Tag Archives: Congregationalists

Places of Worship in England and Wales, 1999-2009

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Siobhan McAndrew

We have spent a little time compiling data on registered places of worship in England and Wales from 1999-2009 and are making a note here on the data, and the caveats you need to bear in mind before interpreting them. The headline data suggest that ‘mainline’ established denominations are showing a reduction over time in numbers of places of worship, while other world religions, ‘other Christians’, and ‘other’ faith communities are exhibiting a gradual increase.
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Zion’s People: Profile of English Nonconformity

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Protestant Nonconformity, formerly known as Religious Dissent and latterly as the Free Churches, has made a major contribution to all walks of British life, not just the religious. The movement had its origins in the puritans and separatists of Elizabethan … Continue reading →

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