For millions of people in the United States, church is, will be, and always has been the most important part of life.
For millions of people in the United States, church is, will be, and always has been the most important part of life. "Sunday best" is an expression for a reason and a family will never look better than it does on Easter Sunday.
And while the institution of the church in the United States is quite different than it used to be it remains fundamentally unchanged.
Here are 20 photos of what going to church looked like in the 1970s.
1
Ready to Go
Easter in 1970.
2
Church Dinner
Waco, Texas in the late ‘70s.
3
“My Father”
“Training as a priest in his mid twenties, around 1978.”
4
Church Youth Choir
Hawaii, 1979.
5
Off to Church
Fashion content in the 1970s.
6
Easter Sunday
Not excited for church.
7
“My Grandmother”
“Getting her hair done for Sunday church.” 1977.
8
“My Dad's Church Youth Basketball Team”
Christian United Methodist, 1970s.
9
Kenneth Copeland and His Wife
Right before they started their “ministry” in the early 1970s.
10
Easter Sunday
Before church, 1974.
11
“My Hippie Dad”
“With my Lutheran minister grandpa,” 1970s.
12
All Dressed Up
Easter Sunday, early 1970s.
13
Church Directory Pic
A couple in the ‘70s.
14
“My Soon to Be Wife”
“Getting ready to come into church with her brother.”
15
Boy’s Choir
Featuring multiple stoners, 1970s.
16
North Philly
Easter Sunday in 1974.
17
Sunday Best
At church in the ‘70s.
18
Dressed for Church
Milwaukee in 1979.
19
Pentecostal Church
Members After a meeting in 1972.
20
Leakey's Church of Christ
After Sunday Services, 1972.
