parsonages
Ministers' provided homes
Parsonages are houses provided by churches for their clergy.
The term derives from parson, an older word for a Protestant minister, particularly in Anglican traditions.
A parsonage typically sits on church property near the sanctuary: The new pastor moved into the parsonage last week.
The arrangement—housing as part of compensation—remains common in many denominations.
Ordained religious officials collectively
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- vicarClergy substitute for bishop
- rectorParish clergy chief
- pastorChristian congregation leader
curate · parish · diocese · benefice · living · stipend · glebe · tithe
Clergy dwelling near church
- manseClergyman's provided residence
- gabledWith triangular roof ends
- VictorianOf a prim era
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
stone walls · garden · study · parlor · vestibule · hearth · chimney · slate roof
Victorian literary surname
- Jane AustenRegency-era English novelist
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- quiet lifeLow-drama way of living
writing desk · library · contemplation · sermons · correspondence · English countryside · romantic · gothic
Domestic unit of residents
- servantsHired household workers
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- cookHeat food for eating
- familyRelated people together
children · wife · hospitality · Sunday dinner · visitors · parishioners · charitable works · tea
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
pastor · curate · parish · diocese · benefice · living · stipend · glebe · tithe · church
rectory
Clergy dwelling near church
Georgian · stone walls · garden · study · parlor · vestibule · hearth · chimney · slate roof · ivy-covered
Bronte
Victorian literary surname
- Jane AustenRegency-era English novelist
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
quiet life · writing desk · library · contemplation · sermons · correspondence · English countryside · romantic · gothic · inheritance
household
Domestic unit of residents
- servantsHired household workers
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- cookHeat food for eating
family · children · wife · hospitality · Sunday dinner · visitors · parishioners · charitable works · tea · sitting room
- MethodismWesley, Methodist Church, Methodist, United Methodist Church, Methodism
parsonagesgovernment housing
State-provided residential units
public housing · military barracks · council flats · private residences · dormitories