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Life in U.S. Religious Congregations Slowly Edges Back Toward Normal
Those who said they were highly religious to begin with most likely to say their faith has been strengthened due to pandemic
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- Life in U.S. Religious Congregations Slowly Edges Back Toward Normal
- In U.S., growing numbers confident they can safely attend religious services
- Roughly four-in-ten U.S. Christians plan to attend Easter services in person this year
- Fewer U.S. religious attenders now say their congregation is closed, but most say COVID-19-related modifications remain in place
- Half of evangelicals say they plan to attend church in person this Easter
- Black Americans more likely than others to say their congregations should be closed because of coronavirus
- Most religious attenders say their congregations are still streaming or recording services
- Regular religious attenders are returning to in-person religious services
- In U.S., 39% of Christians say they plan to attend Easter services in person this year, down from 62% who normally go
- Fewer than one-in-five religious attenders now say their congregation is closed due to the coronavirus, down from 31% in July
- Half of those who attend religious services say their congregation is requiring social distancing, mask-wearing
- Currently, 15% of U.S. religious attenders say their congregation should be closed because of the coronavirus, down from 28% who said this last July
- Half of U.S. Christian churchgoers say their congregations should be enforcing social distancing, mask-wearing
- One-in-five Protestants, three-in-ten Catholics say their congregations should be holding services outside
- Three-quarters of religious attenders now at least somewhat confident they could attend in-person services without catching, spreading coronavirus
- Those who said they were highly religious to begin with most likely to say their faith has been strengthened due to pandemic