Atheists in church

[Spongebob]

If an atheist needs this sort of community... and it may boil down to a basic psychological needs, so there's no shame in it... I recommend looking online for where Quakers meet in your area. You can be an atheist Quaker, no problem. Nobody will judge you... and many atheists have become full fledged members of the Religious Society of Friends. Some "unprogrammed" meetings involve sitting for an hour in silence every Sunday. And that might not be everybody's jam. But it's actually less boring than it sounds. And the people there are often educated, enlightened, and interesting.

My meetings were a mix of mostly Christians, a Buddhist, and a couple agnostics. The conversations we had were fascinating. And me and this old lady would sometimes watch Joseph Campbell lectures afterwards. It was dope. I mean, way better than going to some Baptist Church for the "community" there. 

If you say you are an atheist in a Baptist church then half of them are gonna hate/mistrust you, and the other half are gonna try to convert you. Waste of time. Unless the music is good.

Anyway, long story short... try a Quaker meeting.

Very enlightening post.  Thank you very much.  And an hour of sitting in silence doesn't sound boring at all.  I meditate, which is largely the same thing, but carving out the time is always the biggest problem.  If only I could have spent all those year at church meditating.  Would have been time much better spent.