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Can we make the quiet revival louder?
Phil Knox explores some of the latest ‘revival’ research and asks how we need to respond as the UK Church
For most of us, for most of our lives, any news reports about church attendance have been bleak reading. In November 2022, the UK Census revealed that for the first time, fewer than half the people in England and Wales identified as Christian. We have become accustomed to headlines predicting the imminent extinction of the church in our nations.
And yet, in 2025, there has been a wave of research and headlines that have told a different story and caused those in the church and the media to listen up and take notice. I have compiled some key findings from some of the latest research conducted in the UK:
1. In January, a survey of 10,000 people conducted by OnePoll found that Gen Z’s are half as likely to be atheists as their parents or grandparents and revealed that just 13% of under-25s identified as atheists.
2. In March, amongst other national newspapers, The Times reported that Bible sales increased by 87% between 2019 and 2024.
3. In April, another study was published, this time from Savanta, which surveyed over 2,000 UK students about their attitude towards the Bible. This piece of research found that 29% of all students read the Bible every week and 33% of non-Christian students are interested in reading the Bible with a Christian friend if asked.
4. A couple of weeks later came a report by Bible Society called The Quiet Revival. In it YouGov surveyed over 13,000 UK adults and found that over 2 million more people are going to church now than in 2018. What was once referred to as a ‘missing generation’ of young adults in the church is now anything but, with 33% of all churchgoers being aged 18 – 34. In 2018, 4% of 18 – 24-year-olds were monthly churchgoers. That figure is now 16%.
I would urge us all to read the full article at:-
Also have a look at the full Bible Society report at:-https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/research/quiet-revival
Let’s be encouraged in this season and consider the words of St Augustine “Work as if everything depends on you, pray as if everything depends on God”.
Rob.
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