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91% of Churches Will Be Open on Christmas Day

New research by Lifeway concludes most churches won't close for Christmas.

The folks at Lifeway have just released numbers from a survey they did among 1,000 Protestant pastors. They were asked, "Christmas and New Year's Day both fall on Sunday this year. As a result, does your church plan to have services on the following days: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day?"

The results:

6% - Christmas Eve but NOT Christmas Day

27& - Christmas Day but NOT Christmas Eve

63% - BOTH Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Read the full report here.

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