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From our unique perspective serving 100s of U.S. churches each year, we see benchmarks & trends in church health. Each quarter, we share a snapshot of the numbers we track on a macro level that we hope you will begin tracking in the life of your church.

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The Q2 2025 Unstuck Church Report:

Current Church Trends

Every quarter, The Unstuck Group compiles the data we’ve collected to monitor trends in churches in the United States and around the world. to monitor trends in church health, growth, and ministry effectiveness. These trends reflect data collected during the four weeks between April 1 and April 29, 2025, providing a very current snapshot of ministries of all shapes and sizes.

For this quarter’s report, we are focusing on staffing trends in churches of various sizes.

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Ministry Reach

Data on attendance ratios, engagement, weekend experiences and more.

Ministry Staffing & Structure

Data on staffing levels compared to attendance, board and committees and more.

Valuable insights from Vanderbloemen

Exclusive insights from a premier consulting firm helping Christian organizations build exceptional teams.

Ministry Connection

Data on small groups, volunteer engagement and more.

Ministry Finances

Data on giving, budgeting, debt and more.

About the Q2 2025 Data:

We received survey responses between April 1 and April 29, 2025, from 251 churches ranging in size from under 100 to over 9,900 in physical attendance for worship gatherings. The average in-person attendance of churches that participated was 978 people.

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