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2. Religious affiliation and congregations
If looking for a new congregation, few Black Americans prioritize denomination
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- 2. Religious affiliation and congregations
- Young Black adults less Protestant than their elders
- Most Black Protestant churchgoers attend a Black church
- At least 23% of Black Protestants identify with historically Black denominations
- Eight-in-ten Black adults who were raised as Protestants currently identify as Protestants
- Young Black Americans are less likely to have grown up in a majority-Black church
- Black Protestants who attend Black churches more likely to hear certain topics addressed in sermons
- Half of all Black Protestant churchgoers say services include speaking in tongues
- Most Black congregants say their services have music
- Most Black congregants say their services have a gospel choir
- If looking for a new congregation, few Black Americans prioritize denomination
- Black Protestant churches tend to have longer services than Catholic churches
- Black Americans in bigger congregations travel longer to get to them
- Black churches tend to be smaller than other churches