From Oxford-A GROWING number of worshippers are going to Anglican churches in the Diocese of Oxford, bucking a national trend for falling attendance.
The rise in average weekly visits to Church of England services has been put down to local parishes making their churches more welcoming for families and the community.
Figures show the average number of people attending a service through the week in the Oxford Diocese has gone up by three per cent, from 55,400 in 2010 to 57,100 in 2011.
Nationally the average weekly attendance has fallen during the same period, with a 0.3 per cent drop across the country in the last figures available.
The Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt Rev Colin Fletcher, said: “These statistics are most encouraging and it’s quite nice to see the statistics demonstrating what I have been seeing for some time now. We have seen a large growth in work with young people and families.
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