Is Christianity on the increase?

Simon 75 · Jul 21, 2023

Hi - I was just wondering if people think that Christianity in the UK is growing again? I only ask because it seems to me that since the whole covid thing people are waking up to realise that there is a lot more evil in this earth than realised. I came to God and Jesus through this realisation and I know other people have as well. Thoughts?

Serendipitous Waffle · Jul 21, 2023

I'm not sure about the U.k. as I've not been there lately. However, I do know that more people I know have embraced Lord Jesus. They are now seeing the demons and the evil play their hand and this has thankfully swayed them towards the Lord.

Pioneer3mm · Oct 8, 2023

I was in Scotland (a country that is part of UK)..last month..
- short trip.
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Interesting/informative book about..Scotland.
'Land of Many Revivals'
- Scotland's Extraordinary Legacy of Christian Revivals..1527-1857
- Tom Lennie

Larniavc · Oct 8, 2023

I think it depends where you live. Certainly not as popular in the South but when I moved up North I met many more Christians than I was used to.

Lotuspetal_uk · Oct 15, 2023

On a local level I've definitely seen an increase. Our local fellowship has grown a lot since 2020.

People are thirsty for truth.

Larniavc · Oct 16, 2023

I just looked it up.

The religion question is voluntary; 94.0% (56.0 million) of usual residents answered the question in 2021, an increase from 92.9% (52.1 million) in 2011.

For the first time in a census of England and Wales, less than half of the population (46.2%, 27.5 million people) described themselves as “Christian”, a 13.1 percentage point decrease from 59.3% (33.3 million) in 2011; despite this decrease, “Christian” remained the most common response to the religion question.

“No religion” was the second most common response, increasing by 12.0 percentage points to 37.2% (22.2 million) from 25.2% (14.1 million) in 2011.

There were increases in the number of people who described themselves as “Muslim” (3.9 million, 6.5% in 2021, up from 2.7 million, 4.9% in 2011) and “Hindu” (1.0 million, 1.7% in 2021, up from 818,000, 1.5% in 2011).

Wales had a greater decrease in people reporting their religion as “Christian” (14.0 percentage point decrease, from 57.6% in 2011 to 43.6% in 2021) and increase in “No religion” (14.5 percentage point increase, from 32.1% in 2011 to 46.5% in 2021) compared with England and Wales overall.

London remains the most religiously diverse region of England in 2021, with over a quarter (25.3%) of all usual residents reporting a religion other than “Christian”; the North East and South West are the least religiously diverse regions, with 4.2% and 3.2%, respectively, selecting a religion other than “Christian”.

Religion, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics

The religion of usual residents and household religious composition in England and Wales, Census 2021 data.

www.ons.gov.uk

yorkie73 · Dec 12, 2023

We live in divisive times, and where extremist thinking has become quite commonplace on the internet. I think the level of hate towards the three main religions has risen steeply in the last ten years or so. It also made me feel more of a bond with Christianity. Every time I've seen someone mocking or trolling Christians online I've felt that bond strengthening. I think this is part of the reason, also, for more people coming or returning to The Bible.

Ophiolite · Feb 20, 2024

Because of declining church memberships and attendances , and resulting impact upon finances, The Church of Scotland has had to close several churches and place them on the market for sale.

The excellent factual post by @Larniavc prompted me to check the census figures for Scotland to see if they supported my anecdotal observations about Church of Scotland church sales. Unfortunately, the census in Scotland was deferred till 2022 because of Covid and though the provisional results were published last year the religious affiliation data will not come out till this spring. This wikipedia article presents a similar picture for decline of Christianity in Scotland. From 65.1% declaring themselves Christian in the 2001 census, this fell to 53.8% by 2011. It seems probable that this figure is now below 50%.

If the OPs view that a possible resurgence would be linked to the impact of Covid on attitudes then that's unlikely to show up in the 2022 census figures.

dms1972 · May 3, 2025

Lotuspetal_uk · May 24, 2025

I wanted to add since my post back in 2023 the following article which was released back in April on a notable increase from the 18-35 age group:

"A Revival is Happening": Church hails resurgence amongst the young in UK

Compared to my last post my local church is now standing room only on most Sundays which is fascinating to observe

ANewPath · May 26, 2025

Christianity helps your mind and most likely people having issues are turning to god.

Sam91 · May 26, 2025

Simon 75 said:
Hi - I was just wondering if people think that Christianity in the UK is growing again? I only ask because it seems to me that since the whole covid thing people are waking up to realise that there is a lot more evil in this earth than realised. I came to God and Jesus through this realisation and I know other people have as well. Thoughts?

It seems like it is. Our church is packed!

Uriah S · Jun 2, 2025

My own church has temporarily taken on a second building to accomodate the numbers (mostly "young" people) on Sundays.
We are looking to find something more long term. We are keeping alert, and evaluating what, specifically, our needs are.

Uriah S · Jun 2, 2025

AeTee said:
Christianity helps your mind and most likely people having issues are turning to god.

I agree, and at risk of starting some huge discussion, I respectfully venture that all people have issues. And if they are all turning to God, then God be praised!

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