A report published by Christian charity Stewardship has suggested that regular churchgoers in Britain give nearly five times as much to charity per thirty days than the common person.
The Generosity Report 2025 surveyed 6,000 Christians and likewise examined the connection between faith commitment and generosity.
The research checked out the difference between self-described Christians and what it called “committed Christians”, defined as those that go to church and skim the Bible at the very least once per week.
The research found that self-identified Christians gave on average £124 per thirty days to charity, representing 5% of their income, while committed Christians on average gave £314 per thirty days, representing 11% of their income.
Both figures are well above the general British average of £65 per person per thirty days being given to charity.
The majority of Christians in each categories give to their churches or to other Christian causes. The research indicated that that is attributable to high levels of trust between Christians.
Seventy per cent of committed Christians reported high levels of trust of their church, dropping to 50% towards Christian charities usually and to 27% in secular charities.
Divided by age, the young look like essentially the most generous and committed to the religion.
Eighteen to 24 yr olds were nearly twice as likely as other age groups to be within the “committed Christian” category and on average gave £98.26 per thirty days, representing 11% of their income, the next proportion than every other age group.
Jonathan de Bernhardt Wood, Director of Giving at Church of England, commented on the research, “Giving and receiving are two sides of the identical coin.
“The more we realise that every part we’ve got is a present from God, the more we’re able to provide it away. This report shows that the important thing to living a generous life is to grow in an understanding of God’s incredible generosity to us.
“The more we hear and skim about our generous God, the more God enables us to reflect this generosity in our lives.”
