The congregation at St. Anne’s has remained steady over the last three years, averaging around 140 members since 2020. Since the pandemic, our congregation has added between 20 and 40 active participants through virtual services, and at least 50% of those congregants have attended at least one in-person service.
Our average weekly attendance is 81 (25 online). During Easter and Christmas, we welcomed 127 and 157 participants respectively in 2021.
From our recent Parish Survey, our distribution of 57 respondents was 10.5% between 30-39 and 40-49 respectively, 8.8% between 50-59, and 70.2% above the age of 60. Like most congregations, we hope to recruit more young families by providing youth programs and reintroducing the youth programming during our Sunday services. Currently, we have between 3 and 6 children who regularly attend our Sunday nursery/children’s programming during our 10:00 a.m. Eucharist.
All of our 57 respondents identified as White or Caucasian, with a 56% female response. Of the respondents, 12.8% also identified as members of the LGBTQ+ community. The majority of respondents are married or in a long-term relationship (77%).
Our community also has identified itself as intellectual, with the majority (60.7%) having achieved a graduate degree. While 52.6% are retired, 36.8% are employed full-time.