Abstract
ABSTRACT An online survey examined the experiences of clergy and lay people in the Church of England during the lockdown caused by Covid-19 from May to July 2020. Comparison of 1001 people who received ministry in rural areas with 1823 who received ministry elsewhere suggested fairly similar experiences in terms of accessing online worship and support from their churches. Rural worshippers were slightly less likely to access worship from their own churches. Comparison of 274 rural stipendiary parochial clergy with 507 counterparts ministering elsewhere suggested their churches were equally busy in offering online worship. Rural clergy offered more Services of the Word, and fewer Communion services. Although the support and care offered by clergy was similar in both sorts of area, rural clergy seemed a better place to serve their local communities and to offer occasional offices. Rural clergy felt better supported by the public, the national church, and funeral directors.
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