Southern churches use technology to worship in the wake of COVID-19
For Kevin Cooper, the view from the pulpit at Grace Crossing Baptist Church in Canton, Mississippi, looks different than it did a year ago. Physical attendance has dropped nearly by half — and that's on a good Sunday. After being closed for nearly two months in 2020, the church was able to reopen its doors to socially-distanced assigned seating in May. By June, the church was operating almost like it used to — but now with face masks, disinfecting fog machines and deep cleanings after every service. Members who are most at risk of complications from the virus — people 65 and...