2. Salt of the Earth...
Out of 1,000 people in Great Britain, 3 are Methodist members ; another 4 have a connection with a Methodist church ; another 72 are committed to other Christian denominations
ONS mid-2017 population estimates

3. ...spread across town and country 192,000 visits to church...
Each week, on average
City Centre (6 per cent)
Inner City (6 per cent)
Council Estate (4 per cent)
Suburban (34 per cent)
Small Town (29 per cent)
Village/Rural (21 per cent)
...spread across town and country
192,000 visits to church...
Sunday Adults
Weekday Adults
Sunday Young People
Weekday Young People
Average weekly attendance October Each visit to a church service scores one. Each smiley represents 1,000 visits. Young people <20yo.

4. Roughly a fifth of Methodists meet in each of these different size of church

7. Small Groups (and not so small)
Methodists meet not just in church congregations, but in over thirty thousand regular groups, meetings and activities. The balloons show average attendance in each sort of group.
Measured by reported numbers of visits Post Office/Open Shop = daily footfall. Street Pastors/Nightshelter = shift roster.

8. Onwards and Upwards Methodism’s mix of old and new Newest Church
New song Network, 2014
Foodbank, average 5 years running
Credit Union, average 7 years running
Nightshelter, average 9 years running
Discipleship Course, average 12 years running
Church Café, average 12 years running
Nursery/Creche, average 17 years running
Youth Project, average 14 years running
Fellowship Group,
average 24 years running
Worship Group,
average 20 years running
Wesley Guild,
average 31 years running
Uniformed Group,
average 33 years running
Sunday School,
average 45 years running
Methodism’s mix of old and new
Oldest Church,
Heptonstall Chapel – 1764
As compiled from analysis of 2016 Groups and outreach activities, “years running”

9. Twin Peaks
Methodism’s membership profile tends towards the older end of the age spectrum...
but groups and outreach activities are largely attended by young people
Membership (40% aged 70 and over)
Groups and outreach activities
(41% aged 0 to 19)
In –house membership survey 2011; Analysis of groups and outreach activities 2017

10. Mixed Signals...
Attendance Up : Membership Down
1,065 Churches
Attendance Up : Membership Up
682 Churches
Attendance Down : Membership Up
843 Churches
Attendance Down : Membership Down
1,922 Churches
Methodist Churches have fared variously according to different measures
Movements over three year period 2013 – in respect of 4,512 Local Churches (church closures excluded)