Expect a busy carol service this Christmas. People want to know more about Jesus
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Rachel Jordan-Wolf2024-12-10T15:10:00
As new figures reveal attendance at Church of England Christmas services has leapt by 20 per cent in recent years, Rachel Jordan-Wolf says many churches will be looking forward to packed services in the coming days
The Church of England’s latest statistics for mission make for encouraging reading.
There was a 20 per cent rise in the number of people attending Christmas services between 2022 and 2023. Plus, the Church is experiencing year on year growth in the number of people attending services all year round.
The latest figures reveal that for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of regular worshippers in the Church of England has edged above a million…
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