There is “more grey hair in Presbyterian pews today” than there was seven years ago according to a survey of over 40,000 American Presbyterians and more than 500 churches across the U.S.
A benchmark survey conducted in 2001 found the median age of American Presbyterians to be 58. By 2008, the median age had crept up to 61, with 43 per cent reporting they were over the age of 65 and almost 80 per cent over age 45.
Of those surveyed, most who recently joined a PC(USA) congregation had previously been affiliated with another church or denomination, with relatively few “unchurched” people in the pews.
The report was conducted by the PC(USA)’s Office of Research Services.
– with files from the PC(USA) and Presbyterian Outlook
