The decline of churchgoing doesn’t have to mean the decline of churches – they can help us level up | Simon Jenkins

Lockdown accelerated an existing trend. We need to reconnect the use of these buildings to the communities around them

For Christian worship in England, the Covid-19 lockdowns were a disaster. All churches were forced to close by the government. Where office working and high-street shopping led, Christianity followed. It stayed at home. Recently published research suggests that fully a quarter of Anglican churches are no longer holding weekly services. Five, 10, even 20 parish churches are being...