to church

Having almost no money

To enter a church reluctantly because you feel ashamed or guilty

Go to church regularly, usually for religious reasons

A Christian church led by the pope in Rome and present worldwide

People are in a church building when they go to a service or activity

A Protestant church where people who choose to join are often fully washed under water as a sign of faith

A country run by religious leaders where laws come from a religion

An American church that follows the Anglican tradition and is connected to the Church of England

A group of Christians with its own beliefs and ways of worship

A person who regularly goes to church and is part of its community

A Christian group that follows John Wesley's teaching and cares about personal faith and social justice

A meeting in a church where people pray, sing, and listen to a talk

A Christian church founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith and based in Salt Lake City, Utah

A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services

A Christian church that follows John Calvin and has leaders called elders

A group of Christian churches that follow old Byzantine worship and traditions

A bell in a church tower that rings to call people to services or mark the time

A large Protestant church group in the United States formed in 1968

The national Christian church in England led by the Archbishop of Canterbury with the British monarch as its head

A Christian church started in 1830 by Joseph Smith, based in Salt Lake City

A Christian church that follows the teachings of Martin Luther

A religious group that teaches people to improve their spirit and overcome past problems

Churches that split from the Catholic Church and follow Christian teachings different from Catholic ones

A Christian church that the Pope leads in the Vatican

A Christian church that began in England with the British king or queen as its head

A Protestant Christian group in the United States formed in 1957 when two church groups joined

A set of official religious beliefs that a Christian church teaches

Music sung or played during Christian services

A Christian writer from the early centuries whose writings help shape church teaching

A private school run by a church that teaches religion and regular subjects

A building where Christians meet to worship

A large Eastern Christian church in Russia led by a church leader called the Patriarch

A Protestant Christian group where each local church makes its own decisions

Christian churches that came from the Byzantine tradition, for example the Eastern Orthodox Church

Land, buildings, or money that a church owns for its religious use

The main Orthodox Christian church in Greece that governs itself

People who guide and manage a church and its members

A church the government officially supports as the country's main church

The main Christian church in Greece that follows the Eastern Orthodox tradition

A Protestant Christian group that believes God is one, not three

A Christian community in Egypt with old traditions and its own way of worship

The Christian church in Rome led by the Pope

A branch of the Christian church based in Rome led by the pope and bishops

A tall part of a church that often has bells

A group of Christian churches that follow Eastern ways of worship and do not accept the Pope's authority

A religious group from South Korea started by Sun Myung Moon that mixes Christian ideas and holds large group weddings

A Protestant group that uses the Bible as the only guide and baptizes by putting people fully into water

A saint in the Roman Catholic Church honored for important religious teaching and writing

A Christian group that lives simply and seeks peace

A leading early Christian writer whose teachings helped form church beliefs

An independent Christian church in Armenia founded around 300 AD

A Christian church also called the Eastern Orthodox Church that follows Byzantine rites

A yearly cycle of seasons and special days that Christians observe, like Christmas and Easter

A group in the Anglican Church that uses formal, Catholic-style services and rituals

A celebration at a church with food, music, and a special service

The Christian church in the Eastern Roman Empire with old worship services and traditions

A decorative, often large hat that some women, especially Black women, wear to church on Sundays

A group of churches that left the Roman Catholic Church over the pope's authority

A Christian religious group that believes prayer can heal people and follows the writings of Mary Baker Eddy

A Protestant Christian group that opposes military service, refuses to take legal oaths and baptizes by three full immersions

A Christian church in Ireland that was once part of the Church of England but now runs itself

A small metal tool for making holes to open cans

A long wooden seat with a back for people to sit in a church

A calendar showing Christian holy days, festivals, and fasting times throughout the year

A person who has an official job in a church and helps lead it

A small religious group with unusual beliefs and practices outside larger churches

A Christian church in the United States that comes from the Church of England

A list of people who belong to a church

A branch of the Anglican Church that follows many Catholic-style rituals and ceremonies

An early Slavic language used in the ninth century to translate the Bible and other church texts

A Christian church in the Middle East that taught Jesus had two separate natures

A Christian group in the United States formed when the Congregational Church and the Christian Church joined

A Christian church in Scotland that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion

A Christian church group that follows John Wesley's teachings

A pattern of musical notes used in old church music that gives a melody its own sound

A Protestant Christian church formed in 1934 when two American churches joined