The Quiet Revival: Gen Z leads rise in church attendance

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Source: Bible Society

Church attendance has risen by 50 per cent over the last six years, busting the myth of church decline. The findings come in The Quiet Revival, a survey commissioned by the Bible Society and conducted by YouGov.

The Quiet Revival shows that the most dramatic church growth is among young adults, particularly young men. In 2018, just four per cent of 18-24-year-olds said that they attended church at least monthly. Today, says The Quiet Revival, this has risen to 16 per cent, with young men increasing from four per cent to 21 per cent, and young women from three to 12 per cent.

Co-author of The Quiet Revival Dr Rhiannon McAleer says the report shows that what people believe about Church decline is no longer true. "These are striking findings that completely reverse the widely held assumption that the Church in England and Wales is in terminal decline," she said.

"While some traditional denominations continue to face challenges, we've seen significant, broad-based growth among most expressions of Church - particularly in Roman Catholicism and Pentecostalism. There are now over two million more people attending church than there were six years ago."

Read a summary here: www.biblesociety.org.uk/research/quiet-revival

Download the full report, published on 16 April 2025, here: www.biblesociety.org.uk/research/quiet-revival/form