Church hall

{{Short description|Space in a church building for community use}} {{redirect|Parish hall|the racehorse|Parish Hall}} thumb|Rovira Friendship House in Victoria, Australia is owned by the Catholic Church and used for events. [[File:Poytyan seurakuntatalo 2008.jpg|thumb|Pöytyä church hall in Finland during a 2008 July day.]] [[File:Historical dancing baroque at time travellers ball earthly delights dance group.JPG|thumb|The All Saints Church hall in Canberra, Australia being used for a community dance in November 2015.]] A '''church hall''' or '''parish hall''' is a room or building associated with a church, generally for community and charitable use.<ref>[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Library/guidance/cc18text.pdf Use of Church Halls for Village Hall and Other Charitable Purposes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003071337/http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Library/guidance/cc18text.pdf |date=2012-10-03 }}, ''Charity Commission'', United Kingdom, July 2001.</ref> In smaller and village communities, it is often a separate building near the church, while on more restricted urban sites it may be in the basement or a wing of the main church building. Activities in the hall are not necessarily religious, but parts of local community life, similar to an assembly hall.

== See also == {{Commons category|Church halls}} * Chapter house * Community centre * Fellowship hall * Hall church * Rectory * Refectory * Village hall

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Category:Building types Category:Church architecture Category:Communities