church

Everyday

1. A church is a building where Christians go to pray and worship. tree →
2. A church is a group of Christians with the same beliefs, like the Catholic Church. tree →
3. Church can mean the service held there: «We go to church on Sunday.» tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life many families go to church for services, weddings, christenings and funerals; churches often have a tower, a spire or bells. In towns a church can be a landmark («turn left at the church»). In history lessons churches are old buildings that tell us about the past. Phrases: «go to church», «at church», «church hall», «churchyard».

Examples

• We walked past the old stone church. tree →
• My cousin got married in a church. tree →
• They go to church every Sunday. tree →
• The church bells rang at noon. tree →
• The school concert was in the church hall. tree →
• Turn right after the church. tree →
• The church has beautiful coloured windows. tree →
• There are graves in the churchyard. tree →
• "Why, she never goes to church." tree →

Note

Plural: churches (add -es after ch). «Go to church» (no «the») means going to the service; «go to the church» means to the building. Capital C when it is a name: «St Mary's Church», «the Church of England». Other faiths have other places of worship: mosque, synagogue, temple, gurdwara.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life many families go to church for services, weddings, christenings and funerals; churches often have a tower, a spire or bells. In towns a church can be a landmark («turn left at the church»). In history lessons churches are old buildings that tell us about the past. Phrases: «go to church», «at church», «church hall», «churchyard».

Note

Plural: churches (add -es after ch). «Go to church» (no «the») means going to the service; «go to the church» means to the building. Capital C when it is a name: «St Mary's Church», «the Church of England». Other faiths have other places of worship: mosque, synagogue, temple, gurdwara.