do you know any young Christians

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MIL (in her 60s and religious) recently came to stay with us and I accompanied her to church when we got there i was really shocked by how few people under the age of 60 there seemed to be to the point where I (now in my mid 40s) felt young again. There were a number of small children with grandparents but virtually no one age 10-60. I haven’t been to church since I was a child myself so I was quite taken aback, is this what most churches are like nowadays or was this a one off. Do you personally know any young as in teenagers or in their 20s/30s Christians and do they have many friends who are also Christian? I would honestly be interested?

Shit loads of young people in RC church.
Only old fogies in local CofE church.

I am young and a Christian So is my husband. I know lots of Christians my age (30) and younger (I'm abroad at the momeng but my church in England has kids, teens, people in their twenties... All ages!).

I’m a Christian but I don’t attend a church because I found the people their welcoming but a bit judgy and I don’t like that. My half brother who has ignored me since birth is a vicar in an evangelical church.

I liked the service itself and always feel much better somehow afterwards. I’ve still got my christening candle and a card off a woman there from my christening when I was 32.

I have noticed my younger relatives are completely atheist.

Nope. Not one.

I know quite a handful of Muslims who observe their religion but I don’t know any other actual people who believe in god or attend a church.

The fact there are people who believe in god blows my mind!

I live in an area known for the strength of faith. I would say my children are in the minority at their primary school as they do not go to church. All of their close friends go every week. I work with young people and most of them attend church. The last place I lived was not quite so overwhelmingly religious but a large number of young people I knew there were also regularly attending church. The baptist church and other "fun" church groups seemed to be very popular.

@Youally

The fact there are people who believe in god blows my mind!

Why?

I go to a Pentecostal church and we have plenty of people aged 60+ but also lots of younger adults, teens and families with young children.

It really depends on the denomination. Some will people to younger adults, others won't as much.

Yes, I know loads. The churches near us are very full with younger people in some services. However, the timing of the service makes a difference. The 9:15am service is mainly older people. The 10:45am is all families, the 6pm service is full of 20/30 somethings who don't have dcs.

However, this is an area with a lot of faith schools, some people who would be "Easter Sunday, Christmas eve and then occasional wedding/baptism/funeral" christians (bit like me!) start going weekly when their dcs are 2.5/3 years old, then the faith schools keep them part of the community, attending services just becomes part of your normal weekend routine and it doesn't stop. Faith secondary schools does make a big difference compared to just having faith primary schools in an area.

Can I just point out that Anglicanism embraces the full breadth of the Christian faith - from Evangelicalism (bible first), to broad church (making sense of the Christian faith in light of modern experience) and Catholic (following traditions of the church). There is also the full breadth of worship style, from organ and formal to band and informal, to charismatic and spirit led.

Anglicans are free to choose how to worship, and where.

In these times, not everyone 'worships' on Sundays. Church is a 7 day a week activity and there are many people who 'do church' during the week.

It's not unusual for young people to have a fellowship group during the week where they worship, study the bible and pray for one another and the world. TBH, I am more impressed by this type of worship better than those who mindlessly turn up on Sundays 'to be seen'.

I'm 30 and Christian. Bringing my children up Christian too

Yes, a couple in their thirties with three small children who are Bible translators abroad. One of their sets of parents were too

@Youally

The fact there are people who believe in god blows my mind!

That's what happens when you put pressure on a narrow vessel...

This is mostly what they’re like - 60+. It’s depressing and sad. If anyone does want Christianity to survive in this country then people really need to start going to church!

The evangelical churches and evangelical wing of the CofE still do well at attracting young people and families, but they’re a bit cult like in my view, and light on actual liturgical content - what content there is is often very literal and conservative.

DH and I are 36, we take our toddler DC to church nearly every weekend. Aside from the one “all age” service per month which has about 3/4 families go, we are the only young family usually in attendance.

Please don’t be surprised in 20 years time when all the churches are shut, and you can’t find a Carol concert or a church for a wedding or funeral.

I think the church will survive. It's to do with the housing as well

Where I live there used to be lots of young families but the housing is expensive and the area has become more multi cultural which affects membership

Very few people I their 20s now and then they leave for a more youthful church which is fair en

I met a very nice young Christian couple on a plane a few weeks ago - probably early 20s.

I don't know anyone my age (early 30s) who goes to church except for weddings and funerals. And even then, I can only think of one person out of about 25 weddings in the last few years I've been to/have seen on social media that had a church service.

A lot of adults ages 30/40 attend our church with their children/young people.

Quite a lot of my two ( atheist, as am I) DDs ‘ friends are active Christian, and they both reported busy Christian Union groups at their respective universities. Quite a surprise to us all. Think they tend not to attend traditional C of E churches, though those with Alpha courses have got a lot of younger congregants ( right word ?)

Also a boost from the strategic attendance from 30/40 year old parents when it comes to getting school places in the v good Catholic and C of E state primary schools around here.

I work in a primary catholic school and lots of our families go to church

I'm 29 my DH is 35 and quite a few 20-40s attend our church

I know quite a few Evangelicals (mid 30s) who I went to school with. They're bringing up their children the same way.

I'm from a Catholic background myself but neither I, my cousins, friends from Primary school or anyone I know my own age from a similar Catholic background believes in God at all. I don't think any of us really did as children either. I was astonished when I went to secondary school and found that people actually believed in it rather than just nodding along to appease parents/grandparents.

DD’s bf, 22, is Anglican normal village church Christian. Youngest in his congregation by about 30 years, was v v useful to them in lockdown as only one capable of managing the IT required and that’s his still his role if anything technical needed.
His family are not particularly religious, don’t go to church.
We and dd are atheists.

I know lots.

If you attend the HTB, Hillsongy type Churches there are hundreds/thousands of young people/young couples/young families in such Churches.

The Hipster Christianity/modern worship type Churches are quite popular with this demographic.

I’m in my 30s and i go to church. There’s almost 200 people in the church and around 10% are over 60. More than 50% are in their 20s to 40s lots of families and children. I guess it’s the type of church you attend because the older generation tend to prefer a style of worship