The
Rev. Canon Dr. Michael Barlowe, Executive Officer of the General
Convention, has announced that data from the 2017 Parochial Reports of
the Episcopal Church is now available in English and Spanish here. Canon
Barlowe observed that the 2017 data "continues recent trends, with
decline in key membership and attendance figures," although
"congregational income through pledges and other offerings has
increased," even as overall numbers of congregants have decreased.
The
Parochial Report is the oldest, continuous gathering of data by the
Episcopal Church. By tradition and canon, the reporting requirements are
developed by the House of Deputies' Committee on the State of the
Church, using a form approved by the church's Executive Council.
Overseen by the Executive Officer of General Convention, the Parochial
Report touches every congregation of the church. Together with other
data, including that of the Recorder of Ordinations and the Registrar of
General Convention, the Parochial Report provides an insight to the
state of the church.
