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We Believe In Faith

Believing in Something Greater than Ourselves

Faith has been the quiet engine behind Utah’s strongest communities—fueling the giving, the volunteering, and the belonging that set this state apart. But participation is at historic lows, giving is declining, and the safety net faith provides is fraying.

  • 66% to 49%

    of adults saying religion is important in daily life—in just one decade.

  • 1 in 3

    Gen Z adults are religiously unaffiliated—higher than Millennials (29%) or Gen X (25%).

  • 37%

    of young people who do attend religious gatherings still report feeling left out.

Belief Alone Isn’t Enough. It Never Was.

Utahns may worship differently, believe differently, or understand faith in different ways. Yet across those differences, many of us share a belief that we have a responsibility to one another and that our communities are stronger when we look beyond ourselves.

Business Leaders

Bring employees, community leaders, residents, and local organizations together around a challenge affecting your community. Draw on the shared faith values of service, compassion, dignity, and caring for our neighbors to co-create a solution—combining the resources of business with the knowledge and strengths already in the community.

Ideas to get you started

  1. Support employee spiritual and mental wellness, not just productivity.

    The data is clear that religious participation correlates with lower loneliness, better coping with stress, and less substance abuse. Create space in your workplace culture—through flexible scheduling, chaplaincy programs, or partnerships with local congregations—that allows employees to engage with their faith communities without penalty.

  2. Invest in the faith-based social infrastructure your community relies on.

    Faith institutions operate the food banks, shelters, mentorship programs, and recovery networks that serve your employees and their families. Direct corporate giving, matching programs, or volunteer days toward these organizations.

  3. Engage the spiritual curiosity of younger workers.

    Gen Z and Millennial employees are showing renewed interest in meaning, purpose, and belonging. Create employee resource groups or partnerships with local faith communities that provide space for spiritual exploration.

The Goal Is Not Simply to Complete a Service Project.

It is to create relationships across differences through shared purpose and shared action. When we serve alongside someone whose beliefs, politics, backgrounds, or life experiences differ from our own, we begin to see one another not through the labels that divide us, but as neighbors with something to contribute. Faith can remind us that we don’t have to believe the same things to believe in one another—and in the future we can build together.

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Dive Deeper

This page is a starting point. These organizations and resources go further, offering research, programs, and partnership opportunities for leaders ready to act.

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Utah We Believe In starts with everyday Utahns coming together to build stronger communities. These mini-grants support local projects that put our five shared values—Community, Hard Work, Families, Nature, and Faith—into action.

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