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Congregational Church

British  

noun

  1. any evangelical Protestant Christian Church that is governed according to the principles of Congregationalism. In 1972 the majority of churches in the Congregational Church in England and Wales voted to become part of the United Reformed Church

"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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Where I live, we have the little congregational church with the white steeple.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2023

In Amherst, black families departed from a predominantly white congregational church in 1869 so they could have black leadership.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2019

The Rev. Dwight Lee Wolter, pastor of the local congregational church, wants a change of venue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2016

"The history of this diocese always saw itself as an example of what church can be. … We're not a congregational church; we have a responsibility," Wall said.

From Chicago Tribune • Sep. 20, 2014

Living as far as they had from the village, the Worthens had never even bothered to pay pew rent in the village congregational church.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

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