This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022)on Religious Education in Germany and Sweden, focusing on online instructionalmaterials offered by four Protestant denominations. Using Hellspong’s compara-tive analysis framework, it assesses the language, content, and social tone of thesematerials. The study compares the denominations’ responses to the pandemic andfinds that they all acknowledge its challenges and offer coping strategies for Reli-gious Education. They primarily adhere to ‘denominational exclusivity’ and rarelyinclude links to other denominations. Additionally, the study explores the potentiallessons for future pandemics with ongoing lockdowns. These instructional textsserve as platforms to address suffering, offer hope, and provide support to familiesand parents engaged in home-schooling, demonstrating the value of instructionaldigital texts during crises like pandemics.