZ -0.7% OK -0.3% AR WA -0.1% CA MI 0.3% CO 0.5% MO 0.7% ND 1.0% VA 1.2% KY 1.4% IN 1.6% OH MT 1.7% WV 2.1% CT 2.7% NH 2.9% MD 3.1% UT ME 3.7% IA 3.9% KS NJ 4.0% MN 6.5% PA 7.2% MA 8.9% NV 12.2% HI 13.0% RI 17.9% VT Decline Growth © 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

Growth or Decline in the Percentage of the Population Attending a Mainline Church from 2000 - 2007 -30.9% UT -28.1% NV -27.9% WY -27.6% AZ -23.4% AK -23.0% ID -22.6% NM -22.4% MT -20.3% FL -19.3% WA -19.2% NH -19.1% OR -19.0% CO -17.9% CT -17.8% TX -17.0% MD MA -16.9% CA -16.8% MN -16.4% WI -16.2% IN -16.0% VA -15.5% IA -15.0% SD NY -14.7% MO -14.6% IL -14.4% GA -14.3% PA -13.8% OK -13.2% WV -13.1% ME -13.0% OH -12.9% KS -12.4% NC -12.2% NE -12.1% DE VT -11.9% MI -11.7% KY -11.2% RI -11.1% MS TN -10.9% SC -10.7% HI -10.5% AR -10.2% NJ -8.5% LA -5.3% ND -5.1% AL Decline Growth © 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

Growth or Decline in the Percentage of the Population Attending a Catholic Church from 2000 - 2007 -28.8% OR -26.7% WI -25.2% ME -23.1% FL -21.5% RI MA -20.7% NY -20.3% NJ -20.1% AZ -19.0% VT CT -18.2% MO -17.8% WV -16.8% NM -16.6% PA -16.0% LA -15.9% OH -15.8% AK -15.7% MN -15.3% KY -15.2% IL -15.0% IN -14.3% KS -14.0% MD -13.5% SD CO -13.1% IA -12.9% GA -12.6% WY -12.0% ID -11.9% MI WA -10.7% NH -10.4% TX -8.3% CA -8.1% TN -6.6% NE -5.3% ND -4.9% NV -4.1% MT -4.0% VA -3.7% UT -3.1% OK -0.3% NC 0.4% SC 0.5% MS 1.8% HI 1.9% DE 11.1% AL 11.9% AR Decline Growth © 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

© 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

© 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

© 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org

© 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org     A QUESTION OF FAITH                                                                             A new survey of U.S. adults who don't go to church, even on holidays, finds 72% say "God, a higher or supreme being, actually exists." But just as many (72%) also say the church is "full of hypocrites." Most of the unchurched (86%) say they believe they can have a "good relationship with God without belonging to a church." And 79% say "Christianity today is more about organized religion than loving God and loving people." 78% are willing to listen" to someone tell "what he or she believed about Christianity." 89% of the unchurched have at least one close friend who is Christian, 71% agreed that "believing in Jesus makes a positive difference in a person's life." © 2008 by David T. Olson www.TheAmericanChurch.org