We measure what matters: Fellowship stats from 2023
We’ve all heard that “we measure what matters.” A carpenter measures twice before he cuts. Measuring is important. The Bible has a book called “Numbers”, and the Book of Acts regularly declares the Lord added to the church daily.
Measuring stats is not exciting work, but it helps us know a lot about our circumstances as an individual, church, or organization. It gives us a bench mark to start from – to develop a preferred future.
Last year our Fellowship Regions with Fellowship National’s support doubled our efforts to retrieve statistics from our local churches in a dozen areas. I was very encouraged when 336 (or 64%) of our 526 Fellowship churches submitted their stats for 2023. Thank you.
The typical Fellowship church is 176 people with an average weekly worship service attendance of 147 people, and experiencing six professions of faith and seven baptisms each year. See the full results here: Church Vitality Statistics: 2023.
It is time to measure our stats for 2024
Our Fellowship Regions will be contacting our local churches to retrieve statistics for 2024 in just a dozen areas. I’m praying you’ll make certain that your local church statistics are sent to your Region. I’m hoping 100% of our churches get involved this year. Please consider my request. Thank you.