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Born Again Beliefs: The number of people born again varies widely by denomination. Using this definition, “they have made a personal commitment to Christ that is important in their life today and say that when they die they know they will go to Heaven solely because they have confessed their sins and accepted Jesus Christ as their savior,” Barna Research has discovered the following:

Born Again & Evangelical Christians by Denomination

Born Again Evangelical % of U.S. Population

All Adults 41% 8% NA

Adventist 37% 5% 1%

Assembly of God 81% 33% 2%

Baptist 67% 14% 17%

Catholic 25% 1% 22%

Church of Christ 56% 12% 2%

Episcopal 30% 1% 22%

Lutheran 48% 6% 5%

Methodist 49% 4% 6%

Mormons 34% 1% 1%

Christian non-denominational 76% 29% 5%

Pentecostal/Foursquare 82% 27% 2%

Presbyterian 54% 8% 3%

(Barna Online 6/26/01)

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