Ken Eames News Today

Sunday church attendance is just 80 per cent of what it was in 2019, Telegraph analysis has revealed, despite the Church of England claiming that it has “bounced back” after the pandemic.‌

The Church of England has seen an uptick in attendance for a second year running but figures still remain lower than before the pandemic.

A new report suggests that a decrease in access to online and onsite church services is the reason why attendance at Church of England parishes dwindled over the past three years, as opposed to the coronavirus pandemic.

Analysis of CofE attendance data reveals an almost 30 per cent drop since 2019, across all English dioceses