In my 20’s, I used to go to this one church about once a month.
The pastor (priest or whatever) didn’t really read from the bible tho’. He just basically told interesting stories about his life and other people’s lives he has met. His sermons also always had a certain element of humor to them.
I really liked that guy and I always left out of there feeling better than I did when I came in.
I went to two weddings last year and a mass of remembrance for my brother. I begged off mass this year, today actually, it doesn’t do anything for me, it is a long drive for a short mass and my very Catholic mother completely understands. I also went to evensong at Westminster Abbey twice last year, but for the music as I had friends singing in the guest choir.
I like to visit churches of interest when I travel, but mostly for history and architecture. Since that rarely includes a service, I didn’t include it in my count.
I went once this year for a dedication ceremony for two new babies. I’ve been inside a church for a wedding in 2002. The funerals for my Grandma and Grandpa were both at the funeral home.
Church is not a high priority for me, and i don’t think my mind will change any time soon. I had the intention of going to check out a UU service but never got round to it.
Another vote for weddings and funerals only. Last one was about six years ago.
Although I have visited many religious buildings since moving to the UK five years ago. But I’m assuming you’re referring to attending religious services.
I am afraid to go to church…lightning bolts and such.
I’m going to a memorial service at a church this coming Friday. Before that, I went for Easter eight years ago because I knew someone in the choir.
My family is all Christians, I stay away from church when I can, but occasionally i get dragged into it by my family.
People are pleasant, but I just can’t stop thinking about everything people have done, are doing, and will possibly do in the name of their religion.
Four weddings and a funeral.
Weddings, funerals, Christenings, and my daughter’s school assemblies at their church. I don’t go to church just to go to church.
‘Church’ is one of those words that looks weirder and weirder the more you type it.
Weddings and funerals
I was recently at a church for a funeral.
Funerals and weddings would be the only reason for me to go to a church and a lot of my friends are not that religious so even the recent marriages haven’t been at churches.
Occasionally, because I am invited to a wedding, or a family funeral, but only if not attending would give serious offence. And when I travelled and wanted to see some seriously stunning architecture.
But I do find the endless representations of a man being tortured really disturbing.
Haven’t been to a wedding or funeral in ages. I go to Mass a couple times a year – Easter and Christmas, usually, or if I’m otherwise compelled. I was in a synagogue a couple times last year, for Bat Mitzvahs (and someone will be along shortly to tell me the correct plural, I’m sure). I’m guessing concerts don’t count. Seems to me I was in Old South half a dozen times last year for that.
And not once did I wear a tie.
The last time I was in a church was 15 years ago for my father-in-law’s funeral. I would have been at a church last November for my niece’s wedding but she didn’t get married in a church. Oh well.
Funerals and weddings only. My family is fairly heavily religious, so most weddings and funerals take place in churches. It’s no problem for me. I don’t participate in any of the rituals (taking Communion, response psalms, whatever) but other than that, no big deal.
Funerals and weddings, pretty much, unless going to churches of historic or architectural interest as a tourist counts, in which case I do it pretty often.
I go to the UU church fairly regularly- maybe twice a month, sometimes three times a month. I’m not a member, but have been attending for 2-3 years now. I like a lot of the people there and meet them at other times and places for other activities- lunches, theater, politics, etc.
Agnostic here who attended a UU church fairly regularly for a couple of years. The last time I went there was about three years ago. A couple of months ago, an RC priest who coordinates a volunteer group that I’m active in and who I consider a friend, called and asked if I was free for Saturday evening and both Sunday masses to play organ. That was the first time I’d been in a Catholic church other than for funerals since my great-niece made first communion a couple of years ago.
In the past 10 years, two funerals (one Roman Catholic, and one Russian Orthodox) and one wedding (Catholic). I’m not sure if the second funeral counts, really. It was for the mother of a colleague, and neither of us are at all religious.
I go to a Mormon church to order microfilm for genealogy. If there is a funeral or wedding or something similar that I can’t get out of I will attend. If traveling I will visit a historic church, but other than that, I stay away.