Old Catholic ministry is a small and developing aspect of Christian ministry and often reflects a growing diversification within niche chaplaincy. Ordained ministry within the Old Catholic Church in the United Kingdom is small in scale when compared to the large Christian denominations such as the Anglicans and Roman Catholics; its Lay Ministry remains undeveloped in comparison to larger denominations. A lack of funding has been experienced by Old Catholics which is in contrast to that traditionally available to large denominations. Smaller scale Old Catholic ministry may become more important with the declining church attendances witnessed in Western Europe, whereby larger denominations are unable to support their relatively expensive ministry.
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