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  • DEAN’S BULLETIN BOARD 11.13.2019

    November 14, 2019| Posted By Will Sledge

    The Anglican Journal, the official publication of the Anglican Church of Canada ran this article last week:  <<<LINK HERE>>>

    It is the first time I have seen a denominational piece sound a warning bell about membership decline.  I suppose it should have been declared earlier as they are on the road to extinction.  A denominational leader said, “We’ve got simple projections from our data that suggest that there will be no members, attenders or givers in the Anglican Church of Canada by approximately 2040.”

    Lest we think the Episcopal Church is faring better, the article says that if TEC continues to decline at its current rate, we will meet the same fate around 2050.

    Now do I think that is likely to happen?  No.  Statistically I don’t see that happening, but spiritually I do.  There may be some gospel outposts left, or places still culturally Christian (Province IV), but by and large, we will be gone.  The rapid decline statistically is an indicator that we may already be dead spiritually.
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