church building

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church building - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"

church

church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"

abbey - a church associated with a monastery or convent

amen corner - area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'

apse, apsis - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar

basilica - an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges; "the church was raised to the rank of basilica"

cathedral - any large and important church

duomo, cathedral - the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese

bema, chancel, sanctuary - area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

church tower - the tower of a church

kirk - a Scottish church

lady chapel - a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary

narthex - a vestibule leading to the nave of a church

nave - the central area of a church

house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer

presbytery - building reserved for the officiating clergy

rood screen - a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel

side chapel - a small chapel off the side aisle of a church

transept - structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles

sacristy, vestry - a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held

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What I have said concerning the character of the schoolhouses and teachers will also apply quite accurately as a description of the church buildings and the ministers.

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Albertus church in Bekasi, West Java was being constructed, the church building committee invited nearby communities, local government officials and police to a number of dialogues.

New research may hold key to Indonesia's church-building controversy

What does the demolition of a church building mean, theologically and personally?

The church is a people: reflections on the demolition of Summerside Presbyterian Church

The chancellor said the bishop tendered the offer to pay for the cost of demolition, approximately $201,000, to assist the parish as it prepares for an upcoming capital campaign to make improvements to the Rosary church building.

St. Mary's to be razed within weeks

A coffee morning in aid of church building funds will take place at St Andrew's United Reformed Church, Eastfield Avenue, Monkseaton, on Saturday, June 23, from 10.30am-noon.

Monkseaton / Shiremoor

The grant received by the diocese will be used to purchase two $5,000 solar panels to help heat water in two church buildings, a $15,000 solar panel (with battery backup) to generate power for one church building and one $19,000 wind generator (2.5 kilowatt) for another church building.

Greener parishes

In eight years they eventually raised the pounds 130,000 necessary to re-build St Catherine's and the new church building was completed in time for the Millennium.

CHURCH CHANGED BUT SPIRIT IS SAME

The first church building, known as Methodist Episcopal Church, was at 10th Avenue and Willamette Street between 1857 and 1886.

Local Methodists to celebrate 150 years of churches

The part of a church building where the altar is located

Get your apse out of my narthex! A "churchspeak for dummies" guide to fatten your chances of getting past the Pearly Gates

Another is: 'If the present church building had to go, how and where would you continue your worship?' Ecumenical possibilities are suggested as a means of cutting costs.

Bishop's act may bring new gospel for diocese

A Methodist congregation that broke away from the national denomination does not have the right to keep the church building, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled.

Breakaway Church Can't Keep Building, Wisconsin Court Says

Chicago, IL u Norwegians from Orkdal, Norway, traveled to Chicago for the dedication of an Illinois State Historical Society commemorative plaque placed at the original 1893 location of a replica medieval wooden Christian church building. The plaque describes the buildings role at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the building's journey there from Norway in 1893 and its return to Norway in 2016.