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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a former church" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a building or location that was previously used as a church but is no longer functioning in that capacity.
Example: "The old building on the corner was once a former church, now converted into a community center."
Alternatives: "an ex-church" or "a church that has been decommissioned".
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Swedes convert a former church into a center for entrepreneurship.
"Being a former church adds an aura," he said.
We sit in a former church, that begat a recording studio, that begat "an event space".
He passed a former church, now Deify Laser and Beauty Lounge.
He is out the front of a former church where his work, Exhibition A, is showing.
Inside/Out holds meetings three nights a week in the basement of a former church.
The museum is scheduled to move in April to a former church at 25 Buitenkant Street.
The best part is that As occupies a former church, built in the 1960s, and the scene is outstanding.
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