Sentence examples for portion of the church from inspiring English sources

(Most of the visible portion of the church dates from 1285, when it was extensively rebuilt).

In 1864 a large portion of the church broke off to form the First Baptist Church of Newark.

Although only the original portion of the church was designated yesterday, Jennifer Raab, chairwoman of the commission, said the board would continue to consider the southern wing and might eventually designate it.

"It brings them the hope now, finally, of regathering the portion of the church that scattered when heterodoxy just became untenable and many were driven out — not all at once, but over the years in different stages," he said.

In the early days of Christianity the narthex was the only portion of the church to which catechumens (those preparing for the sacrament of baptism) and penitents were admitted.

The church leaders' plans are for the tower to be built on the parish house portion of the church's property, at 50th Street and Park Avenue.

Victor Body-Lanson, architectect who drew up plans for the church's alteration, said he had hoped the commission would not include the newer portions of the church.

Stratigraphical analysis was carried out in relation to various portions of the church walls, as well as in relation to the buildings that make up the whole complex, in order to understand the dynamics of major changes in the structure in its entirety.

The remaining portions of the church's walls were completely destroyed by the German Army during the Occupation.

In 1887, the congregation took possession of a portion of the proposed church, a small chapel facing 72nd Street.

A $7,500 grant from the conservancy will cover less than a quarter of the $34,000 cost of rebuilding the limestone steps, the pastor said, and an even smaller portion of the $300,000 the church hopes to raise for other repairs.