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Inside the colossal church of concrete and glass that is St Joseph, Le Havre

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St Luke Peckham

St Luke’s

Greeted with hymn books, smiles, and a 5-10 minute peace
5 Mar 23
Peckham, London
Verwood Family Church

Verwood Family Church

Everyone engaging enthusiastically in worship, with hands in charismatic position No. 2
19 Feb 23
Verwood, Dorset, England

Nikolaikirche

Singing a prayer for peace in the shadow of the war in Ukraine
22 Jan 23
Eisenach, Germany

Blackfriars Priory Church

Mass of Christmas Night followed by hot chocolate and mince pies
24 Dec 22
Oxford, England
St Philip's Priory, Chelmsford

St Philip’s Priory

Low Mass plus toast and marmalade for early morning worshippers on the way to work
2 Dec 22
Chelmsford, England
St Mary Magdalene, Paddington, London

St Mary Magdalene

A full-throated organ and cherubs in the ceiling on Remembrance Sunday
13 Nov 22
Paddington, London
St Agnes, Algoma, Michigan

St Agnes by-the-Lake

Bells and smells without the pomp and circumstance at a quiet lakeside church
16 Oct 22
Algoma, Wisconsin, USA
St Anthony of Padua, Grand Rapids

St Anthony of Padua

Country and jazz version of ‘Amazing Grace’ shines out at a Polka Mass
9 Oct 22
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Grace Church, Bath, OH

Grace Church

No welcome, extremely loud music, silly jokes - our reporter didn't feel like a Christian!
13 Jul 14
Bath, Ohio, USA
St James, Uplands, Swansea, Wales

St James

"Pay the gas bill, vicar! Regards, God."
27 May 07
Uplands, Swansea, Wales
Jersey Baptist, St Helier, Isle of Jersey

Jersey Baptist

17 Feb 08
St Helier, Isle of Jersey
St Aldate's, Oxford, England

St Aldate's

Too slick, too glossy, but good for an occasional dose of un-self-conscious praising
26 Oct 08
Oxford, England
St Peter & St Paul, Shepton Mallet (Exterior)

St Peter & St Paul

No one's life is free of bad things, but God wants to help us
27 Jul 14
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Ascension, Midland, Western Australia

Ascension

Hard and cold - like the pews
11 Sep 05
Midland, Western Australia

First Presbyterian

All was good here – but oh, those announcements!
14 Oct 18
Upland, California, USA
All Saints, Indianapolis (exterior)

All Saints

13 Nov 16
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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