Survey: Once a Church Closes, Many ‘Christians’ Stop Attending Altogether, Including 81% of Seniors?

Staff Writer

Showing themselves to be goats and not sheep, a new survey of nearly 3000 UK Christians shows that once a local church closes, a large percentage stop attending altogether or far less frequently, including 81% of senior citizens.

Conducted with 2667 UK Christians by the National Church Trust, Christian Today reports:

Over a fifth (22%) of churchgoers currently attending in-person services said they would be unwilling or unable to attend a different church if their church were to close…. Another 7% said they would worship online only if their church closed, while the same proportion said that they would attend a different church but less often than currently. 

Older people aged 65 and over were most likely to drift away, with only a fifth of this age group (19%) saying they would find a new church to attend as often as they do currently. Even among 18 to 24 year olds, only a quarter (28%) said they would find a new church.

Put another way, the entire country is largely populated by cultural Christians who don’t love the Lord or his word. Rather than seeking family and fellowship with a new body once their building closes, they run away and hide, treating the Bride of Christ like a whore the entire time.