Though some of these churchgoers may be part of the minority of congregations that were still gathering for physical worship during these weeks, we can, for the most part, confidently interpret this group as those who have dropped out of church for the time being. Another 34 percent admits to streaming a different church service online other than their own, essentially “church hopping” digitally.įinally, about one-third of practicing Christians (32%) says they have done neither of these things. Recent data show that, among practicing Christians-those who identify as Christian, agree strongly that faith is very important in their lives and attend church at least monthly (prior to COVID-19)-over half (53%) say they have streamed their regular church online within the past four weeks. One in Three Practicing Christians Is Still and Only Attending Their Pre-COVID Church social distancing measures this spring-can be instructive for church leaders moving forward, particularly following recent spikes in COVID-19 cases. However, the responses shown here-reflecting engagement during the height of the U.S. This data was collected in late April through early May 2020, so percentages mentioned below may have again shifted in recent weeks as the pandemic has progressed. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at each of these groups of Christians, including generational and emotional trends among each. (It should be noted, there is a segment of those who, prior to COVID-19, were not attending church and are now attending online during the pandemic-however, this group is currently too small to be considered statistically significant and is not reported on here.) Barna researchers identified a few types of churchgoers in this unique era of digital Church: Christians streaming their pre-COVID-19 church online, Christians streaming a different church online and Christians who have stopped “attending” church altogether. Recently, we revealed findings about “ The New Sunday Morning,” highlighting trends in church attendance and engagement since the nation’s response to COVID-19 began in March of this year and social distancing pushed services online.
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