Survey of churchgoing in the UK

One in seven adults in the UK attends a Christian church each month, with nearly 3 million more people saying they would attend church if only they were asked, one of the largest surveys of churchgoing in the UK revealed in April. Commissioned by Tearfund, the findings of the in-depth survey also show that, contrary to the UK’s secular image, Christianity is still the dominant faith in the UK. Over half (53%) or 26.2 million adults claim to be Christian.

Churchgoing in the UK – one of the few surveys to track monthly church attendance and the likelihood of non churchgoers attending - shows that 7.6 million adults go to church each month and one in 10 adults attends weekly. One in four (12.6 million) attend at least once a year. The full survey can be downloaded here.

According to the survey, the biggest challenge remains people opting out of religion altogether. Two thirds of UK adults (66%) or 32.2 million people have no connection with church at present (or with any other religion). Unexpectedly, the survey shows that 3 million people who have stopped going to church or who have never been in their lives, would consider attending given the right invitation. What a challenge....