State of the Church Report · 2026

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Why This Report Exists

The church deserves its own data.

Most church research is either too theological to be operationally useful, or too focused on attendance trends to tell you anything about what's actually happening inside the organization. There's no independent annual report that tells church leaders how they compare to peers on the operational metrics that actually matter.

The State of the Church Report is that resource. Built from survey data from real church leaders — not consultants, not vendors, not denominational studies with an agenda. Just data from the field.

It publishes free for everyone. No paywall. Cited, shareable, and useful.

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Real Data

Survey responses from actual church leaders — anonymized and aggregated.

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The Survey

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What We're Researching

The questions the report will answer.

What are the top 5 operational challenges church leaders face in 2026 — and how do they vary by church size?

Where are churches on AI adoption — and what's holding back the 55% who haven't started?

What's the relationship between digital infrastructure and financial resilience?

Which church tech tools are actually delivering value — and which ones are shelfware?

How are church leaders thinking about discipleship, membership, and mission in a post-pandemic context?