
Christian Nightlife in the 1970s
Lectures in History
Christian Nightclubs Are Doomed to Fail
The evangelical explosion in California seemed like it could have floated these Christian nightclubs for a little bit longer, but their inability to survive suggests at least, at least for a few years, suggest a less than receptive long term evangelical audience. Despite the hopes that these nightclubs might provide entertainment for mostly adult evangelicals, mostly young people turned out. These younger crowds likely turned away older single Christians who wanted a more adult space. It's possible too that Christian nightclubs could not get over the stigma as sanitized and uncool compared to their secular nightlife alternatives. This is why we don't live in a world where Christian nightclubs are everywhere. Entrepreneurs hope that these nightclub experiments might bring about