How many people in the UK go to church?

Answer 1

well it would be hard to answer that. it really depends on what church your talking about, and what the church is about, like Christianity or Islam or Jews. but no one can really say for sure. it is always changing no mater what you were talking about

Answer 2

This is a very difficult question to answer as figures vary so much across denominations and seasons (for example, attendance is always more at Christmas and Easter). I can only comment about the UK, which is becoming quite a secular country. In other countries like the USA and even S Korea, church attendance is much higher. Regular Sunday attendance in last year in the Church of England fell by two per cent, while weekly and monthly attendance fell by one per cent or less. This follows two years in which the numbers increased or held steady. However, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day attendance increased by six per cent, the number of children and young people attending at least monthly increased by one per cent and more than half of all parishes reported running or planning a 'fresh expression of church'. More children and young people are experiencing parish worship. The latest annual statistics show 441,000 under-16s attending services at some time in the month. The number has increased each year since accurate weekly records were first systematically collated in 2001, adding up to a six percent increase on the 416,000 counted that year. In the Church of England the average weekly attendance for 2007 was 1,169,000 (1.7 million) out of a population of around 60 million. However, you need to add to these the other Christian denominations such as Roman Catholics, Methodists, Baptists, URC, presbyterians, Pentecostals, Quakers, Salvation Army and soon. This will give an overall fiigure of around four million or more. This is more than the numbers of people who weekly attend football and rugby matches, the cinema, and the theatre all rolled into one. In the Church of England there is now a movement to create 'fresh expressions' of church - groups who meet in pubs, in the workplace, the gym, coffee bars, the shops and so on and so these numbers are likely to rise - especially as over 70% of UK people in a survey professed a firm belief in God.

Answer 3

They fall under sin, and the backslide or they hate hearing preaching cause it steps on their toes!

Answer 4

40% attend church or other religious services every week. Studies of how many people actually appear in churches, though, suggest a much lower number - around 20%.

Answer 5

Most people do not go to church. Some people go every Sunday, and some Catholics go everyday. Some people only go around Christmas or Easter time.

Answer 6

Impossible to tell.

Answer 7

1 hour to 2 hours

Answer 8

lots