Home Churches

Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, July 29, 2005 - Episode no. 848

While home groups sponsored by churches are nothing new, there are an increasing number of independent groups not affiliated with any particular church that meet regularly. Many of these groups are looking for alternative ways to explore their faith in smaller, more intimate settings. Lucky Severson visits with members of home church groups for a look at how they are seeking -- and finding -- new spiritual connections. According to Cecilia Schulte, a life-long Catholic who started her own home group, 'I wasn't finding ... all of what I needed by attending mass or just following ritual. We're spiritual beings, and that means exploring and changing and growing. And I felt inhibited in a traditional church setting.'