So what’s happened to TEC numbers in the past 15 years?

From Stand Firm:

Monday, June 15, 2009 • 2:41 pm

Received via email from Karen B, who has been crunching numbers again:

For TEC domestic dioceses
Total ASA change: 1992 - 1997 = 2,005 (0.2% increase)
Total ASA change: 1997 - 2002 = 5,195 (0.6% increase)
Total ASA change: 2002 - 2007 = -118,818 (-14% DECREASE)

Put it this way. Look at the 10 year increase between 1992 - 2002 of 7,200 attendees. It would take 16.5 such 10 year periods (i.e. 165 years!!!!!!) to make up the ASA decrease since 2002.

Data is based on ASA data for TEC domestic dioceses only.

All data was originally downloaded from the TEC website. (two PDF files: 1992 - 2002, and 1997-2007)