TEC General Convention Resolution D023—Stopping the Decline of Membership
(Please note--directly related to the preceding blog entry--KSH).
Read the original here and check the amended version there. The explanation follows:
Read the original here and check the amended version there. The explanation follows:
The Report of the House of Deputies Committee on the State of the Church presents a church in where key statistical areas from 2000–2010 show significant decline (Average Sunday Attendance -23%, Easter Attendance -21%, Baptized Members -16%, Communicants in Good Standing -16%). There are significant places of hope and vision where significant efforts are being made to turn this around. These include the Office of Congregational Vitality and the Office of Emergent Church and Church Planting. This resolution seeks to give these ministries solid budgetary support to allow this work to continue and by doing so to bring vitality and growth back to the Episcopal Church.
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