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Easily accessible (20 minute drive/10 minute train)

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Member since 2017, attend weekly in-person or virtual services; I am also part of the Church Council

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Have access to audio recordings of German congregants singing Christmas Carols

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Is it okay to use audio recording of deceased people (no prior consent) if voices are not identified?

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What aspect of the faith community will I focus my research on?

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What aspect of the faith community will I focus my research on?

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German worship services and how it culturally connects congregants to the Old Country

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Should I research my own church where I am privy to financial records?

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Taking photos of the building is not a problem but what about people gathering (COVID-19 concerns)? Does there need to be a baseline "before" photo to establish how things were before the pandemic?

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Will engaging in this work make me a tourist (i.e. This American Life episode) in my own church?

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Is it ethical to offer cash payment to interviewees and/or Old Zion in exchange for participation? (eg Dr Burnim played and sang for the congregations she was studying)

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There are several weeks of worship services that I can retrieve

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Determine how accessible and useful church records may be

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Is there existing scholarship on German immigrant churches?
What is missing that I can investigate?

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How practical will it be to use the church as a research site given that it is only open now on Sunday mornings?

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Singing Happy Birthday in English, Swedish, and German