More than four in five Protestant pastors—or 81 percent—say their congregations are predominantly made up of one racial or ethnic group.
That figure is high, but not as high as it was four years ago, according to a study published recently by LifeWay Research. It was 86 percent in a similar survey of both mainline and evangelical churches by LifeWay in 2013.
“Protestant churches are still mostly divided by race, but they’re heading in the right direction,” said Scott McConnell, LifeWay Research executive director, in a statement.
