Where Is the Chapel

With the exception of parsons (occupation), parsonages (the parsons house) and weddings, where is church in the world of Austen?

Her dad was a parson. Her world was one in which everyone, particularly outside of the big cities (and rural not urban was the primary setting for Austen), attended church on Sunday, like it or not.

So where is the chapel service? Where is a scene like that in Dickens' Bleak House when Esther (the main character) first comes into a social context with Lady Dedlock (and the main plot line begins to unfurl)?

I doubt that there is an answer and since I have only finished Sense & Sensibility (and previously have only read Mansfield Park) perhaps this is premature but you'd think the church would play a larger role than it does.

Perhaps its because she disliked the church and had been wounded by it. I hope this isn't the case but it is not uncommon for PK's (pastor's kids) to want nothing to do with the church because of wounds they have experienced at the hands of the church.

Perhaps its because people were on the best behavior and there was not much to critic. I doubt this since history and experience would say differently. The church has a plan in God's economy but it does not always sparkle as much as the Bride of Christ ought.

Perhaps its because she valued the church and simply chose not to shine the author's light of examination upon something she viewed so sacred. I hope this is the case.

What church related moments do you remember from Austen's works?