The results are in! Attending church together improves your marriage, greatly reducing the likelihood of divorce.

A study on divorce in the church reveals that regular church attendance makes a Christian marriage more stable and satisfying. 

This results in lower divorce rates for Christian couples who attend the same church and have similar religious beliefs.

The divorce rate among couples who go to church together is between 15 and 20 percent, which is much lower than the national average. 

How Going to Church Improves Your Marriage

There are three ways that going to church makes your marriage better. 

First, praying for your marriage and your spouse relieves stress and gives you peace, which in turn results in greater marital satisfaction. 

Praying together deepens emotional intimacy which has a direct effect on marital satisfaction. 

Praying for each other, on the other hand, can make you more selfless, grateful and forgiving, all of which are necessary for a happy marriage.

Second, couples who attend the same church also benefit from the marital guidance offered by the church.  

They're taught to mold their marriages after the relationship between Jesus Christ and the church. This gives them something to aspire to and motivates them to improve their marriages.

Lastly, many couples who attend the same church also minister or serve together.  

There are few things more intimate than ministering or working on a service project with your spouse. 

Couples who are authentic people of faith who attend church together experience deeper levels of emotional intimacy, have less stress, are more grateful and forgiving, all things we need for happy and deeply satisfying marriage.

Until next time, this is Mike Tucker, and I want YOU to be mad about marriage!