During this time of pandemic, our church families have continued to meet online and within the government guidelines. Recently we ran a short survey on our social media, with some interesting results… 76% of these respondents were under 40.
90% of our churches have been utilising zoom, with 35% including Facebook live and 30% YouTube.
Before lockdown, 85% of respondents attended church every week. During lockdown, 75% have connected online with their church families several times per month or more. And when churches are open again, 50% said they would definitely be there in person.
We asked what innovations have been appreciated and should continue The option to participate online is widely seen as a plus, for many different reasons. So is the potential to reach more of the community through online platforms and being able to have guest speakers from anywhere easily join. Some of our congregations have been joining together for opening and closing Sabbath worship, and the ability to ‘drop in’ to church mid week, particularly for those living a distance from church, such as many of our country members, has also been greatly appreciated and is hoped will continue.
Online Survey Results
