Church attendance declined by 22 percent in England from 2019-2022

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The Church Times analyses a report on church attendance in five dioceses which suggests that the 22 per cent decline in church attendance from 2019-2022 is the result of fewer services taking place.

Churches that maintained online services and held the same number of services as in 2019 pre covid, fully regained congregation levels.

It concludes that developing the number and relevance of services and new models of leadership, leads to church growth.

The report considered the dioceses of Oxford, Canterbury, Chester, Guildford and Leeds and reviewed data from 1139 churches.