The altar is the table in the chancel that the clergy use for Communion. During the Protestant Reformation, some people felt that the traditional term was theologically misleading. As a result, many p [..]

If the wall behind the altar (the east wall

If there is one speaker’s stand in the center of the front of the church, as is typical in churches with a lecture-hall floor plan

An ambry (or aumbry) is a niche in the wall in a large church. It is generally used for storing various articles that are used in worship.

In a Roman house, the household’s water source was in the atrium just inside the front door. When early Christians converted a house to a church, that water source became the place where baptisms coul [..]

The chair on which the bishop sits. It is located in the chancel

The term cathedral

In churches with a historic floor plan

See rood screen

A chapel can either be an alcove with an altar in a large church, or a separate building that is smaller than a full-sized church. Chapels have the same function as church buildings and are equipped t [..]