Methodists in England ‘like an iceberg … crumbling into the sea’

[hrmjustin]

Trevor Grundy

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Methodist Church in Britain is hemorrhaging members and has been described by a leading religious affairs commentator as “a bit like an iceberg that’s just crumbling into the sea.”

The comments of Linda Woodhead, a sociologist at Lancaster University, follow the publication of a report called “Statistics for Mission” by the Methodist Church that shows a dramatic collapse of membership — to about 200,000 in the U.K. — in the last decade.

“During the past 10 years membership of the Methodist Church has fallen by a third, with attendance falling by a similar proportion,” said Moira Sleight, editor and publisher of the Methodist Recorder.

http://www.religionnews.com/2014/09/02/methodists-england-like-iceberg-crumbling-sea/

[NCarolinawoman]

1. Methodism is alive and well here in North Carolina, and I'm talking about mainstream Methodism.

My own church is replete with liberals and VEGANS

Perhaps this is because of the nearby influence of liberal Duke Divinity School? Music. We love the beautiful music......among many other things, of course.

[hrmjustin]

2. I was shocked when I saw that 200,000 number.