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Show Growing Church Attendance Church attendance in the United States during 1958 is off to a record start. The most recent Gallup Poll reported that 52,586,610 Americans attended churches and synagogues regularly reg-ularly compared with 49,600,00 in late 1955. Adult attendance at worship services has increased 1 1 per cent in the last 7 years according to the survey. The'increase is partially credited to the Religion in Ameri can Life movement which was organized in 1950 to emphasize the importance of religion in personal and community life. It is sponsored by a laymen's committee composed of members mem-bers of the major faiths and is supported by 24 national religious bodies. RIAL campaigns are held annually in thousands of American communities under local sponsorship. Each year since RIAL began its work, church attendance has steadily grown. |