Found it, my apologies to Miss Austen, I spoke to soon.
They (briefly) mention church (in a non-occupational, non-wedding way) in Chapter 4 of Northanger Abbey.
Catherine and Isabella are referenced as attending chapel in the morning (the divine service in ch 5).
Don't know Catherine and Isabella...Catherine is the main character and is an awesome caricature of a teen girl (though I'd say 13-15 more than the 17 years old she's attributed).
Isabella is slightly older at 24 I think.
Only 54 pages in but I've seen excerpts of what's to come and it has to do with reading too many novels (although Austen has a great defense of the value of novels...I'll talk about that more soon).
In fact, it sounds like Twilight to me! It's "The Mysteries of Udolpho" by Ann Radcliffe but the way it plays in Northanger Abbey and since it's a gothic novel it sounds like an early version of Twilight...not that there are any 17 (or 47) year old ladies getting caught up in surreal romantic stories of love anymore.
But like I said, there is a church in use in Austen and it's in Bath, England. Probably this Abby in fact: http://www.world-guides.com/images/bath/bath_bath_abbey.jpg
Pretty cool looking (if over the top and not in a necessary way) which makes me wonder, what's the coolest church you've ever been to?
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