Why are there barely any young black adults in church?

[King of Creampies]

I'm a born again Christian. I recently left the church I grew up at after spending almost every Sunday there since 1999. I left because I'm too old to be in the youth group anymore (13-19) and my church has literally ZERO young adults besides myself. In addition to that, I love my pastor to death BUT I don't feel like his message really resonates with me. He tailors his sermon for the old people in the church. The congregation is 60% old people in their 60s & 70s, 30% people in their 30s & 40s, and 10% are the kids/grandkids of the aforementioned groups.

I then set out for my new church home. I've found several churches with LOTS of young people in the congregation, and I've found several black churches. Here's the problem I've kept running into:

-THE YOUNG CHURCHES ARE ALL WHITE/WHITE-PASSING LATINOS, AND I DON'T WANNA BE IN A ROOM FULL OF TRUMP VOTERS
-THE BLACK CHURCHES ARE ALL FULL OF OLD FARTS THAT CAN'T & WON'T RELATE TO ME

This is all extremely irritating to deal with. Can't no place give me that home feeling like a black church, but I need a place with a young adult small group that can empathize with my daily struggle as a young Christian prone to weakness in an unclean world.

You are on the wrong and worst forum of all places explaining this

 

[Turk]

nikkas in this thread talking bout "we in the end days". Mfers been saying that shyt since Jesus died

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Because kids is having kids and these kid’s kids is lawless

The upper class yuppies mostly ain’t doing the church shyt

True reason is probably the elimination of the Black middle class

 

[El Bombi]

Also it ain't the end times just because your life is fukked up. Sorry. I find people who constantly scream 'end times last days' are miserable ass people and the thought of it all crashing down gives them some dark solace.

What happened to 'no man knows the hour?' Only applies when the finger isn't pointed at them I guess.

This

I hate when dumb nikkas say this stupid shyt.

I'm like it wasn't the last of days when were enslaved for 100's of years but it's the last of days now?

It's like nikkas doesn't even know world history. Because there were way more bloody eras in history than it is now.

 

[Kinguno]

People got work on Sunday or got work the next day

Church usually has you wake up too early or has you leave too late

 

[Complexion]

As messed up as the church is along with the mind virus of religion one good thing is it's cranked out some of the best singers again and again when they leave that gospel behind and and chase that secular paper.

 

[T'krm]

You are on the wrong and worst forum of all places explaining this

True.
As 'evolved' as Thecoli has become in recent years, especially as it relates to Black consciousness, and being Black men surviving in a system of White supremacy, for most part majority is still centered around rap music, getting money, and fukking bytches
Aint the forum for spiritual enlightenment, least not yet!

 

[J.E.T.S]

I grew up poor. The people who had money tried to say I was poor because of my lack of faith. I think my poverty had more to do with the lack of allocation of resources towards people with dark skin like mines, but whatever.

You're one of many that feels that way.

 

[Elfuego]

Because I'm tryna fukk hoes, do drugs, drink alcohol while I'm young so I can be a born again Christian later in life like you breh

 

[97Pac]

I took a class on Greek mythology in college and the whole time I was in class I would be thinking damn that sounds like a story in the bible.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

I'm a born again Christian. I recently left the church I grew up at after spending almost every Sunday there since 1999. I left because I'm too old to be in the youth group anymore (13-19) and my church has literally ZERO young adults besides myself. In addition to that, I love my pastor to death BUT I don't feel like his message really resonates with me. He tailors his sermon for the old people in the church. The congregation is 60% old people in their 60s & 70s, 30% people in their 30s & 40s, and 10% are the kids/grandkids of the aforementioned groups.

I then set out for my new church home. I've found several churches with LOTS of young people in the congregation, and I've found several black churches. Here's the problem I've kept running into:

-THE YOUNG CHURCHES ARE ALL WHITE/WHITE-PASSING LATINOS, AND I DON'T WANNA BE IN A ROOM FULL OF TRUMP VOTERS
-THE BLACK CHURCHES ARE ALL FULL OF OLD FARTS THAT CAN'T & WON'T RELATE TO ME

This is all extremely irritating to deal with. Can't no place give me that home feeling like a black church, but I need a place with a young adult small group that can empathize with my daily struggle as a young Christian prone to weakness in an unclean world.

How are you a grown man who comes back into fairy tales?

 

[J.E.T.S]

People got work on Sunday or got work the next day

Church usually has you wake up too early or has you leave too late

My service is from 10 until 12. I have no excuse. I need to start back going...I need somebody with the things I'm going through right now.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

OP, we're entering like the last days of this society. So, you really shouldn't be looking for solace from anyone besides your family, very close friends, a female you can truly connect with and trust( I know it's crazy tough), and the scriptures along with the most high.

you bums are a cancer on progressive black society

Talking about "last days"

Go drink that special Kool aid and end it if you're really about that cult live

 

[number21]

you bums are a cancer on progressive black society

Talking about "last days"

Go drink that special Kool aid and end it if you're really about that cult live

Stfu.

 

[Wild self]

I fully blame the abundance of 20 somethings and was somethings getting a bachelors degree and higher like never before, is the reason why organized religion is falling apart. Higher education = less religious.

Only older black women are keeping the church intact. All the other demographics rather spend every Friday and Saturday night partying and sleeping late to the next day. Western Europe, they making churches that are vacant, and changing it to dive bars and clubs.

Blame formal education and our parents (baby boomera) for forcing church on us. Now no one cares about it anymore.