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About
Our Congregation
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The
Abingdon Episcopal congregation is a diverse group of individuals
united as one strong and caring church through the knowledge and
love of Jesus. We are a Eucharistic people, worshipping and
celebrating together as a family. Our ministries are strong
and dynamic, each contributing in its own way to promoting a message
of fellowship, support and love to our members and the community of
the world we live in. Our colonial church is one of the most
beautiful in the country and contributes immensely to our joy in
worship. It promotes a strong sense of history and common
prayer that has existed for centuries. We strive to reach out
to our community and one another in crisis and need, taking the
mission of our parish to heart.: To know Christ and his love
and to affirm his ministry by reaching out with love to the needs of
our parish family and our community.
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To help you understand us
better, below are some of the questions and responses from a Self-Study Survey of people 12 years old and older.
1. Breakout of gender of our
members:
2. Age of regularly attending teenage and adult
members:
| 5% |
Under 20 |
14% |
20-30 |
13% |
30-40 |
| 25% |
40-50 |
18% |
50-60 |
18% |
60-70 |
| 4% |
70-80 |
3% |
90+ |
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3. Occupational Status:
| 33% |
Employed |
41% |
Retired |
22% |
Homemaker |
| 1% |
Student |
3% |
Other |
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4. How many years have you attended Abingdon Church?
| 16% |
1-3 years |
13% |
4-7 years |
23% |
8-12 years |
| 14% |
13-20 years |
34% |
more than 20 years |
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5. Do you have Children living at
home?
| 23% |
Dependent Children |
77% |
No Children at
Home |
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6. Relationship status:
| 81% |
Married |
4% |
Single |
4% |
Divorced |
| 10% |
Widowed |
1% |
Single w/ Partner |
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6. Education:
| 12% |
High School |
44% |
Undergraduate |
32% |
Graduate |
| 12% |
Other |
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8. County of Residence:
| 86% |
Gloucester County |
4% |
York County |
6% |
Mathews County |
| 4% |
Other Location |
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Here are some answers from previous surveys that tell us what is
important to us.
Why have you continued your involvement with Abingdon? (top 10
from rank order lists provided by
respondents)
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- Supportive
community, church family |
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- I like the
people |
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- Ministry of the
clergy |
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- Style of
worship |
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- Enjoyment of
social activities |
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- Loyalty to
Episcopal church |
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- Enjoy fellowship
& activities (youth activities, choir, education, Cursillo, etc.) |
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- Music |
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- Appreciation for
opportunities to grow spiritually |
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- Christian
education for adults and
children |
We hope this brief extract
from our surveys has provided you with some insight into who we are
and what we believe. We welcome the opportunity to meet with
you and discuss our beliefs, ministries, programs, traditions and
any other topics you would like to talk
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