'''High church''' refers to any church service that has a formal [[liturgy]] with elaborate rituals and an ornate church sanctuary. The [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], and some expressions of [[Anglo-Catholicism|Anglicanism]], [[Lutheranism]], [[Methodism]], and [[Presbyterianism]] can be deemed high church. The opposite is [[low church]], and it is often associated with [[congregationalist]] Churches, such as [[Baptist]] churches and [[Churches of Christ]].
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'''High church''' refers to any church service that has a formal [[liturgy]] with elaborate rituals and an ornate church sanctuary.
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The [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], and some expressions of [[Anglo-Catholicism|Anglicanism]], [[Lutheranism]], [[Methodism]], and [[Presbyterianism]] can be deemed high church.
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The opposite is [[low church]], and it is often associated with [[congregationalist]] Churches, such as [[Baptist]] churches and [[Churches of Christ]]. Though these churches may have a standard order of service, rarely is it accompanied by the formality of high church services.