Please note: a new project has launched and is conducting pandemic-related research on congregations in conjunction with Faith Communities Today. Visit the website of Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations for additional information and resources.
Pandemic Surveys
*Denotes Faith Communities Today partner
June 2021
March 2021
- Early March (12,055 U.S. adults): Pew Research Center
- Early-Late March (5,149 U.S. adults): Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)
February 2021
- Early-Mid February (430 Protestant clergy): LifeWay Research*
- Early-Mid February (1,000 Protestant churchgoers): LifeWay Research*
October 2020
September 2020
- Late August-Mid-September (1,593 Evangelical clergy and nonprofit leaders): Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)
- Early September-Early October (1,007 Protestant clergy): LifeWay Research*
- Early-Mid September (2,538 U.S. adults): Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)
- Mid-September (1,200 Americans): LifeWay Research*
- Mid-August-Mid-September (345 clergy): United Church of Christ Denomination*
August 2020
- Mid-June-Late August (14,276 adults): Pew Research Center
- Mid-August (706 churches): State of the Plate
July 2020
- Mid-May-Early July (116 Catholic bishops): Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)*
- Late June-Mid July (131 faith leaders): Partners for Sacred Places
- Mid-July (10,211 U.S. adults): Pew Research Center
- Late July (443 Protestant clergy): LifeWay Research*
- Late July (609 Orthodox priests): Orthodox Christian Churches*
- July (555 congregational leaders): Lake Institute on Faith & Giving*
June 2020
- Late May-Early June (3,504 public individuals): American Enterprise Institute
- Late May-Mid-June (3,020 U.S. adults): American Bible Society and Barna Group
- Mid-June (767 Evangelical Protestant clergy): 3rd report from group of organizations including Wheaton College Billy Graham Center’s Send Institute, Exponential, and the Association of Related Churches (ARC)
- Late May-Late June (1,079 adult donors): Dickerson, Bakker & Associates
- June (1,200+ congregations): Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Denomination*
May 2020
- Late April-Early May (1,002 public individuals): group of organizations including AP, NORC, and University of Chicago Divinity School
- Late April-Early May (595 clergy and other religious leaders): Lake Institute on Faith & Giving*
- Early May (234 clergy): Orthodox Christian Churches*
- May (414 clergy): American Baptist Church Denomination*
- May (1,102 clergy and other religious leaders): Presbyterian Church USA Denomination*
- Mid-May (1,341 Evangelical clergy & nonprofit leaders): Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)
April 2020
- Early April (87 clergy): Orthodox Christian Churches*
- Mid April (970 clergy): United Methodist Church Denomination*
- Mid-April (1,937 Evangelical Protestant clergy): 2nd report from group of organizations including Wheaton College Billy Graham Center’s Send Institute, Exponential, and the Association of Related Churches (ARC)
- Mid-April (1,091 clergy): State of the Plate
- Late April (10,139 public individuals): Pew Research Center
- Late April (470 Protestant clergy): LifeWay Research*
March 2020
- March (1000+ Evangelical Protestant clergy): group of organizations including Wheaton College Billy Graham Center’s Send Institute, Exponential, and the Association of Related Churches (ARC)
- Late March (400 Protestant clergy): LifeWay Research*
- Late March (958 clergy): United Methodist Church Denomination*
FACT Resources
Additional Studies
- With Pews Emptied by COVID-19, a Catholic Researcher Asks, ‘What If They Never Come Back?’ (Religion News Service Reporting on Catholic Leadership Institute Research) – December 7, 2020
- Research: Racial Minorities Were More Likely to Contract COVID-19 at Churches (Christianity Today Reporting on Stanford University Research) – November 24, 2020
- Estimating COVID-19 Exposure for Religious Subgroups in the United States (PRRI) – August 5, 2020
- State of the Church 2020 (Barna) – Ongoing
- Are People Changing Religion in the Pandemic? (Religion in Public) – July 7, 2020
- Regularly Attending Religious Services Associated with Lower Risk of Deaths of Despair (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) – May 6, 2020
- Update on Virtual Worship in the U.S. During COVID-19 (Gallup) – May 1, 2020
- Social Distancing Heightens Feelings of Isolation and Loneliness in Young People (Springtide Research Institute) – April 9, 2020
- Would They Rather be Dead Right? Support for Congregations Staying Open (Religion in Public) – March 30, 2020
Partner Resources
- COVID-19 Information and Resources (American Baptist Churches USA)
- Guidelines & Considerations for Safer Orthodox Church Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the U.S.)
- Coronavirus Updates (Bahá’ís of the United States)
- COVID-19 Updates & Resources (Church of the Nazarene)
- Disciples and COVID-19 (Christian Church (Disciples of Christ))
- Guidance on How to Administer the Church in Challenging Times (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Resources to Help Your Church Thrive and Serve in the Midst of the Pandemic (Church of God Ministries)
- COVID-19 Resource Collection (Congregational Resource Guide)
- Technology for Virtual Congregational Life (Congregational Resource Guide)
- Resources to Help Leaders and Members Stay Connected and Resilient During COVID-19 (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
- Coping with COVID Webinar Series (Hindu American Foundation)
- ISNA COVID-19 Resources (Islamic Society of North America)
- COVID-19 Resources for Religious Organizations (Lake Institute on Faith and Giving)
- Statement Regarding COVID-19 (Metropolitan Community Churches)
- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Our Churches (National Council of Churches)
- Guidance for Churches During the COVID-19 Pandemic (North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church)
- COVID-19 Resources for Congregations and Members (Presbyterian Church (USA))
- Youth Ministry in a Pandemic (Princeton Theological Seminary)
- Responses to COVID-19 from SBC Entities (Southern Baptist Convention)
- Coronavirus and the Church (United Church of Christ)
- Coronavirus Inspiration, Information & Resources (United Methodist Church)
- Resources for Catholics During COVID-19 (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
- COVID-19 and Your Congregation (Unitarian Universalist Association)
- Concerning COVID-19: Information and Resources (The Episcopal Church)
- COVID-19 Pandemic Resources (The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Additional Resources
