On Easter, 60% of Protestant Churches Hold In-Person Services... A 25%P Surge from Last Week

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Although churches have been holding online services to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), it was found that a large number of on-site services were held on Easter Sunday, the 12th.

The Korea Christian Media Forum (Han Ki-eon) released the results of a survey on the form of Easter services targeting 412 churches with more than 1,000 members and large donation amounts. According to Han Ki-eon, 246 churches (59.7%) held on-site services on Easter, which was 86 more than the 160 churches (38.8%) that held online or home services.

The rate of on-site services surged by more than 25 percentage points from 34.5% in the survey conducted on the 5th.

Six churches (1.5%) could not be confirmed for their Easter service type due to website errors or deficiencies.

Han Ki-eon conducted the survey by directly checking the target churches' website notices, bulletins, and online service videos on platforms such as YouTube.

A Han Ki-eon official said, "It was found that more churches than expected participated in on-site services for Easter," adding, "We understand that churches holding on-site services made efforts to follow quarantine guidelines and minimize the number of attendees."

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