Is it possible that when the dust of the COVID pandemic settles, there will no longer be a church on every corner in the Black community? It is not a far-out possibility, given the precarious nature of how these churches operate daily.
After 150 years of separation, First Congregational Church and South Congregational Church in Granby are reuniting to counter diminishing church attendance and financial resources in Connecticut’s changing religious landscape.
While a majority of Protestant pastors say churches should be racially diverse, most of their churches continue to be made up of predominantly one racial or ethnic group, according to newly released data from a Lifeway Research study.