community church
Neighborhood house of worship
A community church is a Protestant congregation that operates independently rather than affiliating with a denomination.
The name signals openness to worshippers of various backgrounds.
Community churches typically emphasize local governance and broad appeal over doctrinal specificity: The community church downtown draws families from across the theological spectrum.
- food pantryCharity supplying free groceries
- homeless shelterTemporary housing for vagrants
- youth groupOrganization serving adolescents
- small groupLimited gathering of people
- Sunday serviceWeekly Christian worship gathering
Bible study · Sunday school · sanctuary · pulpit · counseling services · disaster relief · baptismal font · interfaith dialogue · spiritual retreats · scripture reading · pastoral care · support groups · prayer circle · prayer meeting · volunteer network · outreach program · hymn singing · vestry
- church lifeworship service, prayer group, youth group, small group, praise team
- churchesCatholic cathedrals, chapels, Eastern Orthodox, megachurch, Cologne Cathedral
community churchmegachurch
Vast Christian congregation
cathedral · basilica · house church · Vatican · storefront church
community churchcathedral
Bishop's principal church
state church · established church · high church · Vatican · monastery
community churchuniversal church
Entire body of believers
papal authority · Holy See · Church of England · national church
community, church, commune, communal, communally, communion, communist, communism, communicate