Where the Church Gathers, What Else Gathers With It?
Across about 380 US metros, congregation density tracks with giving, volunteering, and neighborly trust. Which good holds up after income, and by how much?
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Family & CommunityWhere the Church Gathers, What Else Gathers With It?
Across about 380 US metros, congregation density tracks with giving, volunteering, and neighborly trust. Which good holds up after income, and by how much?
Charity & GenerosityWhere in America Does Giving Run Deepest?
Measured as a share of income, US charitable giving runs deepest in a band of metros. Where are they, and why does religion shape the map?
Civic LifeHow Has American Volunteering Moved Over a Decade?
US formal volunteering climbed, dipped in the pandemic year, and recovered. How the rate moved across the decade, and where congregations held steady.
We measure the goods a Christian life brings to a community, and point, plainly, toward the truth, beauty, and goodness the data reveals.
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A multi-part study building one measure of community flourishing from public data, then asking what sustains it. New chapters release through 2026.
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