Ship of Fools: Mystery Worshipper

The Mystery What?
Interested in becoming a Mystery Worshipper?
Looking for a church?

St Ebbe's

Coffee in the pews but no Lord’s Prayer – even so, our reporter liked it a lot!

Oxford, England

St Martin Gospel Oak

Bells summon, trees clap their hands – and ladies throw off their robes: a lot to like!

One Community

Friendly people, comfortable space, brilliant coffee – but ‘worship lite’

Blackburn, Victoria, Australia

Our Lady of Joy

No joy down the Primrose Path for our Mystery Worshipper.

Carefree, Arizona, USA

St Cross

Glorious singing, jolly praefectus, plus a strange lady at patronal festival

Oxford, England

St Stephen's on the Cliffs

God’s search and rescue – but no sherry for our Mystery Worshipper!

Blackpool, England

Word Alive at the Parish Church

Respect creation – except for this beautiful building

Redland, Bristol, England

Derby Cathedral

Slouching chorister and lost children – but beautiful singing

Most popular:

Gloucester Cathedral

Live in love – ‘I love the place!’ our Mystery Worshipper exclaimed

Gloucester, England

Our Lady of Tahoe

Coffee and donuts, but ‘you can’t take it with you’

Zephyr Cove, Nevada, USA

Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Up-front seat and beautiful chant – but what happened at communion?

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Church of the Holy Communion

‘Stop! I want to meet you!’ said the pastor

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

City Church Worcester

City Church

Spirit-led and charismatic -- with bicycles!

Worcester, England

Corpus Christi College Chapel, Cambridge, England

Corpus Christi College Chapel

Confusion over time of Ash Wednesday service, but music was beautiful

Cambridge, England

St Jude's, Glasgow, Scotland

St Jude's

Glasgow, Scotland

Lochnagar Crater

A homespun, endearing Remembrance Day service evokes ghosts and tears

La Boisselle, Somme, France

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