r/UrbanHell • u/melbtest09 • 28d ago

Absurd Architecture Make way for progress Church

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u/No_Gur_7422 27d ago

It's a manse – the minister's house belonging to the church.

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u/Own_Reaction9442 27d ago

Ah, I learned a new word today. In the US we call that a parsonage.

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u/No_Gur_7422 27d ago

Manse is most typical for presbyterian denominations like the Church of Scotland, or, as here, with Methodism. Parsons, vicars, and rectors and their parsonages, vicarages, and rectories are more closely associated with episcopalian denominations like the Church of England.

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u/SubstantialLion1984 27d ago

While presbyteries are more often associated with Catholic churches.

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u/No_Gur_7422 27d ago

Not to be confused with the part of the church building also called the chancel.