18 December 2017
Church membership: which denominations are growing?
Denominations |
2012 membership |
Percentage of change 2012-2017 |
2017 |
Anglican |
1,424,254 |
-18% |
1,167,201 |
Baptist |
191,135 |
-6% |
179,611 |
Roman Catholic |
1,475,495 |
-12% |
1,300,703 |
Independent |
220,575 |
+6% |
233,487 |
Methodist |
233,974 |
-15% |
198,120 |
New churches |
186,363 |
+13% |
209,906 |
Orthodox |
440,091 |
+17% |
514,095 |
Pentecostal |
358,629 |
+11% |
399,504 |
Presbyterian |
730,819 |
-19% |
592,800 |
Smaller denominations |
177,046 |
+9% |
193,251 |
Fresh expressions |
40,710 |
+135% |
95,820 |
Source UK Church Statistics 2: 2018 edition Peter Brierley. 2017 http://brierleyconsultancy.com/statistics.html
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