Place matters: Today's church-hopping problem

Jonny Pollock  |  Features
Date posted:  5 Feb 2026
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Place matters: Today's church-hopping problem

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There was a time when evangelical Christianity carried a value for place. Churches belonged somewhere. Not just in terms of a building in a location, but emotionally and relationally.

Pastors knew the weight of local stories from local people. Congregations carried shared memories – both the joy and pain of an area’s history.

That instinct seems to have thinned over the years.

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