If you are a Christian, how often do you go to church? Do you go weekly? Once a month? Or maybe only on Christmas and Easter?
If you are in the
latter group, you are not alone. That has become normal for a growing number of
churchgoers in Canada, especially in the Anglican Church of Canada.
That’s what Sarah Kathleen Johnson found when she did research on attendance patterns of members of that church. Through her research, Johnson found these occasional attenders are quite content with their current practice. “They don’t feel the need to go more often,” she said.
As for why they feel that way, Johnson said it wasn’t because they are anti-religion; they just didn’t feel going to church was necessary anymore. And when they did go, it was usually because of tradition or family — Grandma wants the family together at church on Christmas Eve.
Read more about Johnson’s research and findings in the Free Press.
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