Congregationalists

Cultural  

1. A Protestant denomination that has roots in the Nonconformists of England. The Congregationalists are much like the Methodists in their teachings. They consider the individual congregation the basic unit of their church, and they practice baptism of infants. Most Congregationalists in the United States belong to the United Church of Christ.

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Example Sentences

While sharing the theological views of their neighbors, Baptists were often social outsiders, looked down upon by Congregationalists, Anglicans and Presbyterians.

From Washington Post

New England Congregationalists, who believed God created mankind equal and slavery was inherently wrong, settled in Denmark and established the cemetery in 1837.

From Washington Times

The book opens with Barnum’s childhood among the prank-loving Congregationalists of Bethel, Conn., and proceeds through his many entrepreneurial incarnations.

From New York Times

What is appealing about the example of New England Puritans and Congregationalists and their descendants is the entirety of their historic culture, which honored hard work, frugality and ethical behavior as well as worldly success.

From New York Times

But whatever the number or percentage, there were also a wide variety of Christians in the colonies, including Congregationalists, Lutherans, Catholics, Baptists, Dutch Reformed, Quakers, Mennonites and Presbyterians.

From Salon