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Solomon’s Porch, Phoenix
A warm welcome, a moving sermon, and beautifully executed but surprisingly accessible Eastern liturgy
13 Oct 25
Arizona, USA
First United Methodist, Tempe
Impeccable communion, rambling sermon, and a top-notch choir complete with gentleman wearing a fedora
6 Oct 24
Arizona, USA
At The Cross, Oceanside
Rock music that went on indefinitely leaves our reporter feeling like he hadn’t been to church at all
1 Sep 24
California, USA
Church of Christ, Valley Congregation
An inspiring sermon proclaims that people who ignore God are as useless as rotten underwear
30 Jun 24
Glendale, Arizona, USA
St Andrew’s Reformed Episcopal, Glendale
Our Mystery Worshipper might as well have been invisible at the end of the service
2 Jun 24
Arizona, USA
King of Kings, Oceanside
Celebrating Pentecost with balloons, two sermons, a xylophone, and cinnamon crumb cake
19 May 24
California, USA
Holy Family, Jerome
Heavenly to be in this historic, mining-town church, but no welcome whatsoever from the regulars
20 Apr 24
Arizona, USA
St Helen’s, Glendale
Trouble with the seating, but delicious French onion soup, at an Ash Wednesday service
14 Feb 24
Arizona, USA
St Cosmas & St Damian, Punxsutawney
Mass celebrated strictly by the book, with a server wearing alb, cincture, and... red sneakers
4 Feb 24
Pennsylvania, USA
North Scottsdale United Methodist
A great sermon, a missing organist, and some distracting Nike sneakers at Christmas Eve by candlelight
24 Dec 23
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Funeral of Sandra Day O’Connor, Washington National Cathedral
Beauty, dignity, and an over-dramatic tenor in the funeral service of Sandra Day O’Connor
19 Dec 23
Washington, DC
Tribute Service for Rosalynn Carter
Eulogies, prayers, and a solemn hymn sandwich at the tribute service of a First Lady
28 Nov 23
Glenn Memorial Church, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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