Since the release of the "Where Two or Three Are Gathered" Pilot, I've had many people contact me that did not know about the Study Your Congregation web site. On this site, anyone can access the Average Sunday Attendance chart for any Episcopal congregation or Diocese. To view/print this information, visit http://www.episcopalchurch.org/growth_60791_ENG_HTM.htm
Additionally, the First View Percept Report (a faith based demographic report) is also available FREE for the zip code in which the congregation is located. (An $80+ value. However, if you would like a profile for a larger zip code visit www.percept.info )
On the Study Your Congregation page you will also find links to specific information presented for congregations that match yours in terms of size, geographic location, and growth trend. This area is still under development (the material is ready and we are working with the web design team.) Check back to this area in the coming weeks as it promises to be an interactive site packed with information, stories, resources and more.
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The Percept information is remarkably useful! I had to read it two or three times before ideas began to come to me from it, but most striking was the notion that the preeminent perceived need for churchgoers in my ZIP code was "recreation".
First of all, I'm very pleased to see that this is perceived as an acceptable need -- one that a church can fulfill.
Secondly, it coincides nicely with our nascent sports and recreation ministry, which runs our Summer alternative to Sunday School (called Summer Soccer at Trinity Lime Rock), and our liaison with our across-the-street neighbor, Lime Rock Park (the most beautiful auto race track in America).
I have to say that trying to run a lay sports and recreation ministry in a small, New England Episcopal parish is a little like a dog dancing on his hind legs: one is not surprised to see it done well, one is surprised to see it done at all (apologies to Dr. Johnson).
So, it's great not just to see the validation that large numbers (for us) of attendees at Summer Soccer brings, but also the validation of "Recreation" as a suitable thing for a church to offer!
THANKS!!
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