CENTER, TX / ACCESS Newswire / June 26, 2025 / Jerry Lewis, a ministry leader and community advocate in Center, Texas, is offering insight into one of the most urgent spiritual issues facing the country in 2025. Millions of Americans who once attended church regularly are walking away. This has become a defining challenge for the faith community. Lewis believes it is time for the Church to look inward and respond with humility, clarity, and purpose.
This decline in church attendance is not only about numbers. It is about people seeking something they no longer find in traditional settings. Lewis has witnessed this firsthand. He believes the Church must come to terms with why so many feel disconnected.
He explains that people are not rejecting God. They are turning away from institutions that often feel rigid, distant, or ineffective. Many have sat in pews for years without feeling truly seen. They have heard sermons but not felt shepherded. They have watched leadership act with authority but not always with grace.
For over 15 years, Jerry Lewis has served the youth of Shelby County through scholarships, mentoring, and personal outreach. He has stayed close to the struggles and hopes of the next generation. His conclusion is clear. Young people want something real. They want the spiritual truth that comes with love. They want faith that touches their actual lives.
Lewis believes the American Church is in a time of pruning. The loss in numbers is painful but necessary. It is revealing what is healthy and what is not. God is not absent. He is refining. This is not the end of the Church. It is a call to return to its purpose.
He emphasizes that churches should not chase attendance. They should pursue depth. They should invest in relationships. They should teach with care and serve with humility. This is how people find their way back-not to buildings, but to Christ.
Lewis lives by this belief through action. His ministry is not built on events. It is built on presence. He has helped rescue accident victims and comforted strangers in crisis. He listens, he shows up, and he allows God to speak through quiet compassion.
One moment that shaped him deeply involved a young girl named Brooklyn. Despite significant physical challenges, she radiated joy and trust in God. Her example reminded Lewis that faith is not about control. It is about surrender. It is about knowing that God is near, even in pain.
Lewis also helps churches build new facilities. He uses his experience in construction to serve faith communities. But he reminds them that buildings are tools, not answers. The heart of the Church must come first. It must be soft, open, and ready to love.
He often tells church leaders that people are not looking for performance. They are looking for peace. They are not looking for entertainment. They are looking for an encounter. When churches confuse the two, they lose their voice.
As many exit churches across America, Lewis believes the solution is not in programs. It is in people. It is in everyday faith that is lived with consistency. It is in leaders who repent when wrong. It is in churches that invite questions without fear.
He sees this as a opportunity. This moment is not about survival. It is about refinement. It is about making space for God to move in new ways. Lewis is hopeful. He knows God is not finished with His Church. He believes revival begins when we return to what matters most.
This return involves listening to those who left. It means admitting where the Church has failed. It means showing people they are valued before they are corrected. Lewis practices this through mentorship. He believes the next generation is hungry for truth. But they will not receive it unless they see it lived out.
From Center, Texas, Jerry Lewis continues to lead through love and example. He does not separate ministry from daily life. He sees every person as someone God cares for. His message is simple: The Church must become what it was meant to be - a refuge, a family, a light in darkness.
As America faces a spiritual crossroads, Lewis offers a path forward. It does not begin in crowds. It starts in conversations. It begins in care. It begins when the Church becomes less about image and more about integrity.
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SOURCE: Jerry Lewis Center
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