Tag: Episcopal church decline

The Episcopal Church is still the church of presidents. It’s just that, like the rest of us, the presidents no longer attend. And the church has no street cred to be the engine of anything.

July 5, 2025 Anglican Watch 2 comments

Sean Rowe recently made a statement in which he said that the Episcopal Church, once the church of presidents, now must be an engine of resistance. To that we say, “Actually, the Episcopal Church is still the church of presidents. It’s just that presidents, like the rest of us, long

Ten signs your church may be dying

February 29, 2024 Anglican Watch 5 comments

If there’s just one thing that’s broadly true about the Christian church, it’s that Christians love to ignore inconvenient truths. And no truth is more problematic or unpleasant than the possibility that a beloved church may close. As a result, vestries, bishops, standing committees, and others in authority often wait

Episcopal withering on the vine

October 17, 2023 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

By Jeffrey Walton Juicy Ecumenism September 29, 2023 Release of Episcopal Church statistics earlier this month hit hard: the worst-ever year-over-year drop in membership (down 88,306 persons, or 6 percent), while attendance saw a middling (19 percent) rebound from COVID-era lows. Access my report on those numbers here. https://juicyecumenism.com/2023/09/18/episcopal-church-statistics/ Attendance

Zombie churches and decline: AW predictions about the coming parochial report results

August 1, 2023 Anglican Watch 5 comments

Anglican Watch (AW) has been reviewing data relating to parochial report results, and we are increasingly confident that we have a good feel for the reports coming within the next few weeks. So, we will venture out on a limb and share our predictions for the data and related issues, including

Steve W S on Meanwhile, back at Tenth Pres, talk is cheap, but contrition is nowhere to be found: “Imagine still going to, volunteering at, or donating to, Tenth at this point. Wonder how much of the congregation genuinely…”

the truth on Update: Susan Elzey, adultery, perjury, and clergy sexual abuse: “Paul Duggan has been singing the same song for several years now. he was well aware of wynne’s action and…”

Mary Barrett on St. Thomas Fifth Avenue: Should porn producer Erich Erving be living amidst Choir School kids? We don’t think so.: “Man, what a mess. Thank you for sinking your teeth into St. Thomas and not letting go. No wonder TEC…”

Wayne on Update: St. Thomas Fifth Avenue night custodian appears to be a convicted felon: “Talk about the Fox guarding the hen house! What will it take for leadership to actually do something? I’m betting…”

pca nomore on Update: Susan Elzey, adultery, perjury, and clergy sexual abuse: “The following message was sent by the Tenth Elders to the Tenth Pres. congregation this week: At the congregational meeting…”