November 10, 2021
Eight in 10 U.S. churches now provide hybrid services, offering options for congregants to worship either in person or online during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
Almost a quarter of churches, the report said, have moderate to severe conflicts about pandemic restrictions.
Amid technological adjustments, decisions about government and their own denominations’ COVID-19 restrictions on gathering, and greater requests for food and financial assistance, 67% of clergy said 2020 was the hardest year of their ministry.
Source: Amid COVID-19, most churches provide hybrid worship, half stopped picnics