While life at local congregations has returned mostly to normal, the future remains uncertain.
Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, churches have fewer people in the pews, more money in the collection plate, and less conflict than they had in 2020.
At St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in the Chicago suburb of Woodstock, Illinois, the once weekly Christian education program is now monthly, and known as “Second Sunday Sunday School.”
(RNS) Sunday school and other Christian education programs have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, with half of congregations surveyed saying their programs were disrupted.
Across the country, religious congregations have reopened, or reopened with some health restrictions still in place, after two long pandemic years, according to a new Pew Research survey.
Baseball is not church, but some of the lessons may be the same.
‘If You Build It, They Will Come’ No Longer Works for Baseball—or Organized Religion
A report on churches and technology during the pandemic found that by offering online services, churches were able to expand their reach, often connecting with people outside their community or reconnecting with former members who ...
Eight in 10 U.S. churches now provide hybrid services, offering options for congregants to worship either in person or online during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion ...