TEC’s attendance percentages range from 8.9% to 44.7%
By Mary Ann Mueller
VOL Special Correspondent
February 17, 2025
VirtueOnline has crunched the numbers to reveal that the Anglican Church in North America has outpaced The Episcopal Church in post-Covid returning attendance.
An interesting phenomenon has revealed itself in comparing the latest 2023 attendance percentages between The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), post-Covid. The 2024 figures are not yet available for either church.
Following the COVID dip every ACNA diocese has outpaced all Episcopal Church dioceses in the percentage of parishioners returning to in-church worship. There is no ACNA diocese which dips below 40% worship attendance while only four Episcopal dioceses break the 40% ceiling – Northern Indiana (40.2%); Central Florida (40.3%); with Eau Claire and Nevada both weighing in at 44.7%.
The ACNA Diocese of South Carolina bottoms out at 45.2% followed by ACNA Fort Worth at 49.4%. All other ACNA dioceses have more than half of their membership routinely showing up for church services.
Seven ACNA dioceses stay within the 50-59.9% percent range. Another nine dioceses break the 60 percent ceiling with six dioceses climbing above the 70 percent mark. One diocese tops 80% with three dioceses soaring above 90%. One ACNA jurisdiction, the Armed Forces Chaplaincy, recorded a 102.4% attendance figure.
On the other hand, (other than the four aforementioned Episcopal dioceses with an above 40% attendance,) all Episcopal Church dioceses’ Average Weekly Attendance (AWA) attendance percentages dropped below the 40 percent floor.
Forty-four Episcopal dioceses have attendance percentages in the 30-percentage range followed by forty-seven dioceses hovering in the twenty percent range.
Two Episcopal dioceses dip into the teens: Navajoland at 17.8%, and Alaska at 15.2%; with one diocese dropping into the below 10 percent basement: Olympia at 8.9%
The Episcopal Church churchwide attendance percentages are just barely above the twenty-five percent mark sitting at 26.5% while ACNA’s church wide attendance is close to two thirds at 66.4%.
Complete diocesan attendance percentages are below.
ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 128,114
APSA – Average Principal Service Attendance: 84,794
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 66.4%
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH (Domestic dioceses)
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 1,494,769
AWA – Average Weekly Attendance: 396,468
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 26.5%
~~~Above 100%~~~
ACNA: ARMED FORCES
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 251
APSA: 257
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 102.4%
~~~90%-99.9%~~~
ACNA: ROCKY MOUNTAINS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 4,690
APSA: 4,351
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 92.7%
ACNA: CHRIST OUR HOPE
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 5,301
APSA: 4,884
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 92.1%
ACNA: CHRIST FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS (C4SO)
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 9,282
APSA: 8,500
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 91.5%
~~~80%-89.9%~~~
ACNA: UPPER MIDWEST
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,813
APSA: 2,322
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 82.5%
~~~70%-79.9%~~~
ACNA: ALL NATIONS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,251
APSA: 1,791
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 79.5%
ACNA: WESTERN ANGLICANS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 3,030
APSA: 2,392
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 78.9%
ACNA: SOUTH
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,399
APSA: 6,329
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 75.3%
ACNA: CANADA
(Anglican Network in Canada)
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 5,847
APSA: 4,252
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 72.7%
ACNA: NORTHEAST & MID-ATLANTIC (REC)
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 1,393
APSA: 1,009
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 72.4%
ACNA: CASCADIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 1,534
APSA: 1,107
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 72.1%
~~~60%-69.9%~~~
ACNA: SOUTHWEST
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 1,537
APSA: 1,075
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 69.9%
ACNA: CENTRAL STATES (REC)
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 1,327
APSA: 920
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 69.3%
ACNA: MID-ATLANTIC
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,617
APSA: 5,956
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 69.1%
ACNA: MID-AMERICA (REC)
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,617
APSA: 5,956
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 69.1%
ACNA: LIVING WORD
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,537
APSA: 1,677
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 66.1%
ACNA: GREAT LAKES
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 3,185
APSA: 2,081
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 65.3%
ACNA: PITTSBURGH
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 5,840
APSA: 3,646
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 62.4%
ACNA: WESTERN GULF COAST
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,505
APSA: 1,503
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 60.0%
ACNA: GULF ATLANTIC
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,472
APSA: 3,859
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 60.0%
~~~50%-59.9%~~~
ACNA: INTERNATIONAL
Final report. The diocese was dissolved in 2024.
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,107
APSA: 1,206
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 58.9%
ACNA: NEW ENGLAND
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,391
APSA: 1,401
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 58.6
ACNA: THE CAROLINAS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 10,049
APSA: 5,823
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 57.9%
ACNA: QUINCY
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,587
APSA: 1,468
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 56.7%
ACNA: ALL SAINTS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 971
APSA: 544
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 56.0%
ACNA: SAN JOAQUIN
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,390
APSA: 1,301
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 54.4%
ACNA: SOUTHEAST (REC)
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 1,726
APSA: 896
~~~40%-49.9%~~~
ACNA: FORT WORTH
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,649
APSA: 4,273
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 49.4%
ACNA: SOUTH CAROLINA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 17,440
APSA: 7,888
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 45.2%
NEVADA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 3,983
AWA: 1,784
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 44.7%
EAU CLAIRE
Final report. In 2024 the diocese united with the dioceses of Milwaukee and Fond du Lac to reconstitute the historic Diocese of Wisconsin.
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 918
AWA: 411
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 44.7%
CENTRAL FLORIDA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 22,131
AWA: 8,918
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 40.3%
NORTHERN INDIANA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,963
AWA: 1,191
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 40.2%
~~~30%-39.9%~~~
EL CAMINO REAL
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 5,760
AWA: 2,197
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 38.1%
EASTERN OREGON
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 1,675
AWA: 638
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 38.1%
MILWAUKEE
Final report. In 2024 the diocese united with the dioceses of Eau Claire and Fond du Lac to reconstitute the historic Diocese of Wisconsin.
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,226
AWA: 2,354
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 37.8%
INDIANAPOLIS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 7,711
AWA: 2,893
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 37.5%
WESTERN MICHIGAN
Final report. In 2024 the diocese united with the Diocese of Eastern Michigan to form the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes.
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,440
AWA: 2,408
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 37.4%
SPOKANE
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 3,385
AWA: 1,259
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 37.2%
VERMONT
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 4,045
AWA: 1,487
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 36.8%
NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,677
AWA: 981
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 36.6%
FOND DU LAC
Final report. In 2024 the diocese united with the dioceses of Milwaukee and Eau Claire to reconstitute the historic Diocese of Wisconsin.
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 3,391
AWA: 1,243
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 36.6%
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 13,152
AWA: 4,788
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 36.4%
SPRINGFIELD
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 3,098
AWA: 1,118
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 36.1%
IDAHO
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 3,297
AWA: 1,186
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 35.9%
ALBANY
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 9,131
AWA: 3,283
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 35.9%
HAWAII
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 5,783
AWA: 2,079
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 35.9%
SAN DIEGO
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 9,781
AWA: 3,509
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 35.8%
WESTERN KANSAS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 1,173
AWA: 413
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 35.2%
EASTERN MICHIGAN
Final report. In 2024 the diocese united with the Diocese of Western Michigan to form the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes.
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 3,362
AWA: 1,170
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 34.8%
WEST TEXAS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 19,251
AWA: 6,636
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 34.5%
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 24,046
AWA: 8,280
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 34.4%
IOWA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 4,713
AWA: 1,611
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 34.2%
COLORADO
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 19,887
AWA: 6,785
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 34.1%
GEORGIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 12,038
AWA: 4,105
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 34.1%
WEST TENNESSEE
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,163
AWA: 2,073
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 33.6%
ROCHESTER
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,529
AWA: 2,186
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 33.5%
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 9,727
AWA: 3,237
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 33.3%
LEXINGTON
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,186
AWA: 2,043
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 33.0%
WEST VIRGINIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 5,377
AWA: 1,772
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 32.9%
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,322
AWA: 2,732
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 32.8%
KANSAS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,826
AWA: 2,229
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 32.6%
TEC SAN JOAQUIN
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 1,958
AWA: 633
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 32.3%
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 975
AWA: 315
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 32.3%
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,338
AWA: 2,686
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 32.2%
MAINE
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,400
AWA: 2,695
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 32.1%
OREGON
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 11,600
AWA: 3,713
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 32.0%
ARIZONA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 16,433
AWA: 5,195
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 31.6%
OKLAHOMA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 13,576
AWA: 4,282
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 31.5%
KENTUCKY
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,409
AWA: 2,018
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 31.5%
EAST CAROLINA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 14,133
AWA: 4,432
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 31.3%
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 19,534
AWA: 6,071
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 31.1%
EAST TENNESSEE
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 12,969
AWA: 3,997
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 30.8%
NEBRASKA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 5,867
AWA: 1,791
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 30.5%
MICHIGAN
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 13,311
AWA: 4,003
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 30.1%
DALLAS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 27,214
AWA: 8,205
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 30.1%
MONTANA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 3,367
AWA: 1,011
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 30.0%
~~~20%-29.9%~~~
DELAWARE
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,913
AWA: 2,068
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 29.9%
SOUTHERN OHIO
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 14,818
AWA: 4367
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 29.5%
TEC in SOUTH CAROLINA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 7,995
AWA: 2,352
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 29.4%
BETHLEHEM
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 7,080
AWA: 2,061
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 29.1%
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 25,810
AWA: 7,401
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 28.6%
TENNESSEE
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 15,460
AWA: 4,410
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 28.5%
CENTRAL NEW YORK
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,534
AWA: 2,428
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 28.4%
UTAH
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 3,966
AWA: 1,122
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 28.3%
ESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 10,844
AWA: 2,605
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 28.1%
NORTHWEST TEXAS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 4,788
AWA: 1,344
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 28.1%
NEW HAMPSHIRE
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 9,279
AWA: 2,605
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 28.1%
WESTERN LOUISIANA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 7,744
AWA: 2,175
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 28.1%
WESTERN NEW YORK
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,014
AWA: 1,684
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 28.0%
CHICAGO
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 25,645
AWA: 7,184
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 28.0%
MISSOURI
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,745
AWA: 2,443
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 27.9%
OHIO
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 13,921
AWA: 3,867
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 27.8%
WASHINGTON, DC
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 30,741
AWA: 8,483
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 27.6%
RIO GRANDE
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 9,764
AWA: 2,656
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 27.2%
MINNESOTA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 14,6 565
AWA: 3,940
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 27.1%
MISSISSIPPI
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 16,981
AWA: 4,591
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 27.0%
WEST MISSOURI
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,624
AWA: 2,323
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 26.9%
EASTON
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,858
AWA: 1,799
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 26.2%
ARKANSAS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 12,956
AWA: 3,394
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 26.2%
CALIFORNIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 17,175
AWA: 4,492
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 26.1%
FLORIDA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 22,884
AWA: 5,946
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 25.9%
PENNSYLVANIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 32,225
AWA: 8,222
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 25.5%
RHODE ISLAND
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 12,781
AWA: 3,241
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 25.3%
TEXAS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 72,268
AWA: 18,141
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 25.1%
CENTRAL GULF COAST
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 16,803
AWA: 4,180
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 24.8%
WYOMING
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 5,670
AWA: 1,400
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 24.7%
VIRGINIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 61,591
AWA: 15,229
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 24.7%
ALABAMA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 29,180
AWA: 7,217
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 24.7%
NEW JERSEY
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 30,423
AWA: 7,497
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 24.6%
SOUTH DAKOTA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 6,301
AWA: 1,534
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 24.3%
UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 21,422
AWA: 5,098
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 23.8%
NEWARK
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 18,245
AWA: 4,325
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 23.7%
NEW YORK
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 41,888
AWA: 9,866
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 23.5%
MARYLAND
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 25,905
AWA: 6,079
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 23.5%
LOUISIANA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 13,660
AWA: 3,207
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 23.5%
NORTH CAROLINA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 41,835
AWA: 9,708
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 23.2%
MASSACHUSETTS
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 42,510
AWA: 9,745
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 22.9%
ATLANTA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 4,3211
AWA: 9,814
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 22.7%
LONG ISLAND
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 36,343
AWA: 8,148
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 22.4%
CONNECTICUT
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 36,763
AWA: 8,211
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 22.3%
NORTH DAKOTA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 2,148
AWA: 464
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 21.6%
LOS ANGELES
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 39,677
AWA: 8,459
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 21.3%
TEC PITTSBURGH
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 8,538
AWA: 1,746
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 20.4%
~~~10%-19.9%~~~
NAVAJOLAND
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 800
AWA: 143
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 17.8%
ALASKA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 4,794
AWA: 727
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 15.2%
~~~Less than 10%~~~
OLYMPIA
BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP: 18,356
AWA: 1,648
PERCENTAGE ATTENDANCE: 8.9%
~~~FORMER DIOCESES~~~
ACNA: VIA APOSTOLICA
No report. Jurisdiction was dissolved in 2023.
TEC FORT WORTH
No report. In 2022 the diocese was merged into the Diocese of Texas.
TEC QUINCY
No report. In 2013 the diocese was merged into the Diocese of Chicago.
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