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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our (very tiny) church has been back in person a few months now. A lot of people haven’t returned to in person at all. It’s a weird space to be between restrictions and normalcy. Our habits of social distancing are hard to break, but there’s also this excitement of normalcy. We are looking forward to our small groups resuming in person and social events. A lot of new people have been coming but mostly people who moved to the area during covid. We just dropped the mask requirement (the building we rent required us to stay masked). I think there’s a sense of joy to be back and be with people rather than a feeling of obligation. People come back to church now because they missed it, not so much because of guilt. I think you’ll see a bigger influx back in the fall. [/quote]

I predict that the sense of joy at being together will wane and that church attendance will drop in the fall.   We shall see.[/quote]

Traditionally there are three times a year when people will check out or return to church—New Year’s (resolutions), Easter, and back to school season. If you ever see a new church launching they are nearly all launching around one of those times. I’m not sure we’ll see an influx of non-believers exploring church, but people who are hesitant to go back may be motivated by one of those three times. But you’re right, we shall see![/quote]

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