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← Older revision	Revision as of 04:16, 13 December 2010
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	+	{{Infobox_Contents \|
	+	topic_name = Church Building
	+	[[Image:Olney_church.jpg\|thumb\|center\|The church building in the village in [[Olney]].]] \|
	+	subtopics = [[Famous church buildings index]]
	+	* [[Cathedral]] \| [[Basilica]] \| [[Chapel]]
	+	* [[Church signs]]
	+	* [[Church]] \|
	+	opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} \|
	+	}}

	+	A church building (or simply church) is a building used in [[Christian]] [[worship]]. Although the [[Church]] (the people that belong to [[Jesus]]) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping [[God]] in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.
	+
	+	===History of church buildings===
	+
	+	The first Christians were, like Jesus, Jews resident in Israel who worshiped on occasion in the Temple in Jerusalem and weekly in local synagogues.
	+
	+	Following the inclusion of non-Jews (Gentiles) into the church and later the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in [[AD 70]], Christianity and Judaism increasingly parted ways.
	+
	+	Many of these early Christians met in homes, sometimes called house-churches.
	+
	+	As the number of Christians grew during, numbers became too large to meet in houses, and congregations began to build or acquire buildings that were specifically for Christian worship. A number of pagan temples were converted into churches, especially following the adoption of Christianity as the state religion by the Roman Empire in the fourth century. A famous example of this is the [[Pantheon]] in [[Rome]], once used for a temple to pagan gods, it was later used as a church (it is now only a tourist attraction).
	+
	+	===Famous church buildings===
	+
	+	===Architecture types===
	+
	+	===Photos of churches===
	+
	+	<center><gallery>
	+	Image:DCP 4427.jpg\|The main church in [[Echmiadzin]], the physical centre of the [[Armenian Orthodox Church]]
	+	Image:Wittenburg church door gg.jpg\|The door of the famous church in [[Wittenburg]] where [[Martin Luther]] is thought to have nailed his [[95 Theses]] to the door
	+	Image:Olney church.jpg\|The church in [[Olney]] where [[John Newton]], author of the hymn [[Amazing Grace (song)\|Amazing Grace]] worked
	+	Image:Stanfordmemorialchurch.jpg\|Stanford Memorial Church in [[California]]
	+	Image:Trinity baptist colonel light gardens.jpg\|A small local church, [[Trinity Baptist Church (Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia)\|Trinity Baptist Church]] in [[Adelaide]], [[Australia]], once known as the "City of Churches"
	+	Image:Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe (Tarascon).jpg\|The Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe in [[Tarascon]], [[France]]
	+	</gallery></center>
	+
	+	==Quotes==
	+
	+	==Links==
	+
	+	{{returnto}} [[Church]]
	+
	+	{{stub}}

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−	~~{{Infobox_Contents \|~~
−	~~topic_name = Church Building~~
−	~~[[Image:Olney_church.jpg\|thumb\|center\|The church building in the village in [[Olney]].]] \|~~
−	~~subtopics = [[Famous church buildings index]]~~
−	* [[Cathedral]] \| [[Basilica]] \| [[Chapel]]
−	* [[Church signs]]
−	* [[Church]] \|
−	~~opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} \|~~
−	}}

−	A church building (or simply church) is a building used in [[Christian]] [[worship]]. Although the [[Church]] (the people that belong to [[Jesus]]) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping [[God]] in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.
−
−	~~===History of church buildings===~~
−
−	~~The first Christians were, like Jesus, Jews resident in Israel who worshiped on occasion in the Temple in Jerusalem and weekly in local synagogues.~~
−
−	~~Following the inclusion of non-Jews (Gentiles) into the church and later the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in [[AD 70]], Christianity and Judaism increasingly parted ways.~~
−
−	~~Many of these early Christians met in homes, sometimes called house-churches.~~
−
−	As the number of Christians grew during, numbers became too large to meet in houses, and congregations began to build or acquire buildings that were specifically for Christian worship. A number of pagan temples were converted into churches, especially following the adoption of Christianity as the state religion by the Roman Empire in the fourth century. A famous example of this is the [[Pantheon]] in [[Rome]], once used for a temple to pagan gods, it was later used as a church (it is now only a tourist attraction).
−
−	~~===Famous church buildings===~~
−
−	~~===Architecture types===~~
−
−	~~===Photos of churches===~~
−
−	~~<center><gallery>~~
−	~~Image:DCP 4427.jpg\|The main church in [[Echmiadzin]], the physical centre of the [[Armenian Orthodox Church]]~~
−	~~Image:Wittenburg church door gg.jpg\|The door of the famous church in [[Wittenburg]] where [[Martin Luther]] is thought to have nailed his [[95 Theses]] to the door~~
−	~~Image:Olney church.jpg\|The church in [[Olney]] where [[John Newton]], author of the hymn [[Amazing Grace (song)\|Amazing Grace]] worked~~
−	~~Image:Stanfordmemorialchurch.jpg\|Stanford Memorial Church in [[California]]~~
−	Image:Trinity baptist colonel light gardens.jpg\|A small local church, [[Trinity Baptist Church (Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia)\|Trinity Baptist Church]] in [[Adelaide]], [[Australia]], once known as the "City of Churches"
−	~~Image:Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe (Tarascon).jpg\|The Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe in [[Tarascon]], [[France]]~~
−	~~</gallery></center>~~
−
−	~~==Quotes==~~
−
−	~~==Links==~~
−
−	~~{{returnto}} [[Church]]~~
−
−	~~{{stub}}~~

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 Following the inclusion of non-Jews (Gentiles) into the church and later the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in [[AD 70]], Christianity and Judaism increasingly parted ways.
-Many of these early Christians met in homes.
+Many of these early Christians met in homes, sometimes called house-churches.
 ===Famous church buildings===

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 ===History of church buildings===
 ===Famous church buildings===
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 {{returnto}} [[Church]]

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 A church building (or simply church) is a building used in [[Christian]] [[worship]]. Although the [[Church]] (the people that belong to [[Jesus]]) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping [[God]] in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.
-==History of church buildings==
+===History of church buildings===
-==Famous church buildings==
+===Famous church buildings===
-==Architecture types==
+===Architecture types===
 ===Photos of churches===

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	A church building (or simply church) is a building used in [[Christian]] [[worship]]. Although the [[Church]] (the people that belong to [[Jesus]]) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping [[God]] in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.		A church building (or simply church) is a building used in [[Christian]] [[worship]]. Although the [[Church]] (the people that belong to [[Jesus]]) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping [[God]] in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.
		+
		+	==History of church buildings==
		+
		+	==Famous church buildings==
		+
		+	==Architecture types==

	===Photos of churches===		===Photos of churches===

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-__NOTOC__
+{{Infobox_Contents |
-==Synopsis==
+  topic_name = Church Building
-[[Image:Olney_church.jpg|thumb|The church building in the village in [[Olney]].]]
+[[Image:Olney_church.jpg|thumb|center|The church building in the village in [[Olney]].]] |
+  subtopics = [[Famous church buildings index]]
 * [[Cathedral]] | [[Basilica]] | [[Chapel]]
 * [[Church signs]]
-* [[Church]]
+* [[Church]] |
+  opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |
-{{opinions}}
+}}
 A church building (or simply church) is a building used in [[Christian]] [[worship]]. Although the [[Church]] (the people that belong to [[Jesus]]) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping [[God]] in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.
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 Image:Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe (Tarascon).jpg|The Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe in [[Tarascon]], [[France]]
 </gallery></center>
 {{returnto}} [[Church]]

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-{{summary | text=A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. Although the Church (the people that belong to Jesus) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping God in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.}}
+__NOTOC__
-[[Image:Olney_church.jpg|thumb|The church building in the village in [[Olney]].]]
+A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. Although the Church (the people that belong to Jesus) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping God in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.
-{{overview}}
+==Contents==
 {{topics}}
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 {{quotes}}
 {{returnto}} [[Church]]