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Not a church service, but I attended a church wedding.
Pastor gave a sermon as is tradition during a church wedding. Every minute or so, he somehow managed to work in "and since you are in a place of God, you should not disrespect the bride and groom or our worshippers by using your phones".
Bitch, I'm here to support my friend who's getting married, not your church or your worshippers. I know for a fact that my friend chose to get married in the church because it's cheaper, not because she's super religious. Also I'm agnostic and haven't read the Bible, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't say "thou shalt not use mobile phones in churches".
I very pointedly had my phone out for his entire sermon out of spite
I'm sure your friends felt great knowing that Facebook was more important than their wedding ceremony.
If your friends didn't care, fine I guess, it was their wedding after all. If you don't understand why this makes you look selfish and callous though, then you're not the kind of person I'd want at any party, let alone a wedding.
Imagine not being able to leave your phone in your pocket just for the duration of your friends' wedding ceremony, irrespective of the location. Insufferable behaviour.