More than 55% of Episcopal parishes now find themselves in a state of long-term decline.
Episcopalians took a major hit in the year 2020, not only in attendance but also in membership and—unusually—in the pocketbook of the historically affluent denomination.
In a sign of declining staff and resources, one of the original “seven sisters” of mainline Protestantism in the United States is preparing to sell its Cleveland, Ohio, denominational headquarters.
The top clergyman at one of the wealthiest parishes in the U.S.-based Episcopal Church has abruptly stepped down.