Out of my Element

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Last night I went to this club event just to check it out. For a several reasons 1. girl advertised it to me like all the time last year
2. I felt bad for never showing up 3. My friend who is this girls roommate convinced me 4. I figured new year, check out new things and I have very few friends so new people. The event was a hangout for this Christian club. The thing: Im not Christian and a few people there knew that cause I've vocalized my opinion quite clear in the past. So going there was very ackward, and the people I knew where excited yet very surprised. The girl that had tried to advertise to me last year told me "wow (my friend) a really good at persuading, but Im not." I thought wait...so all this persistance about her persuasion, she dosent actually get semioffended for people not showing up. I was confused. The whole situation made me feel very uncomfortable so I left early. But they were really nice people though. At this point I should really try to work on meeting new people so Im not sure how to perceive this situation. So what do you think?

Note: Im sorry if this post may seem pointless but its really on my mind, and I didnt know how to phrase my question very well.

I never got proselytizing-I belong to the Church of MYOB

Going to events where you don't know people well is stressful and the pitfalls of not having the intuitive understanding of social rules can cause a lot of distress. Good job for trying!

Something seems odd if your friends invited you to a Christian get-together without telling you what it was... this seems like a bad flag. But I don't know your situation other than what you've just described, so I might be wrong. Get to know them if they're that nice, but be VERY VERY careful about contradictions in their words and actions.