July 05, 2006

church starts by date

"A majority (56%) of Episcopal parishes and missions were founded before 1901."

"A majority (56%) of Episcopal parishes and missions were founded before 1901.The post-war baby boom years (1946-1965) saw a boom in new church development as many churches (18% of all congregations) were organized in very few years"

Only 3.3% of all Episcopal churches were started after 1990.

From the forthcoming "Findings from the 2005 Faith Communities Today Survey"

Posted by mbarlowe at July 5, 2006 12:03 PM
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