Over a quarter of the pastors (27%) said "maintaining unity/conflict/complaints" was the pressure point they were "feeling the most".
This was followed by frustrations over their ability to offer pastoral care from a distance (17%) and concerns about the safety of parishioners (13%).
Nearly one in ten (9%) felt pressure around planning for a return to collective worship.
A similar proportion (8%) were anxious about church finances, with over a third (34%) saying offerings were down on the same period in 2019. Thirteen per cent of these churches reported a decrease of 50% or more....