The newspaper’s editor-in-chief Anton de Wit speaks of “a rather uncomfortable conclusion” for the community of faithful: “The village in 2020 can do very well without a church.”
Stop and think, what exactly is bringing people together at a church? I once belonged to a Toastmasters Club that met at 6:30 on a Saturday Morning and we had to turn people away. We had a very clear reason for being there at that hour and all members knew what it was.
Ask people why they go to church and listen with a keen ear.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/Club
Origination of word club. “I have a good miond to join a club and beat you over the head with it”, makes sense.................
You make a club sound bad.