Sacred Heart Church

The building is surmounted with a big cornice, of a size that emphasizes the power the building expresses. The quoins on the side show an ending to the building, which in combination with the cornice form a sort of frame, there can be no mistake made about the independence of the building. The pilasters on the outside are of Ionian order on the first floor, and Corinthian order on the top floor. Around the courtyard, the same orders were used, but with an added Tuscan order for the elements on the ground floor.

For this assignment, we had to attend a meeting of a spiritual tradition that is not our own. As this assignment's due date approached, I became very anxious! I didn’t quite know where I wanted to go. In my sewing class one day my friend, Kelly Jorgensen, had asked if I had finished the assignment. I had not. “Me and Karlie Mortensen are going to the Baptist church over by Riverton Hospital this Sunday at 6:00 PM if you want to join us” she offered. I found this rather funny. The day before, as I was driving home from work, the Harvest Valley Baptist Church sign had caught my eye. I thought to myself that I should

The church must be a central part of rebuilding the community, they are strangers to. There are a variety of ways of reaching the community, however, whether the church elects the execution of at least one or more of these methods are something of a different matter. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (PHBC) today, does not have an ongoing focused vision, structured outwardly, in place. By the same token, in regards to connecting or bridging the outside community to the relevance of the church, there have been several attempts made. Examples: Service on the lawn, “Cross” walk Easter Sunday, and Church cookout and picnic day. These creative ideas used to get the attention of the community were only temporary.

Every week, approximately sixty to seventy devoted followers of Jesus gather in a traditional, white church building nestled by the woods, across from a horse pasture on the edge of the small, mostly blue-collar town of Sparta, Michigan. As they take their seats, those with gray to white hair fill the pews to the left of the aisle, while those whose in their middle age fill the pews to the right, along with a dozen middle and high school students in the back. Baptist Bible Church (BBC) was founded in 2008 and led by a part-time interim pastor until a full-time pastor could be found. However, since their founding as well as their leader's passing in 2010, BBC has been unsuccessful in finding the right pastor for the job and has continued

Description: One Sunday, every month, I help in the nursery at my church. This shows leadership because I teach the children right from wrong. I also play with them and entertain them.

I have always had a deep reverence for the Virgin Mary. This is most likely due to my Roman Catholic upbringing but, besides the point, in my eyes, she embodies everything of importance in the Christian faith. In her story, she is revered by those who know her, disdained by those who do not, and, for me, personally, the one remaining connection I feel with Christendom. The importance of this comes into play when I entered the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church. I was not expecting to see and hear Mary venerated so highly. The first thing I saw upon walking in the entry way of the church were two icons, one of the adult Jesus and one of Mary, which is not entirely unusual, and I gave it a slight nod of respect. It wasn’t until I entered into the church proper that I was

The purpose of the diagramed bridge is to display the aspect of what reconnecting the church with

The other similarities are that of which both building possess large ceilings with the idea of making the sounds of the Leader or speaker resonate and so that it could be herd throughout the building. The lay out of the seats are very similar to that of a Roman Catholic church with all the seats facing the altar. The decorative designs and symbols share a lot in common with the decorative altar and stain glass windows in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Church. The large peristyle columns are also a shared trait of both buildings. Not just for support but also for visual appeal. And the last item they share is large altar of which is the main site where the preciser of religious rituals sits, speaks, and

That’s right we said it, and we aren’t taking it back! At Bethel Harvest Church it really is all about the numbers! We talk about numbers every week, we post numbers on social media every Sunday! We celebrate numbers! Why, because we truly care about every number! We want to have the BIGGEST number! Now before you get carried away with the whole “they just want more people for more money” thing, just hear us out…

The three structures chosen to be discussed come from many different but intertwined styles of architecture. All of theses being centered around religion shows how in the past religion played a major role even down to the building and what was inside them. These three structures are each beautiful in their own way but the differences in them are what makes them even more wonderful. From the Romanesque style of the Abby Church of Sainte-Foy, to the French Gothic style of Chartres Cathedral, and to the Renaissance style of Tempietto these building are immaculate.

Peter’s Basilica are architecturally different, yet they both unite those people who put their faith in the Catholic Church and into the hands of God by using these structures as propaganda. St. Peter’s Basilica is an excellent representation of Baroque and Renaissance style art and architecture due to the time period that construction began for this magnificent building. Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia is unique even for other basilicas and cathedrals built in the Gothic style. He brings together new ways of architecture and construction that make La Sagrada Familia such an interesting and outstanding structure years before its completion. However, despite the differences in appearance between St. Peter’s Basilica and La Sagrada Familia, they both share similarities that tell the story of Catholicism and bring visitors from different backgrounds and religions to one meeting

There are many different sacred sites within where people come to kneel and pray in front of, such as the Stone of Anointing. Many of them are just observed by people while standing up, as there are no rows of chairs or pews in front of the sites of Jesus’s tomb or the Site of the Crucifixion. The chapels and rooms are mainly open floor spaces for visitors and a main centerpiece at the front of the room, ornamented in candles and crosses and an

I would proceed east down the nave through the crossing in the middle, on through the choir to the apse. I would be in awe of the wonder of the overwhelming sensation of height as I walked down the nave. I would admire the arches on the heavy piers on either side of the nave. Arriving at the apse, I would admire the beauty of the windows which are the main source of light in the nave (Adams, 212).

The interior of the church wants us to feel and believe that we are closer to heaven. The concrete “ribs” from the structure create a sense of movement and repetition, as if we were trapped on that place. The entrance of the Cathedral already suggests a symbolism. To get in the visitor needs to walk downstairs into the ground, through the darkness of a passage that goes under the water that surrounds the church, then walking back up through a ramp into the light. The four Evangelists lined outside are the prophets Lucas, Marcus, Matthew and John, alone on the right side. This path passing in the middle of the apostles then through the darkness, under the water and into the light, represents what Catholics needed to do to be saved. Thereby, Catholics need to learn the teachings of the Bible, represented by the apostles, be baptized, represented by the path under the water, and then the person is saved, or reborn, and therefore is allowed to go to

Meaning in sacred architecture or architecture representing the history of religious beliefs can be interpreted on three levels. First, at a deeper level within the composition of the form and the expression of the interpretation at the unconscious level of the mind through [various emotionally evoking themes.GIVE CLEAR EXAMPLE] Second, at a symbolic level. Representation of religious aspects can be expressed either pictorially or symbolically. Certain architectural settings, as it will be discussed through a case study, symbolize a spiritual journey weaving local images, textures and spaces into a narrative. Lastly, architecture can be considered a “built myth” that acts as a stage that accommodates the enactment of the rituals through spatial and architectural elements of the path and place. The various means of forming and entering the architectural spaces, or orientation and the sequence of spaces will be discussed.