This is a shame!

[hrmjustin]

Church of England Sunday attendance continues downward slide
Trevor Grundy
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Attendance figures released by the Church of England show that Sunday worship attendance continues its downward slide and now stands at about half of what it was 45 years ago.

The report from the Archbishops’ Council Research and Statistics Department, released Friday (March 21), shows that on average in 2012, 800,000 adults, or about 2 percent of the adult population, attended church on Sunday. That’s down from 1.6 million Sunday worshippers in 1968.

Christmas and Easter services continue to attract the highest number of worshippers. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day bring in around 2.5 million people and Easter services attract approximately 1.4 million.

One of England’s top women judges, Baroness Brenda Hale, said the Church of England is in decline because it is so undemanding.

http://www.religionnews.com/2014/03/21/church-england-sunday-attendance-continues-downward-slide/


The COE needs to be more progressive like the American branch of tge Church, The Episcopal Church.

[wryter2000]

1. She wants dietary laws and dress codes?

That'll bring in the young folk.

[hrmjustin]

2. lol!

[goldent]

3. It's just anecdotal but several people I know

who came to the Catholic church said they did so because they felt there was more substance to the Church's theology and less "let your own conscious be your guide." This is the last thing I expected to hear. The expectations are not trivial, but perhaps having the goal of meeting those expectations (even if you never meet them) is something that enhances their lives. Just speculating...