Religious leaders within the Church of England believe there is a real crisis when it comes to the future of the church, saying it will be dead in the next 20 years. The Rev Patrick Richmond, a Synod member from Norwich, warned the national assembly last week that the Church of England is entering into a ‘perfect storm’ with an overabundance of elderly members. Rev Richmond basically believes the Church of England as a whole is ‘dying off’ because of the number of senior citizens attending church in comparison to younger members. However, records from the Archbishops' Council's Research and Statistics Unit tell a different story. Updated records show that more than 36 per-cent of those who worship within the Church of England are under the age of 45. New statistics show that weekly services in cathedrals in 2011 is at 1.7 million people each month, a level that has been maintained since the turn of the millennium.

Pray: that the Church will rise from the ashes and soar like an eagle to glorify the Lord. (Is.40:31)

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