Study: Religious Attendance Dips Slightly After Pandemic
The study found the share of U.S. adults who generally say they attend religious services at least once a month dropped from 33% in 2019, before the COVID-19 outbreak, to 30% in 2022.
More Americans Stay Away From Church as Pandemic Nears Year Three
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly every congregation in the United States shut down, at least for a while. For some Americans, that was the push they needed to never come back to church.
Leaving Church Without a Fight
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy explores why so many people have deserted their churches. He argues that many people are simply caught up in the currents of a secular age and have been swept away without a whimper of protest.
The Parents (Who Used to Come to Your Church) Are Not Okay
Lauren Graeber makes the case that parents of young children are still languishing in 2022 and it’s part of the reason they’re not coming back to church. As positivity rates once again drop and parents don’t rush back, she suspects that the deeper motivation for
Study: Attendance Hemorrhaging at Small & Midsize US Congregations
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.
Health Care Workers Who Attend Church Services Have Better Mental Health
New research released this month shows that weekly worship attendance can save the lives of the lifesavers, significantly lowering the risk of “deaths of despair.”
What If No One Comes Back to Church After Coronavirus?
I am afraid. This is not a confession pastors are supposed to make.
Second Pastor Has Been Charged with Violating Public Orders Against Large Gatherings
For the second time in two days, police have charged a pastor with defying public orders against large gatherings by holding church services with hundreds of members.
Schools, Libraries and Gyms Are Shut Down. Why Are Some Churches Still Open?
More than 1 in 10 regular churchgoers say in-person services at their house of worship are still happening, according to new research. Seventeen percent said they continue to attend in-person church events.
Will COVID-19 Lead to a Long-Term Shift in Church Attendance?
This coming weekend may represent the fewest people engaging in corporate worship in the last two millennia.