The church is an important part of many people’s lives, and it provides unique benefits not found anywhere else. Attending church regularly facilitates regular involvement with a diverse congregation ...

One of the primary mental health benefits of being part of a church community is the emotional support it provides. Members often form close-knit bonds with one another, creating a support network ...

At a time when people are losing trust in institutions generally, and, more specifically, fewer people see the social good of religious institutions, a new study highlights why the positive impact of ...

Historically, Americans really liked church. It is a founding myth­—tinged perhaps with either wishful nostalgia or unsentimental relief­—that the church was always at the center of American community ...