(RNS) — At its peak, there were about 70 congregations in the Sunday Assembly movement. About half have shut down or gone dormant. (RNS) — Steve Phelps gave up on God years ago. But the former Baptist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sunday Assembly is one of the larger secular congregations aiming to provide community and ritual for nonreligious people. AP ...

On a recent Sunday morning, while many Las Vegans attended church, about 50 people at the Center for Science and Wonder listened to Matthew O’Brien and Paul Vautrinot talk about homeless men and women ...

The Sunday Assembly Madison, a new secular congregation focused on community, opened its doors to the public Sunday and held its first monthly meeting on the city’s southwest side. Sunday Assembly ...

SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) Perhaps the Elephant & Castle pub here was a fitting locale for a visiting Brit to meet some mates. But other stereotypes were left at the bar as about 100 people trod down a ...

(UPI) -- Services at Sunday Assembly, the fastest growing church in the world, feature singing, sermons and plenty of spirit. But the Holy Spirit? No thanks. For believers, a church is the institution ...

Ian Dodd (center), co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Sunday Assembly, sings with other attendees. Chapters of the godless church, founded by British comedians Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, ...

A congregation calling itself Sunday Assembly Charlotte gathered for the first time Sunday morning. There was a sermon on “new beginnings,” lots of singing, a collection plate, even a moment of ...

Sunday, the atheists went to church. They sang to lyrics on a video screen showing the sun rising and fast-moving clouds over the mountains. They had news and announcements. They consumed cookies and ...

Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans are comedians, but their new project, Sunday Assembly, isn’t a joke. It’s also not a joke when Evans describes it as “all the best bits of church, but with no religion ...