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

A local preacher prepared his three children to go to the airport last month to welcome their uncle, only to find out the morning of the arrival that the flight had been canceled.

From New York Times

“When I say people went out of business, it didn’t happen one by one. It happened in groups,” said Wade, donning a catfish-adorned baseball cap while a local preacher carried in a television he had procured for the restaurant.

From The Guardian

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

From Washington Post

The extremist threat has also shifted from the northern Sahel region, home to radicalized local preacher Ibrahim Malam Dicko, into the forested east near the border with Niger.

From Seattle Times