local preacher

American  

noun

1. (in early Methodism) a layperson appointed to supervise the congregation and conduct services between visits of a circuit rider.

2. (in the southern U.S.) a lay preacher.

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Etymology

Origin of local preacher

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Some elderly people say they suffered burning eyes, while local preacher Duncan Kariuki, 43, said his one-year-old child had to be hospitalised for smoke inhalation.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2021

“But he was also a local preacher who cared about the people.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2019

A 3-wood would be too much … mist settled on the tall black hat worn by Gene’s tall black caddie, a local preacher nicknamed Stovepipe.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 31, 2018

Sitting at his kitchen window, a local preacher, Lot Mzawuziwa Matomele, said that sheep and cattle rustling had become a major problem.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2013

He at once became a man of mark in the denomination, and was appointed to the offices of steward and local preacher on the Smith's Creek circuit.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles