Would it be an exaggeration to say that Sunday, March 22, 2020 was one of the most unusual Sundays in the history of Christianity? I don’t think it would be, because on this day the majority of Christians across the world were either not permitted to gather to worship or considered it inadvisable to do so. Where on a typical Sunday Christians rise in their homes and soon gather for corporate worship, on this Sunday Christians rose in their homes and then stayed there—many to worship virtually through recorded or live-streamed services. I was eager to document this unusual Sunday, so opened up my address book and got in touch with people all across the world to ask if they would record their experience by taking photographs. I received responses from more than 35 countries. The following galleries show how the world worshipped at home on one of the most unusual Sundays in all of church history. (Click on any thumbnails to see a larger image.) Pacific The sun rose first over the Pacific and believers in Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia began to worship in their homes. Asia Next up was Asia: China, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, and an expanse stretching all the way to India and Sri Lanka. Throughout church history, there are very rare instances where the people of God did not gather together regularly. These moments represented specific, overarching cultural situations that made it advisable for people in groups of any size to not gather together. COVID-19 is another example of … Continue reading How the World Worshipped on One of the Most Unusual Sundays in Church History