Mike Moore | The Journal Gazette Carrie Winebrenner, resident pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne, says that in-person attendance as increased as church members have received COVID-19 vaccinations. Previous Next Sunday, April 18, 2021 1:00 am Church-going amid pandemic ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette In the last few Sundays, about 100 people have attended in-person worship services at Fort Wayne's First Presbyterian Church. That's well under attendance before the COVID-19 pandemic, said Carrie Winebrenner, the congregation's new resident pastor. But it's a lot better than last year about this time. “We were close to zero,” she said. The downtown church's rebounding attendance likely has to do with a congregational quirk – members tend to be in older age groups.