A new survey released today has found that one in seven adults in the UK attends a Christian church each month, while nearly three million more people say they would attend church if only they were asked.
The findings of the in-depth survey by Christian relief and development agency Tearfund show that contrary to the UK's secular image, Christianity is still the dominant faith in the UK. More than half (53 per cent) or 26.2 million adults claim to be Christian.
The survey, Churchgoing in the UK, shows that 7.6 million adults in the UK go to church each month, and one in 10 adults attends weekly. One in four (12.6 million) attend at least once a year.
The survey also shows that three million people who have stopped going to church or who have never been in their lives would consider attending if they were given the right invitation.
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