church council
Americannoun
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As a result, Cornwall church council chairman Andy Virr and two other PCC members stood down.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2023
A church council meeting slated for Jan. 8 will take up the more serious work of how it wants to move forward with the building between now and the end of March.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 4, 2020
“We’re not just going to close the doors and turn off the lights and say, ‘Rockville, do whatever,’ ” said Regina Gaither, chair of the church council.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2019
He had even risen to become president of his church council.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2019
I had not heard him come up the stairs, and besides, I did not think he would come up because the church council meeting was still going on downstairs.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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