Belief in God among Mainline Protestants by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants by belief in God

% of Mainline Protestants who say they…

Religious denominationBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
American Baptist Churches USA83%15%1%1%< 1%< 1%467
Anglican Church76%13%6%< 1%3%2%111
Episcopal Church57%30%6%3%3%1%494
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)67%28%3%< 1%1%1%641
Interdenominational (Mainline Trad.)69%28%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%139
Presbyterian Church (USA)67%27%3%1%1%1%428
United Church of Christ64%30%3%< 1%1%2%227
United Methodist Church71%23%4%1%1%1%1,637
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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