National Back To Church Sunday, a cross-denominational movement to reverse declining church attendance and encourage everyone to revisit congregational life, will be celebrated September 18 across the country.

National Back To Church Sunday has become the single largest community outreach in the nation with 10,000 churches expected to participate in 2011. This event reignites the power of personal invitation to empower church members to bring the community back to church. This year’s event will be held the second Sunday after Labor Day to accommodate more churches.

Some 3,800 churches participated in 2010, reporting an average 26 percent increase in weekly attendance.