Churchrelevance has the latest from a Lifeway survey that shows that 70% of Protestant young adults ages 18-22 stop attending church regularly for at least a year, why 30% continue attending church, and why 75% of those who dropout return to church at ages 23-30.
AMONG THOSE WHO STOP ATTENDING CHURCH
- 27% say they simply wanted a break from church
>> 20% planned on taking a break from church once they finished high school- 25% say they moved to college and stopped attending church
- 23% say work responsibilities prevented them from attending
- 22% say they moved too far away from the church to continue attending
- 22% became too busy, though still wanted to attend
- 17% chose to spend more time with friends outside the church
