In March 2020, the physical/social distancing caused by COVID-19 began. Churches moved online, as did groups.

When summer began, some churches reopened worship. Most did not reopen groups at that time. But August and back-to-school time demonstrated that church members valued being together in groups, so more and more began meeting in person as they did in pre-COVID days.

 

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