Collin Hansen revisits March 11, 2020, exploring the effects of COVID-19 on churches, society, and trust in authorities.
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Five years ago today, we began to realize our world would never be the same.
I remember sitting in my living room and talking with small-group leaders from my church about how they needed to stock up on essential supplies. They thought I was crazy. But that evening, professional sports began to shut down. Two days later, on Friday, students like my son would leave school and never go back. By Sunday, pastors across the United States were learning to preach into a camera and wondering when their churches would ever gather in person again. By Easter—one year later—my church was still meeting outside in a parking deck. Some churches weren’t even allowed by the government to do that much.
