62%: Adults ages 45 to 84 who attend religious services or other organized religious activities weekly are more likely to be obese than those who never participate. (Another study found a 46% greater risk of obesity.)
Giving
Donations to missions groups
Change between 2008 and 2009
International: 5.8%
Domestic: -2.7%
Short- term: -4.3%
Change between 2009 and 2010
International: -1.9%
Domestic: -1.7%
Short-term: 13.4%
Church Life
8% Evangelical churches that have non-English or bilingual worship services.
Evangelical churches that say they want to be racially and culturally diverse:
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