According to a research, fewer than half of Americans attend religious services on Christmas

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Across the country, fewer people are singing these melodies as they fill the seats of Cedar Rapids’ St. Pius Church on Christmas Day.

According to Christian media corporation Lifeway, compared to a decade ago, around half of American people now attend church.

Father Jon Seda adds that he is not surprised by this.

“I mean, after 36 years as a priest, the number of churches is declining. He declared, “Our society is becoming more secular.”

Regarding the reason behind the decline in church attendance, he notes that life frequently gets in the way, especially during Christmas services, which are among the most attended by parishioners.

He adds that although while two-thirds of Americans identify as Christians, this does not imply that they would live their entire lives with this title.

You had to come to terms with it on your own ultimately, but the culture sort of carried it. It can’t be the faith of Mom and Dad. It must be yours; it cannot be someone else’s, you know. As a result, some cultural Christians are no longer associated with the church, he stated.

However, Seda claims that although the numbers are declining nationally, this isn’t the case for him.

We had thirteen or fourteen hundred people at one of our liturgies last night. We were simply crammed. He clarified, “In fact, I’m glad the fire chief wasn’t here.”

He claims that personal outreach is nearly solely to blame.

“No public relations effort will be able to entice people to return,” he stated.