What is this? Since ancient times (ok, 1998), Ship of Fools has been sending Mystery Worshippers to churches worldwide. Travelling incognito, they ask those questions which go to the heart of church life: How long was the sermon? How hard the pew? How cold was the coffee? How warm the welcome? The only clue they have been there at all is the Mystery Worshipper calling card, dropped discreetly into the collection plate. If you would like to become a Mystery Worshipper, start here. See our archive of reports Famous/infamous UK & Ireland USA Oz & NZ Canada Elsewhere     Latest reports > Congregational domino effect in St Mary's, Painswick, UK > Excellent altar boy, St Mary of the Nativity, Scituate, USA > Weak hymn singing in Trinity Church, Boston, MA, USA > The choir inaudible in St Philip's, Chaddesden, UK > Pep-talk sermon at Lisburn City Elim, Northern Ireland > A perfect 10: Church of the Red Rocks, Sedona, AZ > Welsh distraction in Southwark Cathedral, London > Horror film music in Christ Church, New York City > Laughing out loud in CGC Chelmsford, Essex, UK > Preaching drowned out by fan in St Donard's, Belfast > Too-long sermon in Christian Fellowship, Belfast, UK > Anzac Day in Gosnells Baptist, Perth, Western Australia > Incredible testimony in City Gates, Ilford, Essex, UK > Amazing welcome in Muswell Hill United Reformed, London > Wandering mind in St John the Divine, Kennington, London > Trance-like service in Holy Superet Light, Los Angeles > Intense worship in Auckland's bizarre cathedral, NZ > Bothered at mass in Most Precious Blood, Astoria, New York > Sparkling singing in the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London > Baby talk welcome at St John's, Denver, CO, USA Special reports > Queueing to see the Holy Shroud, Turin, Italy > Martyrdom of Oscar Romero: Westminster Abbey, London > Installing the 11th Archbishop of Westminster, UK > Shrill music, friendly people at St Pixels Internet church > Honoring the martyrs in Lowndes County Courthouse, AL Comments, corrections and removals For the latest comments on and corrections to Mystery Worshipper reports, please go here. Reports over two years old can be removed at the request of the church reviewed. Please email here for further details.     We rely on voluntary donations to stay online. If you're a regular visitor to Ship of Fools, please consider supporting us. Easter 2010 From Yunnan in China to Louisville in Kentucky, we report on Easter services, 2010. Read here. The Mystery Pilgrim One of our most seasoned reporters makes the Camino pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Read here.