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In the market for churches

Last update: June 13, 2009 - 9:37 PM

In the market for churches

With 44 percent of American adults practicing a different faith than the one they grew up in, the pressure has increased on churches to be more aggressive in their efforts to attract new members and retain current ones.

Current religion of those raised Catholic

Still Catholic 68%

Now Protestant 15%

Now unaffiliated 14%

Now other faith 3%

Current religion of those raised Protestant

Still Protestant (in same faith as childhood) 52%

Different Protestant faith 28%

Now unaffiliated 13%

Now Catholic 3%

Now other faith 4%

Source: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

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