A new survey from Lifeway Research shows that a majority of Protestant churches are now open for in-person services, but foot traffic has been slow to return to the pews, particularly for black churches, the Christian Post website reports today (November 9, 2021).
The survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors conducted September 1--29 shows that some 98% of all Protestant churches are now open for in-person worship services, nearly matching pre-pandemic levels.
Still, data on in-person church attendance looks very little like it did pre-pandemic. Compared to figures from January 2020, the survey showed that as of August, 13% of churches were attracting less than 50% of their pre-COVID-19 attendance.
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