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

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federated church

The polity of the "federated" church is congregational; and extreme congregationalism and connectionalism do not mix readily so far as polity is concerned.

From Church Cooperation in Community Life by Paul L. (Paul Leroy) Vogt

What effect, if any, has the formation of the federated church had upon the social life of the community?

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Charles Otis Gill

If organic union in a denominational church is not feasible, a federated church should be formed.

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Charles Otis Gill

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 Charles Otis Gill

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 Charles Otis Gill