Survey Results
These are the results from a survey offered in the bulletin on Sunday, October 28 and Sunday, November 4.
How’s your spirit doing?
This short survey may help us all understand how God is moving among us.
Base your following answers on the six months since Easter Sunday (April 8) for an average week (whatever that means).
1) How often do you spend time alone reading your Bible each week?
_39%_ 0 – 1 Days _22%_ 2 – 3 Days _17%_ 4 – 5 Days _22%_ 6 – 7 Days
How do you think this compares to the same time last year?
_30%_ Less time _43%_ Same time _26%_ More time
2) How often do you spend at least 5 minutes alone in prayer (exclude praying with others - at church, at meals, etc.) each week?
_17%_ 0 – 1 Days _13%_ 2 – 3 Days _35%_ 4 – 5 Days _35%_ 6 – 7 Days
How do you think this compares to the same time last year?
_13%__ Less time _48%__ Same time _39%_ More time
3) How often do you read a daily devotional (The Upper Room for example) each week? _52%_ 0 – 1 Days _13%_ 2 – 3 Days _13%_ 4 – 5 Days _22%_ 6 – 7 Days
How do you think this compares to the same time last year?
_17%_ Less time _65%__ Same time _17%_ More time
4) What other good Christian literature have you read or are you reading (a book by Coach Dungy, Max Lucado, etc.) in this time period?
_22%__ None _61%_ 1 – 5 books _17%_ 5 – 10 books _4%_ More than 10
How do you think this compares to the same time last year?
_4%__ Less reading _61%__ Same amount _35%_ More reading
5) How much money have you given to this church during this time?
_27%_ 0 – 3 % of my income _30%_ 4 – 7 % _26%_ 7 – 10 % 17%_ more than 10 %
How do you think this compares to the same time last year?
_4%_ Lower % _61%__ Same % _35%_ Higher %
6) How much time have you given in service (not given anything in return) to others (not including family members)?
_4%__ 1 – 5 minutes _0___ 5 – 10 minutes _0_ more than 10 min’s less than an hour
_26%_ 1 – 5 hours _4%_ 5 – 10 hours _0_ more than 10 hours less than a day
_17%_ 1 – 3 days _22%_ 4 - 6 days _22%_ some greater number
How do you think this compares to the same time last year?
_4%__ Lower amount _43%__ Same amount _48%_ Higher amount
7) Have you accepted Jesus as Lord and savior of your life?
_91%__ Yes! _0__ No _9%__ I’m not sure
8) What is your relationship with the Rossville United Methodist Church?
_61%_ I am a member of this church
_13%_ I have been attending this church 10 years or more
_ 9%_ I have been attending this church 4 - 10 years
_13%_ I have been attending this church 1 - 4 years or more
_ 9%_ I have been attending this church less than a year
__0__ This is my first Sunday here. Do you always ask such personal questions?
9) What is your age group?
____4%_ Student at the Rossville Community (or other such) Schools
____0__ College Age
__30%_ Younger than 40 but not in the previous groups
__22%_ 40ish – enjoying midlife
__35%_ 60ish – enjoying life and family
__9%__ 70ish – enjoying retirement
10) Comments:
23 folk returned a completed survey, not including the Pastor nor his wife.
