Church of England parish boosts its flock 20-FOLD after adopting traditional services from the 500-year-old Book of Common Prayer
by Steve Doughty, Mailonline:
A Church of England parish has boosted its flock 20-fold after adopting traditional services abandoned by most Anglicans.
By 2010, St Marylebone in central London had seen its regular congregation fall to just six people.
But since the Rev Canon Dr Stephen Evans began to conduct services from the 500-year-old Book of Common Prayer attendance has risen.
It now stands at 100-plus, despite virus restrictions.
Dr Evans says the old prayer book’s ‘rich liturgical and linguistic heritage’ clearly still has wide appeal.
See also: GROWING POPULARITY OF 1662 PRAYER BOOK SERVICES IN A LONDON CHURCH DRAWS BIG CONGREGATIONS FROM ACROSS THE CAPITAL from The Prayer Book Society
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