Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups 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 attendance at prayer groups

% of adults who say religion is very important who attend prayer group…

Religious denominationAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA41%20%10%29%< 1%338
Assemblies of God59%14%6%21%< 1%408
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)65%8%9%18%< 1%101
Church of God in Christ62%12%9%16%2%144
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints81%7%2%9%< 1%543
Churches of Christ54%16%7%23%< 1%374
Episcopal Church19%13%13%53%2%244
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)26%13%15%46%< 1%408
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)50%13%8%27%1%631
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)50%13%11%26%< 1%167
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod33%19%10%37%1%316
National Baptist Convention58%14%9%18%< 1%427
Nondenominational charismatic58%14%10%17%< 1%151
Nondenominational evangelical57%15%11%17%< 1%581
Nothing in particular (religion important)25%10%8%56%< 1%753
Presbyterian Church (USA)39%18%12%31%< 1%269
Presbyterian Church in America43%17%13%26%< 1%106
Seventh-day Adventist61%14%12%12%2%140
Southern Baptist Convention52%13%10%24%1%1,516
United Church of Christ34%17%11%38%< 1%128
United Methodist Church37%14%12%36%< 1%1,021
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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