The entire report can be read here<\/a> and the raw data is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Statistics report for House of Bishops <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Rev Dr. Neil Elliot PhD<\/p>\n 0) Pr\u00e9cis<\/u><\/p>\n In 2018 General Synod was able to collect a complete and mostly reliable set of data for from the dioceses for the first time since 2001. The data is for the year 2017 and it shows that the decline observed in earlier data has continued.\u00a0 Projections from our data indicate that there will be no members, attenders or givers in the Anglican Church of Canada by approximately 2040.<\/p>\n This report presents the headline data and includes diocesan decline data based on the statistics from 2001 and 2017. The report goes on to look briefly at a few of the implications of the data.\u00a0 The report then suggests further work which needs to be done. \u00a0The work identified here can be done without substantial additional resources. \u00a0If there is hope in these numbers, it is the hope that some data gathering and analysis in the next few years will enable us to plan for the future and not react to it.\u00a0 Through paying attention to these statistics we may discern God\u2019s call to our beloved church in these challenging times. We believe that this could be a critical part of the work of reviewing of the church\u2019s mission and ministry which the Primate has identified.<\/p>\n 1) Background \u2013 Statistical projections of ACC membership previous to the 2017 data<\/u><\/p>\n There have been previous reports to the House of Bishops which have been identified the extent of our decline, for example the McKerracher report in 2006.\u00a0\u00a0 While \u00a0McKerracher predicted the last Anglican would leave in 2061, the current evidence projects that the church will run out of members in around 2040. There is no sign of any stabilisation in our numbers; if anything the decline is increasing. Some had hoped that our decline had bottomed out, or that programs had been effective in reversing the trends.\u00a0 This is now demonstrably not the case.\u00a0 The decline will not be a surprise to many congregations who see this happening week by week, but what the data confirms is that this decline is happening consistently across the country from BC to Newfoundland.\u00a0 International comparisons suggest that the decline in the Anglican Church of Canada is faster than in any other Anglican church, although the 2018 data from the Episcopal church shows an even greater rate of decline on attendance than ours.<\/p>\n There are two main sources of data which show us the past trajectory:<\/p>\n 1962-4 were apogee of Anglican Church of Canada membership<\/p>\n Membership Decline 1961-2001 = 50%\u00a0 in 40 years<\/strong><\/p>\n BUT if you compare with overall Canadian population, it\u2019s more alarming!<\/p>\n Membership\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1961 = 1,358,459 members \/ 18 million Canadians = 7% of Canadians<\/p>\n 2001 = 641,845 members \/ 31 million Canadians = 2% of Canadians<\/p>\n (2017 =\u00a0 357,123 members \/35 million Canadians = 1% of Canadians)<\/p>\n June 1991 – 273,000 subscriber households<\/p>\n June 2015 – 135,500 subscriber households<\/p>\n Decline 1991-2015 =\u00a0 50% in 25 years<\/strong><\/p>\n Both i) and ii) project that we will run out of members in around 2040.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Up until today, the last official statistics from the Anglican Church of Canada that I had seen were published 2001. A new report has just been presented to the House of Bishops with statistics gathered from 2017. A few highlights: … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-05_095027.jpg\")
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