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New comments > 1575: Bethesda in Saratoga Springs is bigger than reported > 1361: Holy pretzels at St Mark's, Philadelphia > 1384: Why St Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, looks the way it does > 1576: Thanks for taking me inside St Anthony's, Istanbul > 1569: Regular coffee and tea are available at Mars Hill, Seattle > 1004: Jim's American accent at Strandtown Baptist, Belfast > 750: Try revisiting a service at All Saints, Pawleys Island, SC > 284: An update on St Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood, CA > 1531: Report on St Paul's, Visalia, CA, uses liberal denigration > 354: Welcomed warmly at the United House of Prayer, Roxbury, MA 2008 > 1520: Correction on Christ Church, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides > 1511: Green colour scheme in Methodist Central Hall, Coventry, UK 2007 > 1480: An encounter with the Infant of Prague in Panny Marie > 1467: Sermon length at Church of the Servant, Grand Rapids, MI > 1451: The skull and crossbones in St Peter ad Vincula, London > 1400: Foreign language readings at Our Lady, Cambridge > 1398: Architectural note on Gloria Dei, Providence, Rhode Island > 1378: The "unimpressive organ" is a piano at Grace, Hamilton, Ontario > 1375: West Edmonton Assembly: "we knew this day would come!" > 1367: Water leak repaired in the Chapel of Kings College London > 1350: More (than you want to know) about the Praemonstratensians > 1347: The prairie-green vestments of St Paul's, Regina, Canada > 1346: "Drink a little more champagne, Betty. Get out more." > 1336: There's always an invite to coffee at St Clement's, Prague 2006 > 1334: Did you mistime the 55 minute sermon? Vanguard, CO > 1332: St Edmund's, Acle, wants an apology very, very soon > 1330: About Abundant Life, Bradford... "everybody has heard of it!" > 1328: Some corrections on Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, DE > 1327: Welton Baptist preached on hell... what do you expect? > 1318: Ommitting the confession at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco > 1261: A churchwarden writes from All Saints, Carshalton, Surrey, UK > 1259: Lutheranism at Liverpool Cathedral... what kind do you mean? > 1257: Greeks vs. Romans at St Pancras, Euston, London > 1256: What are the columns like, on Reykjavík's Hallgrímskirkja? > 1245: You didn't mention the ghost of Christ Church, Poughkeepsie! > 1239: Notes on St Mary the Virgin, Holy Island, UK > 1229: Likewise, no one's spoken to me at All Saints, Margaret Street > 1224: Romsey Abbey, UK, has been "the same for 40 years" > 1218: Communion in both kinds at St Virgilius, Broad Channel, NY > 1209: "You've missed the point" at Newman House, London > 1197: The welcome at Southampton University Chaplaincy, UK > 1194: Grace & Holy Trinity, Kansas City, serves 500+ meals a Sunday > 1189: We were positively welcomed at St Nicholas, Worth, Sussex > 1184: Reasons for lack of welcome at St Margaret Mary's, Oakland > 1182: A note about the organ at First United Methodist, Hershey, PA > 1179: A note about the architecture of St Thomas, Belleville, Ontario > 1176: The "top notch" music and preaching of St Mary's, New Haven, CT > 1164: A difficult but hopeful time at St John the Divine, New York City 2005 > 1157: Scottish accent should be no surprise at Aberfoyle, Scotland > 1148: Mystery Worshipper too "middle class" about OWG, Dartford > 1141: Report on Second Presbyterian, Chicago, gets it right > 1116: Greenbelt 2005 communion service > 1115: St Peter & St Paul, Eye, Suffolk, UK, is not so unusual > 1099: Directions to the restroom in Cadet Chapel, West Point, NY > 1098: Confirmation that St James, Preston, was designed by committee > 1096: Remarks from the pastor of Grace Church, Goodmayes, UK > 1093: Continental traditions and St Michael's, Edinburgh > 1088: The butterfly in All Saints, Princeton, NJ, USA > 1082: "Brief comments" on Christ Church, Alexandria, VA, USA > 1075: The opening words at St Mary the Virgin, Chelsea, London > 1071: Non-welcome at Southwark Cathedral, London > 1064: Does UCKG, London, teach health and wealth? > 1062: The (lack of) welcome at All Souls, Langham Place, London > 1061: The teaching of Hillsong is unbiblical and disturbing > 1057: Report " a bit harsh" for The Drive Methodist, Ilford, UK > 1050: Sound system in St George's, Hanover Square, London > 1049: "There are curses for what you do"... Redeemed Church, Tooting > 1048: Latecomers at Hinde Street Methodist, London > 1039: Some incorrect details for Regent Square URC, London > 1034: Non-musicians at The Salvation Army, London > 1023: Happy clappy" is disrespectful at KICC, Hackney, London > 1021: Passing the peace at All Saints, Margaret St, London, UK > 1007: Spreydon Baptist (NZ) report is a "poor reflection" > 1004: Strandtown Baptist, Belfast: put the report in the recycle bin > 999: Mystery Worshipper needs to be saved at Whitewell, Belfast > 988: A Paradise Community person gives it to us with both barrels > 983: Folk Mass at St Anthony of Padua, Forest Gate, London, UK > 979: "Liturgically full and grand" at Concordia, Highgate, Australia > 976: "You went to the wrong service" at St Paul's, London, Ontario > 972: Notes on the organ of Christ the King, San Francisco > 956: Is Sint Nicolaaskerk, Amsterdam, Catholic or not? > 955: The Cathdral in Charleston SC was ruined in the Civil War > 950: The "pirate" of St Mary the Virgin (Wotton Under Edge, UK) > 948: Try it again: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, NYC 2004 > 915: Flabbergasted by the sermon in St Thomas, Kuantan, Malaysia > 910: Lots of changes happening at Zion, Chesterfield, UK > 894: Did you attend the same church I know? Willow Creek, IL > 881: Forward in Faith and St Peter & Paul (Uppingham, UK) > 829: Appalled by the report on Regina Pacis, Brooklyn, NYC > 793: St Alban & St Augustine (London) closes its doors > 716: Visiting St Margaret's is "a highlight of my visits to Palm Desert" 2003 > 715: Inaccuracies over Christ Church (Riverton, NJ, USA) > 623: Christ Church, Bangkok, Thailand, is too folksy 2002 > 593: The Mystery Worshipper should meet Father Maurice! > 553: Care to pay us another visit? Elim Pentcostal, Coventry, UK > 493: Come again to St James, West Streatham, London > 492: I've always been blessed at Rome Baptist, Rome, Italy > 471: Jazz worship is not the norm at Asylum Hill Hartford, CT > 462: Parking tips for Christ the King, Brighton, UK 2001 > 415: Joyful, friendly service at St Cyprian's, Clarence Gate, London > 354: United House of Prayer, Roxbury, MA: "crazy and dangerous" 2000 > 245: Tulsa Open Bible Fellowship really is as good as you say! > 126: Admirably observed report from Edington Priory, UK 1999 > 90: Our area's high crime rate isn't unusual (Towbridge, Cardiff) > 81: A note on Calvary Community Church, Westlake Village, CA > 28: The sticky fate of Mystery Worshippers at Harvest Rock, Pasadena   The Mystery Pilgrim One of our most seasoned reporters, Augustine the Aleut, travels 1200 kilometres on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, and reports from the churches he visited along the ancient route. Read here. London churches Read reports from 70 London churches, visited by a small army of Mystery Worshippers on one single Sunday. Read here.