Guess: is this church a protestant or Catholic church (picture)

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Usually, a lack of depictions of Mary and the saints would give a clue. Given that there are no decorations at all, it’s hard say. At least they have a place to gather in Christ’s name.
 
I don’t know of too many churches that have drop ceilings.
This almost looks as if it is a multi-purpose room at a college or hospital, where they happen to hold Mass.
 
Catholic Church or Protestant Church? The answer is…
an incomplete church building ;)
 
CilladeRoma said:
I don’t know of too many churches that have drop ceilings.
This almost looks as if it is a multi-purpose room at a college or hospital, where they happen to hold Mass.
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That’s my guess, also. When our church was undergoing restoration work, for a couple weeks Masses were held in a large multi-purpose meeting room in a local government building next door. The temporary altar was a table with fabric screens and tapestries hung behind it.
 
One would hope protestant, but I have a bad feeling it is a Catholic one.
 
And it’s a matter of $$$. My wife’s family’s church was built as part of an expansion of their Catholic school in the early 1960s. The church was originally intended to be the gymnasium, but they ran out of money and repurposed it to be the church. For a long time it probably looked like the one in the picture.

Over the decades they’ve tried to make it more church-like, but it’s not a wealthy community, and there’s not much you can do with the bones it’s got.
 
If we can do this without getting too snarky, let’s post some more. (I know, tall task). This might be fun if kept lighthearted.
 
I know several parishes like that. When the new parish was created, they built a school first with the intention of building a real church later. The church was “temporarily” located in the future gym or auditorium. 50-70 years later, church is still in temporary space.

One parish I know is actually finally building. But instead of finally building the Church, they are building a gym instead because they don’t think the current church (which was supposed to be the school’s future multi-purpose room) is big enough for basketball. :roll_eyes:
 
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By the style and placement of the Altar + candles, this looks like a Catholic Church.
 
The tabernacle could just be out of sight.
Or, if it is not a true Church, but a temporary arrangement, the Blessed Sacrament is probably not kept on site.
 
The stone altar definItely suggests Catholic. Protestant altars are usually all-wood.
 
CilladeRoma said:
I don’t know of too many churches that have drop ceilings.
This almost looks as if it is a multi-purpose room at a college or hospital, where they happen to hold Mass.
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My thoughts as well. If this was a parish church, one would at least hope that there’s a crucifix and tabernacle in sight. But if it’s a multi-purpose room or non-denominational chapel at a hospital or something, that would be understandable.
 
TheLittleLady said:
By the style and placement of the Altar + candles, this looks like a Catholic Church.
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Yep, Catholic.
I reckon when they are ready to have Mass, someone carries in the crucifix and mounts it on a stand near the altar. I also think it looks like a temporary space or maybe a multipurpose room or chapel that has been set up for Mass.
 
Maybe it’s in the parish hall because of renovations in the church (Catholic)
 
Peebo said:
Maybe it’s in the parish hall because of renovations in the church (Catholic)
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It all looks just a little too permanent to be a parish hall. Between the elevated sanctuary and the wooden pews.
 
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