Religious Trends and Demographic Changes in England and Wales

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Analysis of the shift in religious affiliations in England and Wales from the 2001 census to recent years, including changes in church attendance, denominations, and immigration-assisted growth. The data reveals a decline in Christian denominations, particularly Anglicans, and a rise in those identifying as having no religion or belonging to smaller church groups.

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Census for England and Wales % Change 2001 2011 Christian 71.7% 59.3% -12.4% No religion 14.8% 25.1% +10.3% British Social Attitudes Survey % Change 1983 2014 No religion 31.4% 48.5% +17.1% Christian 65.2% 43.8% -21.4%

Anglicans 1983 44.5% 2014 19.0%

Denomination 2008 % change 2008-2013 2013 % change 2013-2020 2020 est Anglican 1,436,329 -5% 1,362,855 -9% 1,241,695 Baptist 208,488 -9% 189,152 -8% 174,873 Catholic 1,611,954 -13% 1,399,942 -19% 1,128,800 Independent 232,281 +3% 239,709 +4% 249,273 Methodist 270,832 -15% 231,357 -24% 176,160 New churches 195,993 +9% 212,911 +10% 234,155 Orthodox 390,659 +19% 464,194 +11% 514,585 Pentecostal 358,370 +21% 432,687 +25% 541,954 Presbyterian 814,669 -20% 649,067 -30% 455,367 Smaller groups 155,425 +18% 182,723 +16% 211,883 Fresh expressions 19,300 +273% 71,900 +50% 108,200 ALL CHURCHES 5,694,300 -5% 5,436,497 -7% 5,036,945

London 2005 2012 Church attendance 620,000 720,000 Churches closing Churches opening 2005-2012 300 1,000

Anglicans over 70 Anglicans 16-25 50% 5% Babies christened in an Anglican church 1950 2011 67% 12%

Immigrant assisted growth 2008-2013 The Patriarchate of Romania (18,000; +233%) The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (15,000; +27%) The Armenian Orthodox Church (16,000; + 44%) The Redeemed Christian Church of God (62,000; +64%) Smaller African and Caribbean Churches (20,000; +19%) Other smaller Pentecostal Churches (26,000; +27%) The Seventh-Day Adventists (28,000; +21%) Lutheran Churches in total (27,000; +24%)

Greatest decline 2008-2013 The Church in Wales (66,000; -17%) The Scottish Episcopal Church (38,000; -16%) The Baptist Union of Wales (15,000; -16%) The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland (186,000; -18%) The Roman Catholic Church in N Ireland (478,000; -20%) The Union of Welsh Independents (30,000; -23%) The Methodist Church of Great Britain (252,000; -15%) The Presbyterian Church of Wales (29,000; -18%) The Church of Scotland (475,000; -29%)

1. The widely reported decline in Christianity, is actually a decline in nominalism. Only 50% of clergy from declining churches agreed it was very important to encourage non-Christians to become Christians , compared to 100% of clergy from growing churches. 71% of clergy from growing churches read the Bible daily compared with 19% from declining churches. 46% of people attending growing churches read the Bible once a week compared with 26% from declining churches. 93% of clergy and 83% of worshippers from growing churches agreed with the statement Jesus rose from the dead with a real flesh-and-blood body leaving behind an empty tomb . This compared with 67% of worshippers and 56% of clergy from declining churches.

1. The widely reported decline in Christianity, is actually a decline in nominalism. 2. The British situation is unique, neither American nor European.

1. The widely reported decline in Christianity, is actually a decline in nominalism. The British situation is unique, neither American nor European. 2. 3. The rapid growth in secularism is accompanied by a rapid growth in spirituality .

1. The widely reported decline in Christianity, is actually a decline in nominalism. The British situation is unique, neither American nor European. The rapid growth in secularism is accompanied by a rapid growth in spirituality . 2. 3. 4. The place of privacy and the place of community.