I am curious on average how long does your typical church service or temple service last?

Question

I want to hear from everyone of all faiths but sorry I cannot think of an alternate question for the atheists.

Pax Vobiscum,

Theresa

Answer 1

trad RC--- 1 hour to 1 hour 15 min

Answer 2

Synagogue/temple services can vary in time. A Friday evening service is usually around an hour, though, hour and a half.

On Yom Kippur (day of atonement) the service lasts all day, but people don't necessarily stay in the synagogue all the time.

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Answer 3

I attend a UU church, our service is usually about 75 minutes long, which includes songs and announcements before the formal service starts.  We have coffee and conversation afterwards, if we like, which can go another 30-45 minutes.

Answer 4

2 hours?

On Easter and Christmas it's longer.

Answer 5

Pentecostal- 1 1/2hr.

Answer 6

1-1.5 hrs

Answer 7

No time at all

I never go

Answer 8

an hour.

Answer 9

I'm a Roman Catholic. Our services are generally about an hour long.

Answer 10

an hour

Answer 11

About two hours

Answer 12

I am a member of the ucc church, our service last about an hour and 15 minutes ( long announcements0 then we have sunday school and coffee hour.. we have communion twice a month

Answer 13

one hour

Methodist.....

Answer 14

Typically about 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Rarely longer than that.

I have been to many evening revival services which lasted more than 4 hours or more.

I'm a Bible-believing non-denominational born-again Christian.

Answer 15

I go to a Unity church - it's about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes.  

Answer 16

Orthodox Jew here.

Our service begins on Shabbos Day (Saturday) at 9am.  The Torah is brought out at 10am.  Reading from Torah is about an hour.  Then the Rabbi's speech, then the President of the Shul's speech and announcements.  At about noon we have Kiddush and then go home to eat.

Evening services begin about 5:30pm with a class from the Rabbi.  Then Seudah Shelishit, then Havdallah.

Answer 17

Supposedly an hour which usually ends up about an hour and a half or more.

Answer 18

Depends on how many people..my catholic has two masses on sunday an 8 am mass usually in english it's over by 9..then we have a 10 am mass usually spanish..it takes about 90 min.  about 200 people go to the 10..only about 30 at the 8.

Answer 19

I am Catholic, and the masses I've been to have been anywhere from 15 minutes to 1.5 hours.  

Answer 20

Starts at 8-8:30 and ends around Noon.

Then we have a small buffet of snacks... we schmooze, and then go home. :)

Answer 21

i attend a christian protestant church; starts at 9:30 and ends at 12:30-this includes sunday school and the sermon given by our pastor.

Answer 22

50-60min Sunday mass

25-40min weekday mass (depending on the priest)

I find the longest liturgical celebration in the Roman Catholic rite is the Holy Saturday vigil which can go for over 2 hours. It is an absolutely beautiful mass.