Problem with church attendance

[Ascetic X]

I personally knew more people who died of the Covid-19 “vaccine” than the disease itself, including my mother-in-law and one of my best friends.

While some churches quit meeting in person due to COVID fears, many brave churches are meeting in person these days in spite of such behavior resulting in murder, kidnapping of children, torture, imprisonment, and churches being burned down. Nigeria, Somalia, Niger, etc.

“I don’t want to attend church because I might catch Covid-19” vs. “I will attend church, even it means I might be murdered for it.”

Each individual must decide what risks to take. I cannot judge them.

 

[JonC]

I was on the same planet as everyone else in those years. I know what having Covid is like. I didn’t vacuum seal myself or go to space. I didn’t deny its existence. I did say that my opinions about it were a separate thing and I didn’t say anything about the disease. I only spoke of the unfaithfulness of believers when hard times came.

I picked up a class during covid (the teacher was ill, and passed away that year). The class was a senior adult class (in their 70's+). We had fewer in attendance (not for that class but church wide). But I don't think it was much less.

I definitely could understand some who had health issues not risking it.

But COVID was a strange time. We had a friend in his mid 90's get it, stay home and recover in a couple of weeks. But we also had young people die. Nobody knew what the real deal was because of politics.

Anyway, I get the faithfulness part and I get the don't tempt God part. I kinda lean towards churches that still have not recovered from that time probably are no worse off than before COVID. But I can be cynical.

 

[xlsdraw]

@Ben1445 Long commute times to church would be a challenge. If a sizable proportion of church members live a long distance from the church, Zoom meetings might be good. If quite a few live close to each other, but distant from the church, small group meetings in homes could be arranged. But most members of the churches I have attended locally tend to live fairly close to the church.

I have wondered what a Baptist person does when there are only a few churches in a town (say, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Assembly of God) and no Baptist church within reasonable driving distance. Just attend a church that is “good enough” to fellowship and worship?

I recently attended a very nearby Lutheran church. When I mentioned to a member that I liked prayer meetings and wished the church would consider having them, the guy laughed mockingly, and asked “What do you do at a prayer meeting?” as though it sounded ridiculous.

Plant a Baptist Church.