While changing the organization of religious life, the churches maintained contact with the believers in various ways, using modern technologies and access to public media in this regard. The decisions made by the clergymen, regardless of their personal views, resulted from the assumed ecclesiology and tradition. The study reveals that individual churches have limited (Catholic and Orthodox) or totally suspended (Protestants) their religious life in the actual community-based dimension. It presents the results and discussion of qualitative research, and it also indicates the research limitations. The paper contains a review of relevant literature. The interviewees were clergymen from the most important denominations, ranging from Catholic and Orthodox to broadly understood Protestant denominations. As part of the qualitative paradigm, in-depth individual interviews were used, involving individuals responsible for organizing religious life at the parish or congregation level.
In order to achieve the set goal, qualitative methods were implemented in the research. The purpose of the present article is to demonstrate what activities are undertaken by churches in Poland at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what differences there are in their organization of religious life. This is true especially in Poland, where over 90 percent of the citizens declare affiliation with some religion, mostly Christian. Despite progressing secularization, both religion, churches, and denominational associations have an impact on individual ethical choices and business decisions.
One of the manifestations of social activity is religious life. Any pandemic disorganizes the life of wider society.
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