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  More Americans stay away from church since pandemic

  At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly every congregation in the United States shut down, at least for a while. For some Americans, that was the push they needed to never come back to church.

  01/06/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Churchgoers value time with God but practices vary

  Most Protestant churchgoers say they spend time alone with God at least daily, but there’s a range in what they do in that time and what resources they use, a Lifeway Research study reveals.

  01/03/2023 - By Marissa Postell / Lifeway Research

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  Ten most significant religion stories of 2022 named

  Religion News Service editors selected what they considered the 10 most significant faith-related stories in 2022.

  01/03/2023 - By Staff / Religion News Service

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  Sunday school looks different since COVID

  Sunday school, adult forums and other Christian formation classes, already threatened by declines in worship attendance, have been further challenged since COVID-19 shuttered churches and sent their services online.

  01/02/2023 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Live animals bring spectacle, humor to Nativity scenes

  David Baum, owner of the Texas Camel Corps, has spent the Christmas season traipsing all over Texas, supplying camels—as well as donkeys, ox and sheep—for live Nativity sets at churches around the state.

  12/20/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Most churches plan to worship together on Christmas

  Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, and for most pastors, that gives them all the more reason to gather.

  12/13/2022 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  Study says politics may determine which pew fits

  When they are shopping for a new church, evangelicals go looking for another politically conservative evangelical church like the one they left, researchers say.

  12/13/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Theological schools adapt to meet changing demands

  Professional degrees are gaining traction at theological schools, while the traditional ministerial degree—the Master of Divinity—is faltering, according to new data.

  12/06/2022 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

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  Documentary tells faith journey of Man in Black

  “Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon,” is a new documentary telling the story of how the legendary musician known as “The Man in Black” found the light of Jesus Christ.

  12/02/2022 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

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  Charitable giving up but gifts to larger churches dropped

  Giving to the United States’ largest churches fell by more than 6.6 percent in 2021, despite a rise of 4 percent last year in charitable giving nationwide.

  12/02/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Pastors say Christmas Eve most-attended holiday service

  The closer it gets to Christmas, the more likely church pews will be filled, pastors say.

  11/29/2022 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  Native American removal is more than physical

  Native Americans were removed from their land and then from their families and culture. This removal continues, Mariah Humphries explains.

  11/19/2022 - By Eric Black / Editor