federated church

American  

noun

1. a church whose membership includes two or more congregations of different denominational affiliation.

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Etymology

Origin of federated church

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

It will be noted that the United Church of Garrettsville differs in some respects from the ordinary federated church.

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Gill, Charles Otis

In Northfield, Summit County, the Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal churches united by verbal agreement in a federated church on December 1, 1914.

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Gill, Charles Otis

A federated church gives opportunity for denominational loyalty and connections.

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Gill, Charles Otis

This form of coöperative organization may be called a church federation, but it should be distinguished from the federated church, which is the union of two or more churches into a single congregation.

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Gill, Charles Otis

The following are the replies to the request made at the end of the questionnaire, “Kindly express frankly your opinion of the federated church as a means of securing Christian unity and church efficiency”: 1.

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Gill, Charles Otis