Church attendance continues to fall
-13/1/04
The number of people going to church on a Sunday fell by nearly 40,000 in 2002, according to provisiona
Church attendance continues to fall
-13/1/04
The number of people going to church on a Sunday fell by nearly 40,000 in 2002, according to provisional figures released by the Church of England.
The average number of people attending a Sunday service dropped by 4% to just over 1 million – 39,000 fewer than the previous year.
The number of people going to church during an average week in 2002 fell by 3% from 2001 to 1.17 million, marking a drop of more than 100,000 since 2000.
The statistics also showed 7% fewer people were eligible to vote at local church level in 2002 than the last time the figure was revised in 1996.
But there was more heartening news for Anglican leaders with figures showing an average of 1% more children and young people attending church in a typical month in 2002.
The survey also looked for the first time at how many young people aged 11-25 were involved in “peripheral” church activities, such as clubs and sports in church buildings.
The figure for the 11-15 age group was 125,000, with 37,000 16 to 25-year-olds.
Church attendance continues to fall
-13/1/04
The number of people going to church on a Sunday fell by nearly 40,000 in 2002, according to provisional figures released by the Church of England.
The average number of people attending a Sunday service dropped by 4% to just over 1 million – 39,000 fewer than the previous year.
The number of people going to church during an average week in 2002 fell by 3% from 2001 to 1.17 million, marking a drop of more than 100,000 since 2000.
The statistics also showed 7% fewer people were eligible to vote at local church level in 2002 than the last time the figure was revised in 1996.
But there was more heartening news for Anglican leaders with figures showing an average of 1% more children and young people attending church in a typical month in 2002.
The survey also looked for the first time at how many young people aged 11-25 were involved in “peripheral” church activities, such as clubs and sports in church buildings.
The figure for the 11-15 age group was 125,000, with 37,000 16 to 25-year-olds.