as in church
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
left Edinburgh early in the morning for St. John's Kirk in Perth
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Mustain served at Preston Trail from 2019 to 2023, according to a statement on the church’s website.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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The church emerged as a safe haven because Pastor Brutus, who had ministered for 50 years and given refuge to some of the more than 1 million Haitians who have been displaced by the violence, had attained hero status.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Support group for widowed The widowed support group of First United Methodist Church of Mount Dora will have its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. May 22 in the church’s chapel, 333 E. Fifth Ave.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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On Friday, the chapel was restored to its central purpose: A place of worship.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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The temple would be almost as tall as the Tower building in downtown Elgin and would be the size of two box stores, opponents said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Designed in Switzerland and made in Japan, each showcases an obsessive level of technical artistry, from the knurled temple fronts inspired by watchmaking to the titanium temple tips that recall high-end fountain pens.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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These scans combined with subsequent scans to contribute to a 3D model with detailed representations of the cathedral’s flying buttresses, arches, ribbed vaults, intricate wood carvings and stained glass, guiding the more than $700 million restoration.—
Ronald Bisio,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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To celebrate him, hundreds of people filled the lush plaza in front of the city’s towering, yellowing cathedral.—
Marco Garro,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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“Kirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kirk. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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