The public charter for the Sunday Assembly states: “The Sunday Assembly is a godless congregation that celebrates life. Our motto: live better, help often, wonder more. Our mission: to help everyone ...

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 ...

Sixteen percent of people around the world say they have no religious affiliation. But even those who aren’t connected to a religion may still be looking for community. That’s where the Sunday ...

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Sunday Assembly Portland is the local branch of an international secular church movement started by British comedians Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans. The goal, Jones said last year, is to celebrate ...

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 ...

In London, losing one’s religion does not mean giving up church. The Sunday Assembly, a congregation for atheists and nonbelievers started in January, is drawing overflowing crowds to its monthly ...