Although I still consider myself an Episcopalian (baptised and confirmed), and though my Letters of Transmittal remain active by payment of pledge in my local parish, I have not attended a service in an Episcopal diocese since the summer of 2002. Consequently, if anyone actually POLLS the membership, I cannot be counted.
One wonders what the proportions would be if intentionally "dormant" and "absent" Episcopalians were surveyed.
The whole membership thing is another can of worms as it gets into priest pay and other benefits for priests.
We are STILL on the rolls and STILL receiving the Diocesan propaganda rag, despite having told both our former parish and the diocese to remove us.
They want the numbers, if they can't keep us though they'll just lie about it.