More US congregations are reopening but attendance remains flat – study
RNS Across the US, 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. But there has been little or no rise in the number of people attending in-person religious services over the past six months, while the number of […]
Essay: Quitting online church is abandoning the one for the 99
Christian writer and activist SHANNON DINGLE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, on why online services should remain part of the church’s suite of tools to connect with people…
Returning to church?: Across US, houses of worship struggle to rebuild attendance
As churches and other houses of worship return to in-person services in the US, DAVID CRARY, of The Associated Press, reports on how congregations are responding…
Churches and coronavirus: Masks keep churches from being superspreaders. But they make sermons tough
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on how US preachers are coping with masks, church closures, online services and social distancing measures…
Holy Week: As a pandemic peaks at Christianity’s Easter climax, US churches adapt online
ALEJANDRA MOLINA and EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how US churches are adapting to marking Easter online…