Holy Spongebob

Fans of the hit nautical cartoon Spongebob Squarepants have set up their own church.

The cartoon features a kitchen sponge who lives with his friends in a place called Bikini Bottom in the Pacific Ocean. The cartoon is designed for children under four but has already won star fans like Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Kelly Osbourne and Mike Myers.

Now it has its own officially registered church, in the US, which teaches its own spiritual way of life. Members of the Church of Spongebob meet up for services everywhere from New York and California to Texas.