Our History

Sunday Assembly the movement was started…

by Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, two comedians who were on the way to a gig in Bath when they discovered they both wanted to do something that was like church but totally secular and inclusive of all—no matter what they believed. The first ever Sunday Assembly meeting took place on January 6th 2013 at The Nave in Islington, UK. Almost 200 people turned up at the first meeting, 300 at the second and soon people all over the world asked to start one.

Now there are over 20 Sunday Assembly chapters in many different countries, inspired by the original Sunday Assembly and operating independently, where people sing songs, hear inspiring talks, and create community together in a family-friendly and inclusive setting. 

Sunday Assembly Detroit opened…

our doors in 2014 and held our first Assembly at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism (formerly known as The Birmingham Temple). We were started by some enthusiastic members of the Detroit Atheist Meetup, and we’ve been celebrating life here in Metro Detroit ever since.