Visiting a Salvation Army church workbook

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y m r A n o i t Salva church pupil workbook

The Salvation Army, Schools & Colleges Unit

www.salvationarmy.org.uk/schools The Salvation Army, Registered Charity No. 214779 and in Scotland SC009359

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questions

outside the building

Make a list of questions you would like to ask about this church, or about The Salvation Army.

Look carefully at the outside of the building and record what you see. a. Is it is a very old building or fairly new?

b. Is there a date anywhere on the building?

c. Has the building been refurbished or extended?

d. Does the building look like a church? If not, what else does it look like?

How could you find out the answers to these questions?

e. Are there any notices or signs outside? What information or messages do they give you?

Use the page opposite to make a sketch of the building.

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inside the church

word challenge!

Now look around inside the church.

Can you complete the acrostic below? All the words should be about The Salvation Army or this church.

a. How does it make you feel when you walk inside?

b. Can you see how many other rooms there are inside the Salvation Army building? What are they used for?

Make a list of different events, services and activities which happen at this church. Look out for posters and notices, flyers and information sheets which might help you.

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time to think

inside the worship hall

a. What do you think are the most important things about this church?

Look around the main hall which is used for worship. Think carefully about the two questions below! a. What things are missing from this church which you have seen in other churches? Draw them below.

b. Could you make any building into a church? Why or why not?

c. If you took all the objects out of this church, would it still be a church? Why or why not?

b. Are there any features in this church which you have also seen in other churches? Draw them below.

d. What do you like about this church?

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inside the worship hall

symbols

What feature or object stands out most?

Why do you think this is?

Draw two symbols you can see in the worship hall. Try to find out what each one is called and what it means.

the mercy seat Most Salvation Army churches have a mercy seat it usually looks a bit like a long bench with some carpet in front of it. a. Where is the mercy seat in the church you are visiting?

b. What do you think it is used for?

Make a sketch of the mercy seat below.

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