If only the Catholic Church ordained women priests, if only it would become more tolerant of homosexuality, then it could reach out to everyone and enjoy the same spirit-filled growth ....

... as the Episcopal Church.

THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Latest Statistics Show Continued Denominational Decline


TEC will be out of business in 26 years figures reveal

2010 attendance figures for the Episcopal Church reveal a denomination in steep decline.


Average Sunday Attendance (ASA) in 2009 was 682,963. In 2010, ASA was 657,831, a decrease of 25,132.

The 10-year change in attendance has seen a decrease of 23%.

57% of all churches have lost more than 10% of their attendees in the last 5 years.

Median attendance per church has gone from 72 in 2006 to 65 in 2010, pushing many more churches below the threshold of the required number of attendees to support running a parish and to pay clergy.

54% of churches had fewer people attending in 2010 vs. 2009. Annual attendance declines are accelerating across the board.

The decline was 3% in 2006, 2008, and 2009. It was 5% in 2007 and is now back at 4% for 2010. This points to a widespread decline across the whole church.

The decline cannot be blamed on a few churches/dioceses leaving the denomination.

The gospel of lawsuits doesn't seem to be winning any converts and is slowly hemorrhaging viable dioceses. Active homosexual laity, priests and two bishops have failed to draw in anticipated crowds.