Estimate: In 2019, the year before the pandemic, more Protestant churches closed than opened in the U.S.

2014: 4,000 churches opened and 3,700 churches closed. 2019: 3,000 churches opened and 4,500 churches closed.

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Notes Lifeway Research's analysis is based on data from 34 denominations and groups representing 60% of Protestant churches in the United States, extrapolated out to estimate openings and closures across all Protestant churches in the country.

Source: Lifeway Research Credit: NPR