Church Attendance.

'According to The Telegraph, although figures have shown church attendance in the U.K. to have declined since the 1980s, recent figures show this is now changing. The report refers to one British church, St. Mary's congregation, which he claims has seen a 20 percent rise in church attendees in the past twelve months.
In the U.K., 76.8 percent are said to be religious according to sources, with Christianity being the dominant faith.
In 2007, a Tearfund survey found that 10 percent of religious individuals attend church on a weekly basis- although this figure significantly increased around Christmas.' (Christian Post.)
I may have a simple answer to what seems a bit of a paradox.
Might it not be that churches which are 'alive' are prospering - whilst those which are not, are not?
http://global.christianpost.com/news/have-uk-churches-found-the-secret-to-higher-attendance-66418/