(RNS) The return to in-person worship after more than a year of pandemic restrictions means the comeback of one of the most popular parts of church services: the coffee hour.
A survey from Barna Research found churchgoers missed having the chance to socialize with each other either before or after services almost as much as they missed taking Communion in person.
And what is a coffee hour without a tasty coffee cake to go with the java?
Here is a favorite coffee hour recipe from First Covenant Church in Seattle, submitted to the church’s cookbook by Quiwie Magnuson.
Sophie Godfrey of Athens, Ohio, daughter of Religion News Service national reporter Bob Smietana, gave the recipe a try recently. The results were a tasty treat more like a loaf of sweet bread than a traditional coffee cake. It’s best served with a cup of coffee and lingonberry jam.