Pathology

Sociology

Social distance

Social isolation

Worship

Disease

Indonesian

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Social science

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Psychotherapist

Biology

Microbiology

Pandemic

Protestantism

The Internet

World Wide Web

Philosophy

Political science

Psychology

Isolation (microbiology)

Face (sociological concept)

Computer science

Linguistics

Social media

Media studies

Medicine

Jurnal Komunikasi Ikatan Sarjana Komunikasi Indonesia

COVID-19 threatens the survival of many people. The imposition of social isolation, social distancing, and lockdown policies, shuts down face-to-face worship at the church. Despite the stuttering information technology, the Protestant churches gradually broadcast the worship Livestream Youtube and save the video afterward; so that the congregation can watch the e-church further. The adoption of communication technology has become a new strategy for church institutions during the pandemic; by creating channels for congregations. With the theory of mediatization of religion, media used to delivering religious content, and as Protestant virtual communities, environment to gather and participate in real-time Sunday worship on youtube Livestream. E-church is the main target of Indonesian church institutions today, although it cannot be denied that many communication aspects are missing; such as touch, emotion, and expression. By using the Indonesian Christian Church known as GKI Taman Cibunut Bandung as a case study, multi-sources of informants who were interviewed semi-structured were conducted so that the data were obtained comprehensively.

E-Church as a Virtual Service Communities During COVID-19 Pandemics