Congrats. I definitely made much more spiritual progress over the years without a modern 'church' building and its 'membership', and its man-made rules & rituals, and the people who work there as full-time officials.
Won't try to get into an entire explanation of this, but here are some scriptures: What Does the Bible Say About True Religion? https://www.openbible.info/topics/true_religion_is
You can find out where a 'spiritual' organization really stands when it comes to how far they will go to obey the rules of the secular systems, in order to keep their government defined benefits/protections and avoid lawsuits.
I'm not trying to put down anyone who finds some value in them, but I think we're going to find out that almost all of today's 'church' organizations are one of the topics Q was referring to when he said "THOSE WHO YOU TRUST THE MOST ARE THE MOST EVIL."