{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Center for Religion and Civic Culture","provider_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc","author_name":"saserran","author_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/author\/saserran\/","title":"LA Daily News: Churches face post-pandemic declines in membership - Center for Religion and Civic Culture","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9cM89aIVip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/la-daily-news-churches-face-post-pandemic-declines-in-membership\/\">LA Daily News: Churches face post-pandemic declines in membership<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/la-daily-news-churches-face-post-pandemic-declines-in-membership\/embed\/#?secret=9cM89aIVip\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;LA Daily News: Churches face post-pandemic declines in membership&#8221; &#8212; Center for Religion and Civic Culture\" data-secret=\"9cM89aIVip\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2022\/05\/7QAMLD032.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"description":"Like many congregations in the wake of pandemic-era restriction, the first Black church founded in the San Fernando Valley has seen significant declines in membership, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Membership at Greater Community Missionary Baptist Church in Pacoima has fallen from 200 to 45. The paper turned to CRCC's Richard Flory to understand the decline."}