This article will address the aftermath of Covid-19 in the black church. Churches have long been a haven for Black communities, as places for spiritual nourishment, social connection, community organizing. But with the pandemic hitting Black populations disproportionately, communities are reeling from the loss of love ones, including community leaders and pastors.
The deaths have tested churches’ resolve while expanding their imagination about how to function during, but more importantly after the pandemic.
Covid-19 for the Black church has been devastating. The loss this year can’t be properly explained or expressed. It can only be experienced.
What are the challenges the African American church will encounter in the aftermath? How will the worship experience be different? What are the financial challenges? Will we ever resume the physical church?
