For those interested to pursue this further, Phil Walters from Australia responded with a comment on the post on the British House Church Movement. He has written an article on the subject on his website. It is far more eloquent than my post and provides a great perspective. You can read it at:
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Andrew Jones has posted some numbers about the state of Christianity in Britain that relates indirectly to the subject above:
http://tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com/tallskinnykiwi/2007/12/christianity-in.html
He writes, “I think we need to take into consideration that many Anglicans and many Protestants of all stripes are finding alternative expressions of church and worship, some of which do not include attending a service in a parish church.”