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

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federated church

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

The federated church should be adopted in rural communities and in many small cities.

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Gill, Charles Otis

In the long run this usually results in a federated church finally affiliating with the denomination which is preferred by the large majority of its membership and which is least objectionable to the minority.

From The Farmer and His Community by Sanderson, Dwight

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

In the long run the officials who now entertain objections to the federated church will doubtless not permit them to stand in the way of rural church progress.

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Gill, Charles Otis