What brings people to attend Church?

 

THINGS THAT BRING PEOPLE TO ATTEND CHURCH, c 2010 and later

(From a sermon by Canon David White, of St Andrew's Chorleywood.  An eminent Methodist statistician, and "World Christian Encyclopedia", David Barrett)

1% Visited by a church worker

2% Church programmes such as Alpha, Mums and Toddlers

3% Bereavement

3% Sunday School

6% Publicity

8% Clergy

77% Invited by a friend

In the United Kingdom

78% believe in God

58% believe in the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus

In 100 AD it is estimated there was one Christian for 360 non-Christians

In 1950 there was one for every 20 non-Christians

In 1996 there was one Christian for every 7 non-Christians

in 2000 there was one Christian for every 4 non-Christians

Every day about 185,000 people become Believers in Jesus, worldwide

One and a half million attended a meting in Africa addressed by Reinhard Bonnke

Billy Graham spoke to over one million in South Korea

There is an awakening in the Iranian Church 2026

There are 96.7 million Believers in China - 6.7% of the population 2026