25% of pastors’ wives see their husband’s work schedule as a source of conflict.

These statistics drove Jane Rubietta to write the book How to Keep the Pastor You Love, and to minister to pastors …

Most pastors’ spouses (86 percent) are involved with church ministry, two-thirds of whom are serving in some way without pay. Pastors’ wives need safe, soul friends. 33% felt burned out within their first five years of ministry.

Pastor’s Wife Statistics. 90% of pastors said ministry was completely different from what they thought it would be. Many have shared vulnerably with certain women in their church and felt their trust was violated. 33% say that being in ministry is an outright hazard to their family. Friendship. Statistics from surveys of pastors’ wives highlight the stress they experience in their role and the needs they have for support. 76% of pastors' wives feel lonely or out of place in their congregations. Sobering Statistics About Pastors’ Wives 80% feel left out and unappreciated by church members 56% say they have no close friends in the church 40% of pastors and 47% of spouses are suffering from … According to one denomination alone, 100 ministers are forced out of ministry each month. Only 70% of pastors felt called of God into ministry when they began.
70% of pastors are grossly underpaid. 80% of pastors’ wives feel unappreciated by the congregation. More than half of pastors’ spouses (53 …