Hartford Institute for Religion Research Archives - MinistryWatch
Growth is not enough to erase earlier declines, but it is noteworthy.
A new report shows that church attendance is up for the first time in decades. More people are volunteering, and there also seems to be a renewed sense of optimism among pastors and other clergy. ...
Almost half say they attend multiple congregations
After a half-decade marked by upheaval, many Christian communities across the United States are showing signs not only of recovery but of renewed vitality, a new study released on Monday revealed.
Despite the incessant tracking of evangelical Christian, Latino Catholic, Muslim and other religious groups through the recently ended election season, a study released on Election Day by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research showed that ...
Clergy self-reported on church finances, showing optimism despite inflation
The true impact of the pandemic on local houses of worship continues to come into focus — from diminished attendance to changing tax laws to an overall decline in support for nonprofits
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.
OPINION - Are nearly 40% of clergy really about to leave the ministry?
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
