community church
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of community church
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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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
City Hall and the fire station, marinas, the motel and the community church, the house where Mr. Sheppard had lived for 41 years, and all but 20 or 30 homes — all gone.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2020
The rest of the people in my community, church, and school also fell into a wide range of complexions.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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