Churches in Dublin

There are lots of them! We have 3 within about 10 minutes walk from our place. Every town and village seems to have a church spire you can see from a distance.

So far we have been to 4 churches in Dublin. A Church of Ireland with an Australian Vicar; a Baptist Church with an English Pastor and a Presbyterian church with a female minister!! No wonder we are confused!! We have also been to an inner city church in a rather poor area that has a great outreach to street people. Each church was built in the 1800's and some retain all their old features, others have been modernized inside in some ways to make them more practical and useful. Many churches have small congregations of aging people while some are very lively and bible based churches. The Church of Ireland we went to is in a village and was apparently used (or part of it) in the filming of Ballykissangel. Being in a village, it is a very friendly church and someone always is keen to chat to you. The Baptist church was also very welcoming. A friendly church is something you need when you are in a new country and well out of your comfort zone.