Appropriate dress for Church

i think this is the matter of everyone's own choice, what u feel comfortable that is your choice. If you dont feel others dressing good you should not comment and advice, just go your way and let others live as they want.

I think you should dress modestly for Church, but that it doesn't really matter what you wear. I wear jeans and a T-Shirt to church every week. I don't think that slacks are immodest, unless they're too low or too form fitting. I really don't think we should always dress up for Church. We should honor God in whatever we do every day of the week, and Sunday shouldn't be special just because it's the day we go to Church.

I feel that you should be able to attend church in pajamas if you want to. You're there to worship Him...But I don't think you should go naked or near naked as that sends a bad message to others especially if they are young people.

The church I attend, says "come as you are". I guess I believe that, and I just believe God will work out the details of whether or not someones dress is appropriate. I just think that yes we all can be judgmental, but there are people who really don't know. I have on occasions talked with some ladies about the way they present themselves, and they were quick to fix it. They want to look nice, but some just don't know how. But the majority of the time, I just let them figure it out. Myself, I like to wear dresses or pant suits. But it is appropriate to my position and to my personality. But I don't care if someone comes in with green, pink, purple hair and tattoos all over...they are at church, and that is right where they need to be!

I think dressing for church should be respectful of the purpose of church. You don't-or shouldn't-be going to church to attract a mate or a date or to show off your latest outfit. I don't think slacks are bad but the tops should either cover the hips or the woman should wear a blazer. There's no need to purposefully flaunt curves but no great need to hide them either--there is a happy medium. God made the human body beautiful, in His image, and while it doesn't deserve to be hidden and ashamed of, it shouldn't be displayed like a movie poster either. Dresses are fine for church if they aren't short and low cut. Same with skirts. Lest anyone think I'm being judgmental about church attire, this is the same dress code that I advocate for everyday wear. Midriff tops and short shorts should be confined to beaches and vacation spots. People should cover themselves decently in polite society--not because I'm a prude or anything but because the body is a temple and exploiting it cheapens and degrades the body and the spirit.

Well, I don't see anything wrong with things that fit and flatter someone's figure. Expecting people to dress in things like potato sacks or covered head to toe in cloth is just.... silly. Slacks - or leggings under a skirt or dress if the weather is 30 below is common sense, know what I mean? Not everybody owns thick tights nor is every dressy outfit going to look right with cold weather opaque tights under it lol. To be honest, it depends on the church. There are some that are very laid back and you can wear almost anything. Really, it matters more that you care about meeting with other people and worshipping (ie the reason for going to church) than how you dress. I don't think it's necessary to dress black tie or anything, nor is it really all that respectful to go in something dirty like you worked in your yard or on your car in, or like you said, bra straps PURPOSELY showing or a shirt that cuts off right under your bra. I don't see anything wrong with a shorter dress or skirt as long as someone wears hose or shorts or something underneath so they don't flash people.... There are some churches where folks are VERY PICKY about how other people dress, and they really have the wrong priorities going on and thus probably put people off by thinking that way. Yes, this is only my opinion but I know it's true because if people are going to be that picky with ME, I will NOT have anything to do with that institution, group of people, movement, or whatever it is. Not worth my time or the bother it would entail to 'fit in' and I am not the only person who feels that way. Generally, intolerant situations only attract other intolerant people, so I guess they'd be in good company... When I DID attend church a long time ago, sometimes I wore jeans or shorts. Nobody ever had an issue, and you can bet if someone did, that I'd either ignore them - or if it came down to it, I guess I'd just quit going. What a cheap and cheesy reason to have an issue with anybody!

To me going to church on how you dress depends on where you live. If you live in Florida you are bond to wear shorts and tank tops. I grew up use to seeing woman wear dresses and skirts. BUt pants or jeans do not bother me either. Some woman can't afford better clothes. I knwo I only have one dress. It has a snake skin design...do you think that is proper for church. It goes all the way to the floor and covers everything up? I bet that old woman would hate it.

I think that as long as the clothes are in good condition, not torn, dirty, or messy in any other ways, and are relatively modest, anything is appropriate for church. As for a woman's figure, don't these clothes show a man's figure too? If modesty is what she's after, i think it should be equal for men and women. Might I suggest everyone wear a cassock to church, so they'll look like the minister and the other choir members? LOL those things completely hide a person's figure! :)

I personally would never consider wearing those things in a place of worship or most places for that matter....ok...wouldn't wear them at all. Still of all places, church is a place where God is the judge. Now days people don't go to church simply because it is the thing to do or it is expected. I would assume these people are there because they are really involved in the beliefs of the church. I would not deter them by picking them apart for how they are dressed. As for slacks....slacks especially are perfectly fine i think. The woman is in her 70's and I'm sure is remembering the days when women were not to wear pants out in public and had to wear hats to church.

I think slacks will do, as much as possible with shirt or blouse with collar and sleeves. Not too short skirts and not a blouse with a spaghetti strap. Should you find it not comfortable because of the weather, sometimes its okey with out collar or sleeves but something presentable not haltered that straps of bra could be seen. If we can follow uniforms in our offices or jobs, why not then can we observe a little decency in wearing our clothes while hearing the words of God, for a matter of an hour.

Church is the house of God, we enter in this door to pray not attract people or destruct people's attention by wearing shorts skirts, tight slacks or showing cleavage. I know that not all did it intentionally, it's their choice and i think they are comfortable wearing these type of dress but in my own opinion or to most people.. we should wear appropriate in the place, a little modesty type is much better.

What bothers me about people (men and women) wearing casual clothing like jeans, T-shirts, flip-flops, etc. to church is the fact that they would never wear such clothing when going to a job interview or business party or the like. Wouldn't going to worship the Lord take precedence over any worldly interview or business party? If you wouldn't wear casual clothing to aforementioned activities, then why on earth would you worship the King of Kings in said casual clothing? As for my ideal clothing for church (and one of these days, if I find a good pattern for it), I'm going to sew a dress that has a high collar and an ankle-length skirt. I kid you not...I hate having even a half-inch of my neck showing. That's just me, though.

Personally, I wear jeans and a nice shirt to church--with tennis shoes, no less. And I'm a girl. When I was growing up, my mother did not let me leave the house for church without a dress and pantyhose, and the right color shoes (based on whether in was after Memorial Day or after Labor Day. I believe that the more important point is that you are THERE. If your dressing-down becomes a stumbling block to someone else's worship experience, however, or if you stick out like a sore thumb every Sunday morning, you might want to think about dressing a little more like the crowd. I'm sure you don't want to interfere with anyone else's worship. It also depends on the church atmosphere...when I belonged to a smaller church, things were a little more formal. Now that I go to a huge church, no one seems to care that I wear jeans and tennies. There are folks there wearing a lot more casual.

I think to each his own ya know, I personally do wear slacks to church and dresses or skirts and Im comfortable with the long ones. I dont wear jeans or short I feel disrespectful. But i try never to judge anyone by what they were to church, its just not my place. And when your trying to help people get saved who cares what they are wearing. I have heard people say they went to church but some members commented on there cloths so they just never went back. Well I would hate to be the reason someone didnt come back! At my church you just come and Ill even walk in with ya, Jesus loves us all!

I think you should dress respectively. I don't see any problem with slacks or even jeans, just as long as they are clean and in good shape. When it come right down to it, your clothes don't matter. Its the fact that you are coming to church to worship. If all you have to wear is a pair of pants with holes in them, then to me that is ok. The church I go to is more relaxed as far as dress in the summer months. We don't have air conditioning in our Sanctuary, on hot days its appropriate to wear summer clothing. We start services an hour earlier too, thats to try to get done before it gets too hot. We are sort of a small church without a big budget.

I feel that slacks are more modest than dresses, because you are more covered so long as the clothing isn't "advertizing" things, I don't have a problem with them being worn in church - I used to go in jeans and a tee

Well, I am going to show that I am old fashioned and I am sure that many will disagree with me on this issue. However, my opinion is that we need to honor God when we enter His house and that means that we should be wearing appropriate clothes and dress that honors Him. To me, that means a woman should wear a dress or skirt and blouse and it should be a nice one. I also think that men should wear nice dress slacks and a decent shirt. That would mean no jeans,tee-shirts,shorts,etc. I believe that it is very disrespectful for women or men to wear jeans to church. I also feel that women in pants is against the Bible and I don't think that we should allow it in our churches.

I think for women proper attire for church is something you are comfortable wearing except showing midriff and skirts barely covering the thighs like what you wrote.

While I don't agree with wearing daisy dukes and slinkier clothing... In the end, the point of going there is to learn and strengthen your personal relationship with God, not to care if others like or approve of the way you're dressed. If that rubs anyone the wrong way.. well... I'm not apologizing.

the appropriate dress for attending a sunday mass at the church must be decent to look at. i hate it when people dresses as if they will just go to a night party. we must not wear spaghetti straps, above the knee skirts and everything that is just too sexy. it's inappropriate for a woman to dress this type of dresses.