From the past five years of denominational survey data we can see a little fluctuation in how respondents answered “How would you say your spiritual life and faith has changed over the last 12 months?” The percentage of those reporting “a little” or “significant” growth (green) has gone up a bit and the percentage reporting “a little” or “significant” decline (red) has gone down.
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Each year the survey has been administered by DataWise Consulting LLC and members from a fifth of the denomination’s active congregations are encouraged to participate. There were 2116 respondents in 2021; 1535 in 2022; 1530 in 2023; 1397 in 2024; and 1067 in 2025.