Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time

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64. I'm an outlier too

And officially joined an independent Jewish congregation last August, during the pandemic!

I'd been attending their services for several years and love the people in that community, but I'm not a joiner. They went on zoom last March and I've been attending weekly services all year. I decided to join to show my commitment to the community and congregation, aware that membership numbers were dropping across the US.

Back in 2016, after the election, I decided to start attending services again and to stop working on Saturday so I could be more observant. That was my reaction to 45 and his racist agenda. The local synagogue my parents belonged to was theirs, didn't feel right for me even though I know most of the people. The one I joined is about 35-40 minutes away and feels like home. They have a very active social action committee.