Church of England sees third year of attendance growth

[Church of England] The number of regular worshippers in the Church of England edged above a million in 2023 for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Statistics for Mission 2023 report.

Attendance at Christmas services grew by 20% last year, and the number of worshippers at Easter was up 8.6%, as Church of England congregations experienced a third year of growth.

Overall weekly attendance at Church of England churches rose to 693,000 in 2023, from 663,000 in 2022, an increase of 4.5%. The overall “worshipping community” – the total number of regular worshippers – rose to 1,007,000 in 2023, from 982,000 the previous year.

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