Conservative Anglican churches offset decline of church attendance in UK

Nov 21, 2016 by

by Jardine Malado, Christian Today:

Anglican churches that are affiliated with the conservative group Reform has reported a three to four increase in church attendance each year for the past five years.

The Church of England as a whole has been experiencing a one to two percent decline in attendance each year, according to Christian Today.

The Reform-linked churches have reported that the average weekly attendance was 99 percent as opposed to 40 percent in the whole Church of England.

Reform is a conservative evangelical group within the Church of England that teach the “infallibility and supreme authority” of the Bible and it has objected to the appointment of female bishops in 2014. The group also preaches against sex outside of a heterosexual marriage.

It was also reported that more younger people attend the churches linked to the conservative group. Only 18 percent of the congregation were aged over 70 compared to 30 percent in the whole Church of England.

“Without these churches the collapse of the Church of England would be even more noticeable,” Reform director Susie Leafe told Christian Today.

Reform is also one of the organizers of the Renew annual conference, along with two other conservative organizations, the Anglican Mission in England and Church Society.

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