NorthJersey.com
Susan Cohen used to spend hours each day knocking on doors around Montclair, seeking to share the faith with her neighbors.
Then came COVID, and the Jehovah's Witnesses, like all of us, were forced to adapt.
Few religious groups faced as drastic a change as the Witnesses, the Christian sect known for its door-to-door evangelism and huge conventions. Criticized by some for its unconventional practices, the group has made countless unannounced visits to homes around the world in an effort to spread the word.
Now, in an era of lockdowns and social distancing, adherents like Cohen have had to switch to phone calls and letters, in a break with more than a century of tradition. It has proved an adjustment for the 75-year-old, a self-described "people person" who misses her in-person appeals.