Abstract
The present day weakness of churches in England is displayed not only in the decline of church attendances and affiliation, but also in the closure of church buildings. In a recent issue of Rural Theology Carol Roberts and Leslie J Francis have examined the incidence of church closure as it affects the rural churches of the Church of England over the period 1970 to 2000. This article is a Methodist response, examining from available statistics the decline in membership related to church closure in British Methodism over the same period. Using data from a single Methodist District, a comparison is made with church closures in four Anglican rural dioceses.
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