The State of the Church in Greater Christchurch

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2.2 billion Christians

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2006 Census55.6%

Christian Adherence

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The Christian Church in Greater Christchurch

• Number of Christian Churches 290

• Total Number of People Attending Any Given Sunday

37, 629

• Proportion of Population 10%

• Estimated Proportion of City in our churches 15+%

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Angl

ican

Bapt

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Catho

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Met

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Orthod

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Other

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57

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44

22

12

Number of Churches by Denomination

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Anglican15%

Baptist13%

Catholic21%

Methodistic5%

Orthodox1%

Other19%

Pentecostal14%

Presbyterian /Reformed

10%

Uniting/Co-op2%

Percentage of Sunday At-tendance by Denomination

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

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31

92

51

62

28

19

30-25 25-50 50-100 100-200200-400 400-800 800 +

Number of Churches by Size

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0-251% 25-50

9%

50-10010%

100-20023%

200-40020%

400-80026%

800 +10%

Percentage of Sunday Attendance by Church Size

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Anglica

n

Baptist

Catholic

Meth

odistic

Orthodox

Other

Pentecosta

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Presbyte

rian/R

eformed

Uniting/Co-op

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

800 +400-800200-400100-20050-10025-500-25

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Interesting NumbersAverage Church Size in Greater ChristchurchMean 130 peopleMedian 70 people

Churches Destroyed, Red-zoned, Severe Damage, Relocated 79 (11,500 people)

Children’s Work 202 Youth Work 160Community Work 260

Staff 486 FTE

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City8%

City East4%

Coast2%

East6%

Greater Halswell

2%Greater Hornby

6%Greater

Riccarton8%H & P

1%Hills3%NE

3%

North9%

NW15%

Outer NW7%

SE1%

Selwyn3%

South & West12%

Upper North1%

Waimak6%

West4%

Percentage of Attendance by Com-munity

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City

City Ea

stCoast Ea

st

Greater

Halswell

Greater

Riccart

onH &

PHills NE

North NW

Outer N

W SE

Selw

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South &

West

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2

4

6

8

10

12

Severe damage

Redzoned

Destroyed/demol-ished

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