To: sionnsar
And how many of those reported members are active? My former ECUSA church had around 450 families registered as "members", but only around 120 families were active -- i.e., attending services at least twice a month. Only 145 families pledged any sort of financial support to the church.
It was a bit of a joke. For example, at Easter, most of the "regulars" attend the Saturday Easter Vigil service and leave the Sunday morning services to the "casuals". The church is packed to the rafters with 300 strangers. About half return for Christmas. Makes for a good one-time haul of loose cash in the offering plate, but doesn't really reflect the ongoing life the church.
To: good_fight
ahadams gave me the number 800,000 practicing episcopalians -- (before general convention trauma)
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