Downloading The Data

The U.S. Congregational Life Survey is made available for download on the Association of Religion Data Archives (the ARDA). Currently, there are 38 different US CLS datasets. These datasets are from both the 2001 and 2008/2009 waves and consist of leader, congregational profile, and attender surveys.

2001 U.S. Congregational Life Survey datasets

Attender Surveys

• Random Sample
• Church of the Nazarene
• Fast-Growing Presbyterian
• Lutheran
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
• Racial Ethnic Presbyterian
• Seventh-Day Adventist
• Southern Baptist
• United Church of Christ
• United Methodist

Leader Surveys

• Church of the Nazarene
• Fast-Growing Presbyterian
• Lutheran
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
• Racial Ethnic Presbyterian
• Seventh-Day Adventist
• Southern Baptist
• United Church of Christ
• United Methodist

Congregational Profiles

• Random Sample
• Church of the Nazarene
• Fast-Growing Presbyterian
• Lutheran
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
• Racial Ethnic Presbyterian
• Seventh-Day Adventist
• Southern Baptist
• United Church of Christ
• United Methodist

2008/2009 U.S. Congregational Life datasets

Attender Survey

• Random Sample
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Leader Surveys

• Random Sample – principal leader
• Random Sample – associate leader
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – principal leader
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – associate leader

Congregational Profile

• Random Sample
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)