church warden
Lay parish administrator
A church warden is a lay official responsible for the temporal affairs of an Anglican or Episcopal parish—managing property, finances, and practical matters while the clergy handles spiritual concerns.
Church wardens traditionally serve as intermediaries between congregation and rector.
The term also names a type of long-stemmed clay tobacco pipe, supposedly favored by those who held the office.
- vestryChurch robing chamber
- parishLocal church community
- parish councilElected local governance tier
- vergerChurch attendant with staff
- sextonChurch building caretaker
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- British ReligionAnglican, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, vicar
- church staffpastor, altar boy, parish priest, senior pastor, associate pastor
- wardens
- AnglicanismBook of Common Prayer, archbishops, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury, Anglicans
- Episcopal Churchrector, Book of Common Prayer, vestry, diocese, curate
- parishparish council, parish priest, parish hall, parish records, parish register