Is the church just a self perpetuating organization to bring in the money?

No longer attending church since pandemic, it's interesting to get together with friends who still do. They seem to be stuck in a long ago era. Volunteering their time to a group that is ingrown. One friend stays in church because that's how he fundraises for his para church job. Another stays because they donate to his orphanage in India.

It's all self sustaining because they need to get tithe money from the unsuspecting members to pay the pastors and church staff salaries.

They need to provide enough guilt and shame to get money to keep their nonprofit organizations and jobs.

Sprinkle in just a bit of Jesus to keep it going.

Thoughts?