The Little Rock Congregations Study is an ongoing research project that aims to deliver meaningful and relevant results to the citizens of Little Rock and the broader community. You can find a categorized list of all our findings on the Research Findings page. On this page, you will find deeper discussion and analysis. There are findings about community engagement, volunteering, political activity, political efficacy, clergy messages, and more.
- Faith and CommunityA book more than 12 years in the making. In 2012, the first researchers with the Little Rock Congregations Study headed out into our community to learn about what people and places of worship were thinking about religion in relation to that year’s election. In 2024, after surveying more than 4,000 congregants, interviewing nearly 300 … Faith and Community
- A Free Resource for Congregations to Survey their MembersIn 2024, The Little Rock Congregations Study is doing something we have never done before: giving away our surveys to anyone who wants to use them! We want to help places of worship survey their own members about community engagement. The Little Rock Congregations Study began in 2012 with Dr. Rebecca Glazier and a single … A Free Resource for Congregations to Survey their Members
- Individual Benefits of Community Engagement Explored in New ResearchBy Jack Schlotter In research from her new book Faith and Community: How Engagement Strengthens Members, Places of Worship, and Society, Dr. Rebecca Glazier, Professor of Political Science in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Director of the Little Rock Congregations Study, explores the impact that community … Individual Benefits of Community Engagement Explored in New Research
- Little Rock Congregations Study Holds Community Conversations Eventby Jack Schlotter The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Little Rock Congregations Study (LRCS) research team, led by Dr. Rebecca Glazier and Dr. Gerald Driskill, held a “Community Conversations Event” for the team’s latest research project on May 7th, 2023 at the Reynolds Building Atrium at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Members … Little Rock Congregations Study Holds Community Conversations Event
- Race and Faith ResourcesFor the past two years, the Little Rock Congregations Study, a community-based research project at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been studying race and faith. While our research team has always included some questions about race on our surveys, when we held a Religious Leaders Summit in 2019, we heard from clergy … Race and Faith Resources