church congregations
Gathered worship groups
Church congregations are the assembled members of a church, the people who regularly gather for worship at a particular place.
The term emphasizes the collective body of worshippers rather than the building or institution: The church congregation voted to hire a new pastor.
A single church may have multiple congregations if it holds services at different times or locations.
- hymnReligious song of praise
- hymn bookReligious song collection
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- prayerAddress to deity
- prayer circleGroup gathered for collective worship
communion · passing the plate · potluck · fellowship · coffee hour · sermon · choir · evangelism · baptism · food pantry · parishioner · deacon · youth group · pews · altar · pastoral care · salvation · disaster relief
- weekend crowdspark visitors, zoo visitors, concert crowds, sports fans
- SouthernersAlabaman, Alabamian, Alabamians, Arkansan, Arkansans
- Syriac ChristiansAssyrians, Chaldeans, Aramaic, Jacobites, patriarchs
religious role/hierarchy
church congregationsclergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
priesthood · church leadership · pastors · bishops · deacons