Church architecture
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EMCC church buildings Part 3: the Living Room or the Theatre
When the 1960s opened, EMCC congregations started building worship spaces that firmly turned away from the Gothic ideal that had dominated Canadian church buildings since the 1850s. I should mention that in Ontario, the EMCC almost never used the white… Continue reading
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EMCC Church Buildings: Part 2: Built, Bought, Rented
The Mennonite Brethren in Christ Discipline had instructions about how church buildings were to be constructed. They were to be “plain” (Mennonite language) and, borrowing an idea from the Free Methodists, pew rents were not allowed: “Let all our buildings… Continue reading
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EMCC Church buildings Part 1: Beliefs and Early Practices
The Church exists whether we use buildings or not! Our heavenly Father knows when we need them. Nevertheless, the “medium is the message,” as Canadian media theoretician Marshall McLuhan said. Worship spaces convey meanings in addition to the words spoken… Continue reading
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