Church - (building), a building designed
for worship for groups of Christians. It may
be small and simple, just large enough to
hold a neighborhood congregation; or it may
be huge and complicated, containing
different spaces for various religious
activities and observances, as in a grand
cathedral. All churches are built for sacred
purposes, but because many branches of
Christianity exist, no single type of church
building predominates. Some Christians
worship with little ceremony, some with
elaborate ritual; some make use of statues
and paintings, some do not. Thus, churches
vary in appearance, having been planned to
suit one or another kind of religious
practice.