“Not just the ramp”: Worship spaces need more accessibility
HOLLY MEYER, of Associated Press, reports on how churches and other worship spaces in the US are responding to the needs of the less-abled…
More than survival: For a small Chicago church, closing down was an act of faith
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on the closure of Grace Evangelical Covenant Church on Chicago’s North Side…
Financial toll: At many US churches, pandemic hits collection plates, budgets
HOLLY MEYER and HALELUYA HADERO, of The Associated Press, report on the financial stresses facing US churches…
Attendance hemorrhaging at small and midsize US congregations – study
RNS A new survey of 15,278 religious congregations across the United States confirms trends sociologists have documented for several decades: Congregational life across the country is shrinking. The most recent round of the Faith Communities Today survey, or FACT, found a median decline in attendance of seven per cent between 2015 and 2020. PICTURE: Gabriella […]