Which is the most significant day of the Christian year? Is it Christmas or Easter? The statistical data on attendance for these two days can tell us what kind of church we are, and what opportunities we have to reach…
Category: <span>Church Stats</span>
It is hard to appreciate the diversity of the Anglican church of Canada. This post is an attempt to inform or remind readers of just how big and varied Canada is and how the ACC reflects that diversity. We need…
I thought it might be beneficial to include up to date metrics on the ACC. These are intended to give us a sense of whom we are at this point in the life of the ACC. It is worth explaining…
This will be the first of two short reports based on Anglican Church of Canada data from the 2022 diocesan returns. The second report will look at more structural metrics. This report is based on the parish statistics. Data quality…
The United Reformed Church of the UK have reported their statistics in the 2024 yearbook. Below is an analysis of those statistics by Martin Camroux. Thanks to Martin for allowing me to share his report on this blog. My apologies…
Who is coming to our Christmas services and why? We might think this is obviously to encounter God. But some recent research shows 33% of participants did not believe in God. This should give us cause for thought, optimism and…
The CofE has released the Statistics for Mission 2022, so are they good news, bad news or no news? Well as I will explain, the broad answer appears to be yes. Included also are some interesting occasional statistics on the…
The United Church of Canada (UCC) has compiled its stats for 2022. They show little negative effect of Covid and even some real bounce back. For those outside of Canada, the UCC is Canada’s most numerous protestant denomination. It was…
The Episcopal Church (TEC) has released their annual parochial statistics for 2022. After a brief read three questions came to my mind – and after a more detailed look myself, and reading other commentators, those three questions are still there. …
2022 was a significant year for online services in the ACC. As we moved out of the Covid pandemic, dioceses and parishes had to make the decision whether to keep on with their online services or to drop them. In…