In a country where 83% of the population is affiliated with a formal faith tradition and 340,000 houses of worship – without resilient faith communities, whole community resilience is unachievable.
Point to Ponder
Source: Mr Peter Gudaitis. President
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Disasters and Faith-Based Organizations 
That 83% number seems to be about 40% too high… Not that churches aren’t important, but I cannot imagine that 83% of the population is strongly connected with an actual faith-based building.
Well, I am not sure where to get firm numbers. But I will try.
Most reliable surveys show about 20% of the population is strongly connected. Don’t get me wrong, they still have value, but saying if 83% was the correct number we should have worse traffic jams on Sunday than during the week 🙂
http://www.churchleaders.com/pastors/pastor-articles/139575-7-startling-facts-an-up-close-look-at-church-attendance-in-america.html