Need For New Macedonian Church

2 Corinthians 8
1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
2 how that in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
3 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
4 praying us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

The events of the day and daily Bible study, do not mix well, for me anyway.  Daily Bible study, I think, is a refuge, quality time between a sinner and his savior.  And that is the focus of this blog.  It time to get away from the news of the day, the politics, the murder, the mayhem.

Be that as it may, I came across this sad news item the other day. It is from New York Newsday, August 21, 2011:

Large numbers of less-educated white Americans are abandoning religion, a new study says. Since the 1970s, religious service attendance has declined among all white Americans, but the rate of decline among those without college degrees has been more than twice that of college graduates, according to the researchers. The study, which was to be presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association ( ASA ) in Las Vegas, focused on whites because religiosity among blacks and Hispanics is less affected by education and income, the researchers said.

Part of the problem may be that churches, above and beyond their valid, wonderful, soul-saving spiritual purposes, may function as clubs with members pay their dues during each service. My guess: the group discussed in the above article - less educated white Americans - just may not be able to comfortably, spiritually, and financially participate in churches.

After giving this issue some thought, I think it is maybe more important than I initially thought.  But I can't even begin to imagine how church members and those who might want to go to church might approach this issue.