Methodist Church in UK to explore virtual fellowship, communion
Norwich, UK The growth of online churches and online communion are to be closely scrutinised by the Methodist Church following a decision at its recent annual conference. Dr Mark Rowland, secretary of the Faith and Order Committee, told Sight that “people in the Methodist Church have been discussing this issue for some years”. Dr Mark […]
Half of US churches say Sunday school, other education programs disrupted by pandemic
United States RNS Sunday school and other Christian education programs have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, with half of congregations surveyed saying their programs were disrupted. A March, 2022, survey by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research found that larger churches with more than 100 people were more successful in maintaining their educational programming for […]
The Long Read: Virtual reality and livestreams – Why online church will continue post-pandemic
Zoom is just the beginning. JILLIAN CHENEY, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, reports on how some US churches have embraced the use of virtual reality technology…
Postcards: US church pageants go virtual amid a COVID-19 Christmas
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how, with kids and the internet involved, virtual pageants, are just as delightfully unpredictable as more traditional performances at churches…
“Buildings are closed but churches are open”: UK churches see lift in interest during coronavirus lockdown
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Peter Lynas, director of the Evangelical Alliance UK, about a new report looking how how British churches have fared during the coronavirus pandemic…
Online church: US black churches use phones and Facebook to bridge digital divide amid COVID-19
ADELLE M BANKS reports for Religion News Service on how black churches in the US are working to help everyone get access to church online…
Essay: How to build community while worshipping online
In an article first published on The Conversation, HEIDI A CAMPBELL, US academic and author of ‘Exploring Religious Community Online’, looks at what her research shows about taking Christian communities online…