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monument Word or Phrase:PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WALES CHAPEL *  
Definition:A place of worship for Welsh Presbyterians. Formerly known as Calvinistic Methodists, the Presbyterian Church of Wales separated from the established Church in 1811.
monument Word or Phrase:CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH *  
Definition:A nonconformist church for the followers of Edward Irving.
monument Word or Phrase:CHURCH OF PECULIAR PEOPLE *  
Definition:An offshoot of the Wesleyan movement founded in 1838 by John Banyard at Rochford, Essex. In 1956 it changed name to the Union of Evangelical Churches. There are 17 chapels in Essex and London.
monument Word or Phrase:CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for Christian Scientists, a sect founded in the mid-19th century in America who believe that God is the only reality and can bring healing to humanity.
monument Word or Phrase:ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for members of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the national church of Romania.
monument Word or Phrase:EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for followers of the Eastern Orthodox churches. This family of churches separated from the Western church in the 11th century and recognizes the Patriarch of Constantinople.
monument Word or Phrase:RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for members of the Russian Orthodox Church, the national church of Russia.
monument Word or Phrase:SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for members of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the national church of Serbia.
monument Word or Phrase:UNITED REFORMED CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for members of the United Reformed Church, a group formed in 1972 by the amalgamation of most of the Congregational Churches in England and Wales with the Presbyterian Church in England.
monument Word or Phrase:GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for members of the Greek Orthodox Church, the national church of Greece.
monument Word or Phrase:PENTECOSTALIST CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for followers of the Pentecost (ie. emphasising the gifts of the Holy Spirit).
monument Word or Phrase:ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for Roman Catholics.
monument Word or Phrase:NONCONFORMIST CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for members of Protestant sects dissenting from the established Church.
monument Word or Phrase:ROUND TOWERED CHURCH *  
Definition:A church, usually found in East Anglia, of early Medieval and/or Medieval date with attached or detached round tower.
monument Word or Phrase:HOSPITALLERS CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for the Knights of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, a military order dedicated to the provision of Hospitality for pilgrims, to the care of the sick and to the protection of the Holy Land.
monument Word or Phrase:SPIRITUALIST CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for the believers of spiritualism: The belief that the spirits of the dead can somehow manifest themselves and speak with the living.
monument Word or Phrase:CHURCH ARMY HOUSE *  
Definition:A place of meeting and worship for followers of the Church Army, a body of trained lay evangelists devoted to evangelism and social work.
monument Word or Phrase:COLLEGIATE CHURCH *  
Definition:A church attached to or founded by a college.
monument Word or Phrase:BASILICAN CHURCH *  
Definition:A church, the plan of which is based on that of a Roman basilica.
monument Word or Phrase:CHURCH INSTITUTE *  
Definition:A building used by the church to promote Christianity through lectures, study, etc.
monument Word or Phrase:FORTIFIED CHURCH *  
Definition:Any church which bears signs of fortification. churches on the Welsh and Scottish borders were often fortified, only allowing access to the tower from a single opening in the nave.
monument Word or Phrase:ANGLICAN CHURCH *  
Definition:Any church of the Anglican Communion.
monument Word or Phrase:HUGUENOT CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for members of the French Protestant church of the 16th and 17th centuries.
monument Word or Phrase:LUTHERAN CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for followers of the teachings of Martin Luther.
monument Word or Phrase:ORTHODOX CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship for followers of the Orthodox Catholic Church. Use only where the specific denomination is unknown.
monument Word or Phrase:TEMPLARS CHURCH *  
Definition:A church, sometimes circular in plan, founded by the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, commonly known as the Knights Templar.
monument Word or Phrase:MISSION CHURCH *  
Definition:A church established by a religious community to propogate its faith.
monument Word or Phrase:SEAMENS CHURCH *  
Definition:A place of worship specifically for mariners and their families.
monument Word or Phrase:CHURCH SCHOOL *  
Definition:A school run by a christian church.
monument Word or Phrase:PARISH CHURCH *  
Definition:The foremost church within a parish.
monument Word or Phrase:CHURCH HOUSE *  
Definition:House owned by the church, often used for meetings.
monument Word or Phrase:CHURCH HALL *  
Definition:A hall associated with a church, used for holding functions, meetings and for conducting parish business.
monument Word or Phrase:CHURCHYARD *  
Definition:An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground.
monument Word or Phrase:CHURCH *  
Definition:A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known.

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