Vocabulary
pastor
minister
sermon
Bible
hymnal
hymn
sing
pew
usher
offering
offering plate
bulletin
aisle
pulpit
choir
sanctuary
organ
organist
piano
pianist
choir director
service
fellowship
cross
pray
prayer
communion / Lord’s supper
Lord’s prayer
creed
benediction
1. Where is this picture taken?
2. What are the people doing?
3. Who is the man in the front?
4. What is he doing?
5. What kind of benches are the people sitting in?
6. What is the wooden lectern behind the man called?
7. What kind of book might the people have with them?
8. What kind of book might be in the people’s seat?
9. What kind of music might there be in a church service?
10. What kind of songs do the people sing?
11. Who else might sing in church?
12. What part of the church are the people in?
13. If you need help finding a seat, whom can you ask?
14. What do people do when they go to church?
15. What can you read at a church to help you follow the different parts of a service?
16. Who does most of the talking at a church service?
17. What is the pastor’s talk usually called?
18. What is it called when people give money to the church?
19. What does the pastor often do at the end of the service?
20. What might the people do after the service?
Paragraph: At a Church Service
Have you ever been to a Christian church service? What was it like – inspiring, interesting, boring? Were there a lot of people attending? Write a brief paragraph describing a time you attended a church service, or some other religious service if you haven’t been to a Christian church.