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A snapshot of 70 London churches

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Read about the awards ceremony...

On Sunday 24th April 2005, we sent a small army of Mystery Worshippers into the churches of London. Our sacred sleuths visited almost 70 places of Christian worship across the capital, noting the hardness of pews, length of sermons, strength of coffee and warmth of welcome. Each Mystery Worshipper discreetly dropped a calling card in the collection plate – the only clue for churches to know they had been "done".

Now we can reveal how London's churches fared, as we publish all the reports. They cover the great and the grand, of course (including St Paul's and Westminster Abbey), but also lesser known houses of God such as the Redeemed Christian Church of Christ the Redeemer, located above Snappy Snaps in Tooting Broadway. You'll find your way to all the reports below, plus some exciting extras. Click and be blessed...

The awards ceremony
Comparing sermon lengths
Mystery Worshipping highlights

West End churches
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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.
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London churches
Read reports from 70 London churches, visited by a small army of Mystery Worshippers on one single Sunday. Read here.
 
 
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