Belief in God among adults who say religion is very important by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say religion is very important by belief in God

% of adults who say religion is very important 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 USA93%7%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%338
Assemblies of God95%4%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%408
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)87%13%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%101
Church of God in Christ95%5%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%144
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints92%7%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%543
Churches of Christ93%5%1%1%< 1%< 1%374
Episcopal Church81%16%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%244
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)88%11%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%408
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)94%5%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%631
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)93%4%2%< 1%< 1%1%167
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod94%5%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%316
National Baptist Convention92%6%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%427
Nondenominational charismatic97%2%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%151
Nondenominational evangelical97%3%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%581
Nothing in particular (religion important)79%14%4%< 1%2%1%753
Presbyterian Church (USA)83%15%1%1%< 1%< 1%269
Presbyterian Church in America91%9%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%106
Seventh-day Adventist92%6%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%140
Southern Baptist Convention95%4%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%1,516
United Church of Christ83%17%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%128
United Methodist Church88%10%< 1%1%< 1%1%1,021
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