Tag: COVID-19

COVID skews Episcopal Church funeral numbers

September 2, 2023 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

As COVID deaths shot up, Episcopal burials dropped By Mary Ann Mueller VOL Special Correspondent www.virtueonline.org August 30, 2023 A funny thing happened as a result of COVID. The result is that the 2020 and 2021 Episcopal Church statistics have been skewed particularly for the number of church burials which

Episcopal church attendance hit harder than other denominations by COVID

January 19, 2023 Anglican Watch 2 comments

Lifeway Research reports that church attendance across Christian denominations in 2022 returned to 85 percent of pre-pandemic levels. But Anglican Watch’s review of data suggests that Average Sunday Attendance, or ASA, in the Episcopal Church remains much lower, probably about 70 percent churchwide versus pre-pandemic numbers. Per reports from the Office of General

Episcopal church releases grim statistics for 2021

November 22, 2022 Anglican Watch 4 comments

The first set of full-year data, reflecting the effect of COVID on the Episcopal Church, has been released. As expected, the numbers are dire. Even worse, official commentary about the numbers is misleading. Highlights: Reporting parishes and missions declined by 62 for the year, from 6,356 in 2020 to 6,294

Arrogance personified: Episcopal parishes ignore parishioners during pandemic

September 3, 2021 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Episcopal Church Ignores Members During Pandemic

In the course of my travels, both in-person and cyber-based, I am hearing a recurring criticism from Episcopalians, particularly those who are elderly, shut-in, or isolated. That criticism, and it is deeply concerning, is that the church is ignoring them during the pandemic; that they feel ignored, brushed off, and

HH on Prestonwoood Christian Academy (PCA) hired spouse of convicted sex offender, former PCA teacher: “Hey Eric. Prestonwood is southern Baptist. PCA is just the school initials. It’s a huge mega in Plano, Tx.”

Colin Ross on Abundant Life school shooting underscores how Episcopal clergy perjury increases risk for the church: “People that lie to children for a living might commit perjury? Color me shocked! The spell of the clerical class…”

Middle on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “A culture of retaliation persists in parishes and by bishops.”

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Rich on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “Good for Bishop Holcomb in attempting to take a stand and be pro-active. This is a rare pastoral action. He…”