11. Most Protestant churches now have women ministers. 12. The church has a commitment to helping the poor. 13. New employment laws regarding dismissal, redundancy and sick leave would be introduced, and the church would have an increased role in education. 14. Nevertheless, the church had an institutional existence on other levels. 15. The typical pilgrimage church has a long, aisled and galleried nave, wide transepts and a large sanctuary. 16. Most churches had larger windows inserted later to give greater light to the interior, but the Durham examples were not so small as usual. 17. It was common for larger churches to have one or two cupolas, often polygonal, over the crossing and nave and four towers, two at each end. 18. Hall churches often have beautiful interiors. 19. The church has lofty western towers, also a tall nave and choir. |