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Fidel Castro

Time-travel news

Fidel Castro, leader of the Communist revolution in Cuba, was excommunicated today in 1962 by Pope John XIII
3 Jan

Christ Church Anglican, Phoenix

An inspiring Christmas Eve service of music, liturgy and preaching
24 Dec 25
Arizona, USA

The Church at Cactus, Peoria

A warm welcome (with coffee and cake), followed by a dignified and light-hearted hymn sandwich
7 Dec 25
Arizona, USA
Cabo Beach Church

Cabo Beach Church, Cabo San Lucas

Beach service with coffee, donuts, a welcoming vibe, and a message of looking up to the love of God
16 Nov 25
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Church of San Marco, Madrid

San Marcos, Madrid

Beautiful choir singing and penitential pew hardness in a Madrid church
5 Oct 25
Spain

The evangelical mind

Rupert Loydell takes issue with ideas about evangelism now and back in the time of the 1970s and 80s Jesus Movement
26 May 24

The deconstructed angel

‘We are left with incense, sermons for the stupid, moist handshakes, maybe weak coffee after church’ – a poem by Rupert Loydell
28 Feb 24

Martin Luther resurrected by AI

Martin Luther is born again as a walking, talking bot, in a bold new experiment in religion-meets-AI
19 Nov 23

Jesus lends a hand

The worship group goes into meltdown when the jumbo TV screen fails before the service – by Simon Jenkins
9 Sep 23

What we hope for

‘Faith is a sales assistant in a large department store’ – a poem by Rupert Loydell
9 Sep 23

Strange conversations

Rupert Loydell reviews two recent books, each a conversation between friends, including nun extraordinaire Sister Wendy Beckett
22 Mar 23

On holiday with the Lord

Travelling abroad this summer? Why not plan to warm a foreign pew in a church where you don’t know the language?
4 Jul 22

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Gateway Christian Centre, Liverpool

Enjoyable hands-in-the-air praise, but the prosperity gospel sermon rings alarm bells
27 Jul 25
England
Glenabbey, Glengormley, Northern Ireland

Glenabbey

No one spoke to (or sat next to) our Mystery Worshipper in this exclusive closed club
6 Jun 10
Glengormley, Northern Ireland
Victory Church, Cwmbran, Wales

Victory Church

Excellent gospel style worship - for four hours!
22 Jun 13
Cwmbran, Wales
St Peters New York

St Peter's

27 Mar 11
Citicorp Center, New York City, USA
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