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In this report from Lifeway Research, as of August 2022 almost all churches were back to in-person worship. However, pastors say attendance hasn’t quite recovered as Sunday worship was at about 85% of what it was before the pandemic.
From Villanova Center for Church Management comes a study the impact of COVID-19 on 169 Catholic parishes. The study shows the pandemic’s impact on parish collections could be devastating, thought it does not have to be. According to the report, parishes “have time to pivot to a new model of being church before the economic […]
In 2021, congregations in The Episcopal Church continued to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing a variety of safety measures and looking to several different sources when deciding when and how they should hold in-person worship services in 2021. This report summarizes some of the most common protocols used by congregations.
This survey was conducted by the United Church of Christ (UCC) between mid-August and mid-September 2020. Results are based on 345 clergy responses and offer a glimpse into how congregations in their denomination have been impacted by the pandemic thus far. Areas of impact explored include worship, giving, leadership, programs, and social service involvement. At […]