87% Christians have taken action on poverty in the past year and see it as a core part of discipleship, according to a poll of 2,958 UK adults by research firm Barna Group for the poverty charity Tearfund.
Christians Who Make a Difference, the report released on Friday, looked at the connections between Christian beliefs, practices and priorities in relation to their response to poverty.
The research shows that Christians are more likely to donate to charity, with 73% Christians saying they did and 63% of all other UK adults.
49% believers gave food, clothing, furniture or other resources to someone in need.
Christians were slightly more likely to make consumer lifestyle changes, such as recycling, reducing meat consumption and using a green energy provider, with 39% of Christians saying they did so and 35% all other UK adults.
Among those who regularly attended church (at least once a month), the percentages were even higher.
Those who held a high regard for doing something about poverty also prioritised spiritual practises like reading the Bible and praying. Two-thirds said reading the Bible was essential for growing their faith, compared to half of regular churchgoers who said they didn’t serve people in poverty.
The top five activities that Christians believed help to grow their faith included: praying (57%), being part of a church community (51%), reading the Bible (42%), donating to the poor (42%) and worshipping God through songs (33%).
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