Holy joy in an island church

A 13th century Gothic church, a well-organized preacher and a spirited congregation have magnetic appeal

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At the stroke of midnight tonight, cows kneel down in their stalls and bees hum a hymn of praise to the newborn king
24 Dec

University Lutheran, Tempe

A heartfelt service of joy, with a ‘Singing Nun’ solo
20 Oct 24
Arizona, USA

All Saints, Weston-super-Mare

Very solemn Mass, with bells and smells, followed by a skipping, twirling choir
13 Oct 24
North Somerset, England

St Nikolai, Wismar

Authentic preaching and pulsating organ music in a Gothic church made of 3 million bricks
13 Oct 24
Germany

Solomon’s Porch, Phoenix

A warm welcome, a moving sermon, and beautifully executed but surprisingly accessible Eastern liturgy
13 Oct 24
Arizona, USA

The evangelical mind

Rupert Loydell takes issue with ideas about evangelism now and back in the time of the 1970s and 80s Jesus Movement
26 May 24

The deconstructed angel

‘We are left with incense, sermons for the stupid, moist handshakes, maybe weak coffee after church’ – a poem by Rupert Loydell
28 Feb 24

Martin Luther resurrected by AI

Martin Luther is born again as a walking, talking bot, in a bold new experiment in religion-meets-AI
19 Nov 23

Jesus lends a hand

The worship group goes into meltdown when the jumbo TV screen fails before the service – by Simon Jenkins
9 Sep 23

What we hope for

‘Faith is a sales assistant in a large department store’ – a poem by Rupert Loydell
9 Sep 23

Strange conversations

Rupert Loydell reviews two recent books, each a conversation between friends, including nun extraordinaire Sister Wendy Beckett
22 Mar 23

On holiday with the Lord

Travelling abroad this summer? Why not plan to warm a foreign pew in a church where you don’t know the language?
4 Jul 22

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Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle

Don't play with God - but my Lord, is it hot!
4 Jul 10
Belfast, Northern Ireland
St Bartholomew's, New York City

St. Bartholomew’s, New York City

Beautifully executed Anglican worship, with a sermon on the offensiveness of God
7 Jul 24
USA
St Bride's, Glasgow (Exterior)

St Bride's

22 Dec 13
Glasgow, Scotland
St Peter's, Bennington

St Peter’s

Good preaching – and a happy surprise – but lukewarm tea
28 Apr 19
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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