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The Pew Internet and American Life Project researches everything from the number of users online to the backgrounds, preferences, and online habits of people who use the Web the most. Some recent studies have focused on: Tracking Online Life, 'Freeloading' Music on the Internet, Who's Not Online, Trust and Privacy Online, and The Online Health Care Revolution.

Some churches are so convinced that the Web is the way to grow that they are pouring a great deal of resources into their sites, like Fellowshipchurch.com near Dallas, Texas. The church officially changed its name in January to include the dot com, hired a "technology pastor", and has developed a church site with movie reviews, stock quotes, and free customized e-mail.

Other media coverage of Pew's wired churches study includes:

Church presence on Net growing, study finds — The Washington Post (Jan. 6, 2001)

'Wired churches, wired temples' — The Christian Science Monitor (Jan. 4, 2001)

Congregations Put Their Faith in the Net — The New York Times (Dec. 28, 2000)

Blacks post Net gains — USA Today (Oct. 23, 2000)

Churches Use Net to Reach the Faithful — The Washington Post (April 10, 1999)

Previous Christianity Today articles about churches using the Internet include:

And Now, a Web Site to Help You Reflect on Your Sins | U.K. Christian radio station's 'reflective' site already a hit. (Feb. 2, 2000)

Onward, Christian Surfers! | The Church of England gives marching orders to Christians on the Web. (Nov. 23, 1999)

Church of the Web | More ministries fund Internet evangelism.(June 14, 1999)

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February 19 2001, Vol. 45, No. 3