Church Observation Paper

The Church itself is on top of a moderate size hill on my home town’s main street. It is very large in structure with other structures a part of the church surrounding it. However, it created an “all welcome” feeling from the way the outside looked. The outside was made of white stone rocks and rose wood roofing. The inside was very open, had red brick flooring with the priest’s podium in the center. On the furthest wall directly across the entrance was a statute of the Resurrection of Jesus. The statute was either glazed or made of bronze. Directly in front of and below the statue was the choir set-up. The church had a small sized choir of about maybe ten male and female adults in their red robes. The walls were the same white stones on the

The meaning behind the hexagon shape I am unsure of but maybe also contributes to God as the central focus theme. The priest’s podium was made of dark glazed wood with the Church’s red banner hanging down the front. Some individual chairs made of the same materials of the piers were organized around the priest’s stage. The piers had kneeling boards built into the bottom of the pier directly in front and contributed to those who wanted to kneel at any time or during the priest’s prayers. There was only one worshiper at the podium for the duration of the service. Those that were not the priest would come to the pier and give their message then sit back in the congregation, and the priest would sit in his designated spot in the congregation as well. The meaning behind one person being behind the pier during the service could mean that the church believes that focusing on only God is what their God wants. All body movements of the leaders and worshipers were very smooth, calm, graceful and respectful. These movements may have symbolized that we are servants to Jesus and he should be treated royally, as well as symbolizing fear towards