Home›Sources›Inside the United Church's Decline (Broadview Magazine, McGonegal, 2023)SourcesInside the United Church's Decline (Broadview Magazine, McGonegal, 2023)Julie McGonegal, Broadview Magazine, 2023-05-09Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Inside the United Church's Decline (Broadview Magazine, McGonegal, 2023)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/inside-the-united-churchs-decline-broadview-2023.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Inside the United Church's Decline (Broadview Magazine, McGonegal, 2023). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/inside-the-united-churchs-decline-broadview-2023Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-inside-the-united-church-s-decline-broad, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Inside the United Church's Decline (Broadview Magazine, McGonegal, 2023)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/inside-the-united-churchs-decline-broadview-2023}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA 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.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (19 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedJulie McGonegalPublisherWell-attestedBroadview MagazinePublication YearWell-attested2023URLWell-attestedhttps://broadview.org/inside-united-church-decline/Source TypeWell-attestedmagazine featureAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Reliability 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.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithCanada, Countries Well-attested 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 McGonegaltier 2Claims 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 TopicDenominations, 11 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Well-attested17DenominationsUnited Church of CanadaSourcesInside the United Church's Decline (Broadview Magazine, McGonegal, 2023)Holds1SourcesInside the United Church's Decline (Broadview Magazine, McGonegal, 2023)General References1DenominationsUnited Church of CanadaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year