God is supposed to be omnipresent and omniscient, so it's only logical for him to be online as well. While he may not have created his own web page to answer all the questions of the universe, you can surf over to The First Church of Cyberspace for help. "Let there be light!" greets the web page, offering a link into the rest of the site.

The First Church of Cyberspace was created by Presbyterian Minister Charles Henderson in 1994 as a method of outreach. There are no church elders and no formal membership. The church's purpose statement reads, "Though there are many congregations, denominations and other religious groups that advertise their presence on the Web, we are the first to organize within cyberspace itself ... making connections, building relationships, supporting people who are interested in growing in faith and understanding."

Henderson is also the executive director of the interfaith organization, CrossCurrents, another online religious site, as well as a print publication. He has written several books, including God and Science, as well as serving as the Christianity guide for www.about.com.

But The First Church of Cyberspace, and even Christianity itself, is not the only religious site out there. There's an entire virtual bazaar of religion floating around the Internet, from Buddhism to Islam to the Vatican having its own Web page. It seems that cyberspace has become the new frontier in religion, following an evangelical trend to expand ministering. Evangelism has made its way from prophets sharing their visions with whoever would listen, to religious radio stations such as 100.7 FM, a Christian station in San Francisco. Televangelism also had its moment in the sun with the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, and Jerry Falwell. No one can forget Tammy Faye Bakker and her husband Jim, who owned a practical Christian empire including a broadcast network. So the natural progression of technology leads religious leaders to the internet as their next mode of spreading the word.

Visitors to the First Church of Cyberspace can sign the guest book, leaving messages for Henderson and other cyber Christians. An online sanctuary offers visitors the chance to feel like they are in church without ever having to leave the comfort of their own homes. The site offers "Music For The Journey" with Kyrie, a hymn from the African Mass music Missa Lubba. The choir's singing creates the sense of being in a physical church while lounging in your computer chair. To help complete the religious experience visitors can browse through sermons written by Henderson, as well as other preachers.

The site also offers a lighter look at the world of Christianity, with movie reviews, discussions of sexuality, including homosexuality and the Bible, and Christian humor. The majority of the articles and sermons in this cyber church come from About.com, with Henderson as the author. For those who miss some of the human element of a physical church, just log onto the Christianity chat room, also powered by About.com, and talk with others online. Interestingly, not everyone here is Christian. Many participants are agnostics or atheists, who come to debate with Christians about their beliefs. If you log onto one of the atheist chat rooms, often many of the same screen names will appear. But the idea of the Internet is to allow the dissemination of ideas and information, so having a forum for sharing differing views on religion is only fitting.

"I want you to feel as welcome here as you would in any church," writes Henderson on his About.com biography page, in reference to The First Church of Cyberspace. "Perhaps even more so, because on these pages you'll be free to express yourself and discuss subjects that you might hesitate to discuss in church."