How many people follow the Church of England? Numbers have grown slightly in recent yearsView Image Congregations at Church of England services have grown slightly in recent yearsThe new Archbishop of Canterbury will lead a Church of England that has seen congregations grow slightly in recent years, though numbers are still below pre-pandemic levels. ‌There were an estimated 1.02 million regular worshippers across the Church in 2024, up from 1.01 million in 2023. It reflects the overall number of regular members of what the Church calls its "worshipping community" across England. ‌The number of people physically in church on what the report calls a "typical Sunday" in England stood at 582,000 last year, up from 574,000 the previous year but below 716,000 in 2019.