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How many churches have opened and closed in recent years?
According to Peter Brierley in his Uk Church Statistics 2005-2015 the actual number of churches increased between 2005-2010 and is expected to do so marginally between 2010 and 2015.
- 2005 total number of churches 49,486
- 2010 total number of churches 50,709
- 2015 estimated number of churches 50,934
Number of churches opening and closing 2005-2010 in each denomination
| |
Anglican |
Batists |
Indep. |
Meth-
odist
|
New
churches
|
Pente-
costal
|
Presby-
terian
|
Smaller
Denoms
|
| Opening |
+34 |
+84 |
+118 |
+5 |
+267 |
+668 |
+5 |
+1,460 |
| Closing |
-238 |
-143 |
-154 |
-337 |
-17 |
-4 |
-248 |
-43 |
net diff.
|
-204 |
-63 |
-36 |
-332 |
+250 |
+664 |
-243 |
+1,417 |
Compiled by the Evangelical Alliance Information and Research office, Oct 2011.