Anglicans in the diocese of Saskatchewan have begun to visit non-churchgoers in their communities to ask how their local church can serve them better.

The community visitation program was initiated by diocesan bishop Anthony Burton as part of the diocese’s three-year evangelism program.

The program anticipates that the responses “will result in a local project which will in turn build relationships between the church and the community and draw new members,” the diocese said in a report on its Web site, www.skdiocese.com.