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Church attendance is a central religious practice for many Christians; some Christian denominations require church attendance on the Lord's Day (Sunday). The Canon Law of the Catholic Church states, "on Sundays and other holy days of obligation , the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass ". [ 2 ]
Already in the mid-20th century, church attendance in Britain was relatively low. A Mass-Observation survey conducted in 1948 and 1949 found only 15% of Brittons attended church. The English Church survey found that attendance was 12% in 1979, 10% in 1989, and 7.5% in 1998. [93]
Why church attendance matters even for non-believers. There’s a strong empirical argument that people who don’t believe in the basic tenets of any faith group should still make it a habit to ...
In the 21st century there are an estimated 2 million evangelicals in the UK. [19] According to research performed by the Evangelical Alliance in 2013, 87 per cent of UK evangelicals reported attending Sunday morning church services every week and 63 per cent reported attending weekly or fortnightly small groups. [20]
(Regular attendance is defined here as going to services at least three out of four weeks.) If this figure is accurate, it means only one person in 20 attends church, mosque or synagogue consistently.
Statistics show a steady decline in church membership and attendance in the United Kingdom. According to the BBC, church attendance in the UK has dwindled in the past 50 years, not just in the Church of England or other Protestant churches, but in all Christian establishments. The BBC reported in 2011 that 26% of people over the age of 65 ...
It's often warmly referred to as "the Bible Belt" but church attendance is actually higher in one Western state than in the South, according to new research released this week.
Attendance at Anglican churches had begun to decline in the United Kingdom by the Edwardian era, with both membership in mainstream churches and attendance at Sunday schools declining. [64] Infant baptism declined after World War II. In 2014, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams stated that the UK had become a "post-Christian country".