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Evangelism
80%: Regular church attendees who believe they have a responsibility to share their faith with non-Christians
61%: Regular church attendees who have not shared the gospel in the past six months
Source: Lifeway Research
Nonprofits
36.3 cents per dollar: What Americans (on average) believe nonprofits spend on overhead costs, per dollar donated
22.4 cents per dollar: What Americans (on average) believe is reasonable
25 cents (or less) per dollar: What 7 in 10 charities actually spend
Source: Grey Matter Research / Charity Navigator
Denominations
12 million: Worldwide embership of the United Methodist Church
+68,341: Change in African membership in 2011
-71,971: Change in U.S. membership in 2011
Source: United Methodist News Service
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