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community church

American  

noun

  1. an independent or denominational church in a particular community.


Etymology

Origin of community church

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

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The total loss of the 80-plus-year-old community church was confirmed on its website.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

Mia Perez started her Friday early, packing her 9-year-old daughter’s lunch and dropping her off at school before heading to a meeting at a community church in downtown Springfield, Ohio, by 9:30 a.m.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

We recently purchased a community church with 19,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space that is being renovated into “Horton’s Hub.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022

The 49-year-old Peebles was widely known in Columbus as Uncle Sherman, devoted to community, church and family.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2022

We drove past the community church, the cross on top slightly askew.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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