Salt of the Earth... Out of 1,000 people in Great Britain, 3 are Methodist members ; another 6 have a connection with a Methodist church ; another 72 are committed to other Christian denominations ONS mid-2014 population estimates

Sunday Adults Weekday Adults Sunday Young People Weekday Young People Each week, on average 219,700 Visits to Church... Average weekly attendance October Each visit to a church service scores one. Each smiley represents 1,000 visits. Young people <20yo.

Roughly a fifth of Methodists meet in each of these different size of church

Small Groups (and not so small) Methodists meet not just in church congregations, but in over thirty thousand regular groups, meetings and activities. The balloons show average weekly attendance in each sort of group.

Onwards and Upwards Parenting Course, typically 7 years running Newest Church New Song Network, 2014 Youth Club, average 18 years running Prayer Group, typically 19 years running Weekday Service, average 25 years running Brownie Pack, average 33 years running Oldest Church, Heptonstall Chapel – 1764 Methodism’s mix of old and new *Foodbanks are typically newer: ongoing research is being compiled

Twin Peaks Methodism’s membership profile tends towards the older end of the age spectrum... but groups and outreach activities are largely attended by young people Membership (51% aged 65 to 79) Groups and outreach activities (45% aged 0 to 19) In –house membership survey 2011; Analysis of groups and outreach activities 2013 Percentage

Mixed Signals... Attendance Up : Membership Down 1,110 Churches Attendance Down : Membership Down 2,065 Churches Attendance Down : Membership Up 442 Churches Attendance Up : Membership Up 507 Churches Methodist Churches have fared variously according to different measures Out of 4,124 Local Churches, excluding those closing in the period 2010 to 2014 or where membership figures were unchanged