Perhaps the decoupling of the spiritual experience of Christmas church services from the heavy ... in a desperate search to reverse the slide in attendance and the loss of relevance, have merely ...

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Attendance figures released by the Church of England show that Sunday worship attendance continues its downward slide and now stands at ... 1.6 million Sunday worshippers in ...

the bell at Emmanuel United Church will toll for the last time on Christmas Eve. With only a dozen active members of the congregation, and after nearly a decade of attempts to save the local ...

Fourteen of the valley’s historical churches will be on the second Country Church Christmas Tour ... along with free refreshments, a slide show and historical displays. Docents will be available ...

As America continues a long-term trend towards less religiosity, about half the population still celebrates Christmas by going to church. A survey by Lifeway Research says about 47 percent of ...

Red bows, wreaths and candles adorn the pews. Music fills the church as volunteers finish decorating for Christmas Masses at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in the Polish Hill neighborhood of ...

During each presentation, Ellingson, who served as pastor for Holmes Methodist Church for 27 years and still preaches regularly there, reads the Christmas story, using excerpts from the gospels of ...