Eating Your Cake and Having it Too: US Megachurches and Factors Associated with Attending Multiple Congregations.

Background: It is typically assumed in the social scientific study of religion that individuals attend one congregation or none. As such, there is scarce research on individuals who attend more than one congregation yet doing so may affect congregational participation.

Purpose: This study theorizes factors affecting whether someone attends multiple congregations and how this might influence congregational volunteering and giving in the context of megachurches.