German Church Statistics
| by RTN News on Dec 11, 2007. Last update: Dec 11, 2007. |
(IMA News) IDEA News agency in Germany is reporting that Charismatic and Pentecostal Christians are among Germany’s most faithful churchgoers.
…..Although Pentecostals make up only slightly more than one percent of all 26 million Protestants, they account for 20 percent of the worshippers on an average Sunday.
…..These figures were released during the annual gathering of the “Circle of Charismatic Leaders” meeting December 3- 5 in Kassel. The 35 leaders represent approximately 300,000 Charismatic and Pentecostal Christians from main line, evangelical and independent churches.
…..The main line Protestant Churches have 25 million members on their rolls, however, only four percent worship on any given Sunday.
…..Catholics in Luther’s home country attend church in greater numbers. 14 percent of the 26.6 million Catholics go to mass on Sunday. |
