Episcopal Church Continues Downward Trend According to Report
By Michael Gryboski
Christian Post Reporter
http://www.christianpost.com/
November 1, 2013
Altar in the sanctuary of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
The Episcopal Church continues to decline both in baptized members and average weekly worship attendance, according to recently released statistics for 2012.
Parochial Reports gathered by The General Convention of TEC show that according to the 2012 report, among its nine provinces, TEC has 2,066,710 baptized members, with 1,894,181 in the United States dioceses and 172,529 in dioceses abroad.
This contrasts with 2011, where TEC had 2,096,389 total baptized members.
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By Michael Gryboski
Christian Post Reporter
http://www.christianpost.com/
November 1, 2013
Altar in the sanctuary of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in downtown Fort Worth, Texas.The Episcopal Church continues to decline both in baptized members and average weekly worship attendance, according to recently released statistics for 2012.
Parochial Reports gathered by The General Convention of TEC show that according to the 2012 report, among its nine provinces, TEC has 2,066,710 baptized members, with 1,894,181 in the United States dioceses and 172,529 in dioceses abroad.
This contrasts with 2011, where TEC had 2,096,389 total baptized members.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
