Will there be a church in the future?

[CapnAwesome]

In 200 years, probably not. I mean there will maybe be some remnants of church going left but considering how aged the church attending population is. I can seeing it dying out totally in a few generations.

The church I attended while I was still a Christian was filled with people from the younger generation. I used to go to youth camps where literally thousands of young Christians would go to worship god. As far as I'm aware, the amount of youths attending the church is on the rise at the moment (most regrettably). I think the church may well go on for a bit longer than that.

Almost 2 billion people across the globe believe in the Christ. That's a lot of idiots to get rid of in just 200 years

Well this thread I think specifically is about church attendance, not belief. 80% of America identify as Christians, but good research suggests only 20% regularly attends church. I don't really know the numbers for Europe, but I know their church attendance is even lower. So you aren't dealing with 2 billion people, you are dealing with the relatively low number who actively contribute to the religion.

Keep in mind polls where people are asked whether or not they go to church have been proven pretty inaccurate when compared to church count studies. People are (ironically) lying about how often they go to church. Even if you personally saw 'thousands' of young people, no data anywhere suggests that there is a revival in church attendance among young people. Less than 10% of church attendance is by people 18-34. That is the definition of an aging church population. If that trend continues, churches could very well disappear in just a few generations.

Less than 10% of church attendance is by people 18-34:
http://www.examiner.com/article/church-a...es-goes-up

Raw polling numbers on church attendance:
http://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit...ndance.pdf