What is the average worship attendance?
On an average Sunday in 1997, the number in attendance at worship in the average congregation was equal to one-half of the congregation’s membership. Worship attendance is higher in smaller congregations: in congregations with 100 or fewer members, average worship attendance is 69% of membership; in congregations with between 101 and 250 members, average attendance is 57% of membership; and in the largest congregations (with over 250 members), average worship attendance is 47% of membership. Overall, the average, or mean, number in worship was 124 in 1997; the median was 78.
On an average Sunday in 2007, the number in attendance at worship in the average congregation was equal to about half of the congregation’s membership (51 percent). Worship attendance is higher in smaller congregations. In congregations with 100 or fewer members, average worship attendance is 68 percent of membership; in congregations with between 101 and 250 members, average attendance is 57 percent of membership; and in the largest congregations (with over 250 members), average worship attendance is 47 percent of membership. Overall, the average, or mean, number in worship was 114 in 2007; the median was 67.
