Church of England attendance has risen for the fifth year in a row, according to preliminary figures from the Church’s annual Statistics for Mission report.

An estimated 1,023,000 people regularly worshipped at Church of England congregations in 2025, up 1.4% on the previous year.

Average Sunday attendance increased to 590,000, while weekly attendance rose to 707,000. Attendance at Christmas and Easter services also saw significant growth, with nearly two million people attending services over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and just over one million attending Easter services.

Despite the increase, attendance remains below pre-pandemic levels.

The figures follow steady growth reported in recent years. In 2024, regular worshippers across the Church of England rose to 1,020,000, with Sunday attendance reaching 582,000. At the time, church leaders said they were seeing signs of growth among young adults and families.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev Sarah Mullally, said: "It is so encouraging to see the ways that God is at work in our Church.

"With more people coming to services on Sundays and throughout the week, as well as during Advent, Christmas and Easter, it shows a yearning for meaning and connection in our often busy and fractured world.

"I give thanks for the clergy, lay people and volunteers who each week make people feel welcome in every parish across our country."

Debbie Clinton, the Church of England's Director for Vision and Strategy, said: “Each of these numbers represents an individual journey of faith in Christ, and we celebrate another year that shows more and more people gathering to worship in local churches, including many for the first time."