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How to build community while worshipping online

  • Written by Heidi A. Campbell, Professor, Texas A&M University
Social distancing has changed the way people worship. A pastor at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Los Angeles holds a service through his iPhone.AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

Calls for social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic have forced churches to cancel weekly gatherings, with many church leaders moving worship online.

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