ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses churches and places of worship for various Christian denominations, synagogues, mosques and Hindu temples. In the architecture of places of worship for the more established denominations the architect is bound to be more concerned with tradition than in other fields. The term 'Roman Catholic' denotes the Christian community which has continuously accepted the authority of the Pope. The chief problem of a community which is building a Catholic church is that, though its building must suit the liturgy as it is, community and architect must also make some estimate of what the total ultimate change in form of services is likely to be. The Salvation Army arose from evangelical meetings conducted in east London during 1865 by the Reverend William Booth, a minister of the Methodist New Connection. The Methodist Church grew out of the Church of England during the eighteenth century and was founded by John and Charles Wesley.
