Does adherent not mean that you attend the church regularly but you are not a member of that church i.e. you are therefore a non-member of the chuch.
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Generally, the term adherent usually...
-noun1.a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower.-adjective2.sticking; clinging; adhering: an adherent substance.3.bound by contract or other formal agreement: the...