Why are churches full of old people stuck in their ways?

This is a dilemma for me. In the mid sixties there were few people attending church in their twenties. But there was a wide range of ages. The services moved on in the sixties with the middle aged Christian’s taking the lead.

So where have these old Christians locked in the past come from? Because they were not there in their youth?

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Fluffybull · F

A lot of older, lonely people go to church as a social thing, not just for religious reasons.

SW-User

@Fluffybull Maybe. But why worship in an archaic language they never knew, or used in their youth?

Fluffybull · F

@SW-User What "archaic language"? What sort of churches are you talking about?

SW-User

@Fluffybull The language of 1662 is hardly how we speak today.
Rural Church of England, village churches.

Fluffybull · F

@SW-User Well, all the churches where I live have moved with the times. Stop generalizing on tiny and ridiculous sample.

SW-User

@Fluffybull May I ask which part of the country you are in?

Fluffybull · F

@SW-User I've lived in loads of areas in Scotland and England, so don't judge based on one tiny area. Churches now have to diversify in order to survive and are a combination of centre of worship, community centre, youth centre, source of food banks, friendship cafés, support groups for the community, etc.

SW-User

@Fluffybull But why,why 1662 Holy Communion. How is that relevant?

I challenge too the congruency between Christianity and community.