A Broadview Magazine feature by Julie McGonegal examining the United Church of Canada's membership decline, reporting both the church's own official membership figures (about 480,000 in 2011 falling to about 350,000 in 2021) and the broader Statistics Canada census self-identification figures for the same denomination (about 2 million in 2011 falling to 1.2 million in 2021). Used here for both counts and both years.
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Citation
AuthorJulie McGonegal
PublisherBroadview Magazine
Publication Year2023
URLhttps://broadview.org/inside-united-church-decline/
Source Typemagazine feature
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: a magazine feature published editorially independently of the United Church of Canada's governing bodies, though the magazine grew out of the church's historic publication and covers it as its regular beat. The article itself draws on Statistics Canada census figures and the church's own General Council membership reporting side by side, naming its sources rather than asserting figures on its own authority. Connections
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This source names Canada directly: "examining the United Church of Canada's membership decline, reporting both the church's own official membership figures (about 480,000 in 2011 falling to about 350,000 in 2021) and the broader..."
Source Inside the United Church's Decline (Broadview Magazine, McGonegal, 2023)Julie McGonegal
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)
This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Denominations, 11 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
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