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Facts and stats about the Church of England. * Currently 15 church buildings are being offered for community use each year. Average weekly attendance 2009. Christmas and Easter 2009. Occasional offices 2009. Church of England Schools 2011. Volunteering.
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*Currently 15 church buildings are being offered for community use each year
Volunteering • Over 50,000 people support parish church administration • Based on each PCC requiring a secretary, treasurer and two church wardens • Over 100,000 people work with children and young people as volunteers • Over 10,000 people work as volunteer ministers and a further 8,000 active retired clergy and readers continue to serve the church, alongside a number of volunteer chaplains
Church of England core congregations 2007 • 95% of core congregation members responding to the survey attended once a month or more frequently