My pastor said their church attendance is down 30% from before the Covid lock-downs started, and they no longer stream services! My church has moved from 2 services to one, and no sign it will return.
It seems it is actually the young that are not returning to church.
If lower church attendance was the goal of the DS, then mission accomplished. :(
It is important to be discerning as to what is actually being taught and practiced in any church you choose to attend. Just having some kind of "Christian sounding" name is not a guarantee of what is inside.
Yes, there has been an exodus of young people from institutional churches for decades now; this may have just speeded it up for some. See Barna Research materials. Barna.com
There are also home fellowships that are different from institutional churches, though they can have their own set of challenges in other ways. Home fellowships have been growing.
God should not be judged by the weakness and failures of those who say they look to Him, but prayerfully considered.