Unofficial Watchdog of the Episcopal Church
If there’s just one thing that’s broadly true about the Christian church, it’s that Christians love to ignore inconvenient truths. And no truth is more problematic or unpleasant than the possibility that a beloved church may close. As a result, vestries, bishops, standing committees, and others in authority often wait
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By Jeffrey Walton Juicy Ecumenism September 29, 2023 Release of Episcopal Church statistics earlier this month hit hard: the worst-ever year-over-year drop in membership (down 88,306 persons, or 6 percent), while attendance saw a middling (19 percent) rebound from COVID-era lows. Access my report on those numbers here. https://juicyecumenism.com/2023/09/18/episcopal-church-statistics/ Attendance
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Anglican Watch (AW) has been reviewing data relating to parochial report results, and we are increasingly confident that we have a good feel for the reports coming within the next few weeks. So, we will venture out on a limb and share our predictions for the data and related issues, including
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Shortened version of a piece originally published by David Virtue on VirtueOnline. Dear Brothers and Sisters, If you have not been reading our church and diocesan statistics, you should. The Episcopal Church is rapidly declining at both the national and diocesan level. We have now dipped below 300,000 in average
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