A new Pew Survey (October 17, 2019) reports a decline of Christianity in the United States and the rise of the “nones” – those who have no religious affiliation.

According to the report, “65% of American adults describe themselves as Christians when asked about their religion, down 12 percentage points over the past decade. Meanwhile, the religiously unaffiliated share of the population, consisting of people who describe their religious identity as atheist, agnostic or ‘nothing in particular’ now stands at 26%, up from 17% in 2009. Both Protestantism and Catholicism are experiencing losses of population share.”

The report states that people are attending church less regularly. In the past 10 years, church attendance – Christians who say they go to church at least once or twice a month – has dropped by 7%. And those who say they never attend church has risen by 7%.

About 54% say they attend services once or twice a year and 45% say they attend monthly.

Young people are abandoning the church, according to the report.  “Only about one-in-three Millennials say they attend religious services at least once or twice a month. Roughly two-thirds of Millennials (64%) attend worship services a few times a year or less often.”

Who knows if this report is accurate? It seems to be. Most churches are dominated by middle-aged and older people.

This should be a warning to all Christians who adhere to the Great Commission and the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.