Posted on 04/18/2019 7:56:04 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
It would benefit everyone (not just Christians) to reverse this. How do we begin to do that?
Pope Marx is not a plus at this point.
Membership and attendance are two different things.
I blame Christian-light.
Luke 17:20-21
Oh wait....
Another church building just went up for sale in my town, but the new non-denominational ones that cater to families and kids are growing. Modern music, lots of activities, etc. Churches have always been part social club.
That is true, but you usually dont hang around a place you dont want to be a member of. And most people do not go to a different church every weekend for variety.
Further going at Christmas and Easter you shouldnt ever be counted as a member or your attendance really being considered as representative of anything.
These secular “churches” aren’t churches.
Oh that’s right only the one real true church is the RCC. s/
I think people are disappointed that churches now are moving away from traditions, and in to funky modernism. Sometimes it’s good to walk in to a church that takes you back to when life was simpler, and church was a dignified and comforting place. Rock ‘n’ roll bands, strobe lights, etc., don’t evoke positive feeling for many.
I joined my local church when I was baptized at eight years old, and have joined churches where we’ve lived after that. Now I’m not a member. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it; if someone wants to join, that’s fine. Still, I haven’t seen anything in Scripture that says, or suggests, that people officially must become members of a church. If/when I see that, I’ll join our church. We’re as active as any members, and we strongly support it in every way.
the effect is more severe among men. Just 47 percent now count themselves as church members,
Was asked to leave by the woman leadership...…………………...
Drive-thru churches may turn things around, though.
No doubt the despicable AllahPundit is quite pleased with this trend.
Anyway, one of the main factors is probably the same as why so many are turning to the extreme Left these days. You can’t have decades of indoctrination in schools and propaganda from Hollywood without a significant portion of people being influenced by it and passing it on to the later generations.
Then there’s the general problem that many people can’t be bothered to actually leave their houses to do anything in person.
It would be better if the various denominations were considered separately. Many of the mainline Protestant denominations have been shedding members for years as the churches turned further and further left.
yeah that deserves a /sarc
i sure as hell don’t believe that
Not at my church.
17 new Catholics will be joining in full Communion with the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. This is just one church — mentally multiply that number!
Also Fist Communions will increase in a huge way — 150 new First Communicants.
That doesn’t sound like decline to me.
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