research & statistics an authentic fresh expression will start by listening to those whom it is...
TRANSCRIPT
Research & Statistics
“An authentic fresh expression
will start by listening to those
whom it is called to serve
outside church.”http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/
Research & StatisticsFresh Expressions
• Parishes reaching out to the un-churched and de-churched in their community
• by creating a NEW congregation• that embraces the people and enters
their culture
See http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/ for more info
Research & StatisticsMethodology
As part of the annual parochial returns, parishes were asked to list any fresh expressions they run and then to give attendance figures of people who don’t attend regular services for the 4 weeks of October.
Fresh expressions were classified where possible, so the following are based on those responses that are most likely to be fresh expressions or similar new forms of church.
Research & StatisticsScope
Research & Statistics
Over halfof fresh expressions and new forms of church are aimed at
families with young children, for example
Messy Church
Research & Statistics
Around
,000
people attend fresh expressions of church who wouldn’t attend church otherwise.
Research & Statistics
Parishes with fresh expressions or new forms of church for children are, on average, seeing
around an extra 15 children on a Sunday
or around an extra 25 children midweek.
Research & Statistics
Parishes with new churches created for adults are, on average, seeing
around an extra 25 adults oron a Sunday
around an extra 20 adultsmidweek
Research & Statistics
On average, that’s an additional 40 people attending in these parisheseach week