Taiwanese town builds church shaped like a shoe to attract female worshippers

A church has been built in the shape of a shoe in Taiwan to attract female worshippers ET Today

Church has taken on a new look in Taiwan, where a giant Cinderella-inspired glass slipper has been built as a house of worship, hoping to entice more women to church.

The church, which was completed yesterday, is located next to the sea in Budai Town, on the east coast of Taiwan. It towers over the surrounding buildings at 55 feet tall and 36 feet wide. 

The architecture of the shoe-shaped-building, which is made out of 320 pieces of blue-tinted glass, has been designed to intentionally target female worshippers.

article,article,article,article,article Related

Zheng Rongfeng, spokesperson for the Southwest Coast National Scenic Area, where the shoe stands, told the Daily Mail there will be one hundred supposedly female-orientated features in the church, including maple leaves, chairs for "lovers", biscuits and cakes.

The church, although apparently modern, draws on traditions within Taiwanese culture.

According to the building's administrative office, before a Taiwanese wedding the bride wears a healed shoe to tread on and smash tiles before throwing the shattered pieces away. This symbolises the end to one chapter and the beginning of married life.

The church is designed to host weddings and provide photo opportunities.

It is scheduled to open before Chinese New Year on 8 February.

related articles
Nearly 900 English churches in danger of falling into ruin
Nearly 900 English churches in danger of falling into ruin

Nearly 900 English churches in danger of falling into ruin

10 amazing churches that are nothing like your own
10 amazing churches that are nothing like your own

10 amazing churches that are nothing like your own

If you don\'t have to go to church to be a Christian, why bother?
If you don't have to go to church to be a Christian, why bother?

If you don't have to go to church to be a Christian, why bother?

Jesus Junk: 10 of the weirdest messiah-inspired products on the market

Jesus Junk: 10 of the weirdest messiah-inspired products on the market

15 Christian board games you won't believe actually exist

15 Christian board games you won't believe actually exist

News
Dozens of Scottish church leaders warn against legalising assisted suicide
Dozens of Scottish church leaders warn against legalising assisted suicide

Pastors and Christian leaders across Scotland have signed an open letter to MSPs urging them to vote against a draft bill that seeks to legalise assisted suicide. 

Sequel to hit Christian movie 'I Can Only Imagine' gets new release date
Sequel to hit Christian movie 'I Can Only Imagine' gets new release date

The release date for the faith-based film “I Can Only Imagine 2,” the sequel to the 2018 box office hit, is moving from March 20, 2026, to Feb. 20, 2026, Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company have announced.

First Minister John Swinney among MSPs to vote against Scottish assisted dying bill
First Minister John Swinney among MSPs to vote against Scottish assisted dying bill

Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, has confirmed he will vote against the controversial Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, ahead of its pivotal Stage 1 vote set for Tuesday evening. 

Suicide is a sin - why can't we say so?
Suicide is a sin - why can't we say so?

It might just be me, but amongst all the myriad and somewhat valid objections raised, including by Christians, to "Assisted Dying" (read "Doctors Killing Patients" or "Doctors Helping Patients to Kill Themselves"), I haven't really seen the most important, indeed the all-decisive, one.