Precautions planned by churches that will meet with safeguards
Percent of U.S. Protestant Senior Pastors whose church will meet with precautions, 2020 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Ask sick people to stay home (84%). Lowest: Not share in communion (41%).
- Ask sick people to stay home: 84%
- Ask people to avoid touching: 77%
- Ask people to sit farther apart: 75%
Source: Barna Group, Pastors Share Hopes for the Church’s Future After COVID-19 · Online survey of 1,243 Protestant Senior Pastors, March 20-April 27, 2020. Article published 2023-08-16.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Ask sick people to stay home (84%). Lowest: Not share in communion (41%). Ask sick people to stay home: 84%. Ask people to avoid touching: 77%. Ask people to sit farther apart: 75%.
Who published this data?
Barna Group, 2020. Source: Barna Group, Pastors Share Hopes for the Church’s Future After COVID-19 (https://www.barna.com/research/church-hope-covid/).
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