Matthew 16 v 18 NLT – words of Jesus to the disciple Peter.

’Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock......

......I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not

conquer it.’Jesus

UK Church Statistics - % change from 2008 – 2013 The Church ShrinkingPresbyterian -20% (649,000) -29% Church of Scot (337,000) Methodist -15% (231,000) (3,000)R Catholic -13% (1,400,000) -18% RC in Scot (152,500) Baptist - 9% (189,000) -8% Scot Bapt (15,000)Anglican -5% (1,360,000) -16% Scot Episc. Ch. (32,000) NB – the rate of decline is much faster in Scotland but there are still twice as many church

members in Scotland as England per 100,000 of population. (13% cf 6.5%).

The Church Growing (Scot pop = 8% of UK)Pentecostal +21% (433,000) +29% in Scot (15,300 =3.5% of UK)

Orthodox +19% (464,000) +40% in Scot (44,000 =9% of UK)

Small’r D’noms+18% (194,000) +7% in Scot (20,000 =10% of UK)

New Churches +9% (213,000) + 9% in Scot (15,000 =7% of UK)

Independent +3% (240,000) - 4% in Scot (34,000 =14% of UK)

The Church in AD33 – in Green and Yellow

The Church in AD 2011 - in Green and Yellow

Matthew 16 v 18 NLT ’Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means

‘rock’), and upon this rock......

........I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not

conquer it.’Jesus