Church of England Grows–Sort of

January 13, 2005 by

The Church of England released new numbers showing a 1% increase in church service attendance in 2003 over the previous year, a small but significant change to the recent declines.

The bad news, however, is that very few young people are showing up. The church saw a small rise in marriages and funerals, but big drops in baptisms and confirmations.

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One Response to “Church of England Grows–Sort of”

  • uk visa
    February 16, 2009

    Do you have any up-to-date info on this – I’m trying to find data on church attendance…


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