Congregations increased by nearly a quarter at more than 4,200 churches on Back to Church Sunday on 25th September 2011 ”“ an average of 19 extra people per church.
Overall 18 per cent of participating churches reported that nearly 14,000 extra people attended church on Back to Church Sunday 2011 in Great Britain; over 10,000 of these attended Church of England churches. Based on these numbers it could be estimated that:
An extra 77,000 people attended church on Back to Church Sunday 2011 (over 58,000 in the Church of England)
Since the first Back to Church Sunday in 2004, nearly 230,000 people have come back to church.
Whoa! How good is that!