The following is excerpted from an online article posted by Relevant
About one in three young adults say they’re going to church more often than they were a year ago. Asked why they go, they picked prayer first.
The numbers come from a Barna survey of 3,049 U.S. adults ages 18 to 35, conducted Oct. 17–30, 2025, with a margin of error of 1.3 points. Barna combined Gen Z and Millennials in the findings. Thirty-four percent said they attend church more often than a year ago, 45% said nothing has changed, and 21% said they attend less.
The gap shows up in weekly attendance too. As of 2025, 43% of young men said they attend weekly, compared with 36% of young women, the largest gap in 25 years. Since 2019, Gen Z and Millennial men have gone from the least engaged to the most engaged.
Prayer was the most-selected reason, at 45%. Worshiping Jesus alongside other people was second, at 38%. Prayer ranked first across racial groups: 48% of Black and Hispanic young adults, 45% of white young adults and 40% of Asian young adults.
Social reasons came next: 24% said they go for deeper relationships with other Christians, and 24% said they go to learn from people who have been through similar things.
Barna doesn’t call this a revival. The report says the data is a pattern and does not point to a sweeping spiritual movement.
Gloo spokesperson Brianne Shaw put the takeaway more simply in the release: “Young people are showing up to talk to God, next to their people.”
Source: Relevant
https://relevantmagazine.com/faith/church/one-in-three-young-adults-says-theyre-going-to-church-more-than-a-year-ago/