Wise church leaders will seek to better understand why some from their congregations are no longer involved.
After enduring a year of lockdowns and social distancing, 91% of churchgoers said they planned to physically attend worship services as much or more than they did prior to the pandemic once COVID-19 was no longer an active threat to people’s health. Almost a quarter (23%) said they planned to attend even more.
By August 2022, statistically 100% of churches had reopened and were holding in-person services, but the average church was at 85% of their pre-COVID attendance numbers. Most churches are still missing previous attendees.
So why haven’t these attendees returned? According to a Pew Research study, those missing churchgoers give four primary reasons they’re staying away.
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