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Episcopal Church

British  

noun

  1. an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland and the US

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Hundreds of people showed up for a midweek vigil at St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, where some of the family worships, a few days after Guthrie disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

The Scottish Episcopal Church said grounds for a risk assessment were fully considered and acknowledged the "deep wounds that exist within the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney".

From BBC Dec. 9, 2025

Hamza Walker first conceived of “Monuments” when the statues began coming down in the wake of the 2015 shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2025

The Episcopal Church has had a refugee resettlement program for more than four decades that's been in partnership with the United States government.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2025

Mass meetings were now being held weekly at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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