sextons
Bell-ringing church caretakers
Sextons are church employees responsible for maintaining the building and grounds.
The sexton rings bells, digs graves, and handles general upkeep—a kind of ecclesiastical custodian.
The role is traditional and increasingly rare: The old sexton had tended the churchyard for forty years.
Church attendant with staff
- gravediggerOne who digs burial plots
- churchwardenLay parish administrator
- bellringerChurch tower performer
- caretakerOne who maintains property
vestry · parish · clergy · beadle · altar · cemetery · funeral · burial
One who digs burial plots
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- intermentPutting a body underground
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- coffinBurial container for remains
hearse · mortuary · undertaker · tombstone · vault · funeral · digging · shovel
One who maintains property
- groundskeeperProperty maintenance worker
- custodianGuardian of a place
- bellringerChurch tower performer
- keysLock-operating instruments
cleaning · repairs · upkeep · preservation · restoration · vestments · candles · linens
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Church attendant with staff
- gravediggerOne who digs burial plots
- churchwardenLay parish administrator
- bellringerChurch tower performer
caretaker · vestry · parish · clergy · beadle · altar · cemetery · funeral · burial · congregation
gravedigger
One who digs burial plots
coffin · hearse · mortuary · undertaker · tombstone · vault · funeral · digging · shovel · earth
caretaker
One who maintains property
- groundskeeperProperty maintenance worker
- custodianGuardian of a place
- bellringerChurch tower performer
keys · cleaning · repairs · upkeep · preservation · restoration · vestments · candles · linens · altar
- caretakerscaretaker, caretakers, caregiver, guardian, minder
- church rolesbishop, deacons, priest, pastor, lay readers
sextonsclergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
priests · ministers · pastors · ordained ministers · bishops
sextonsjanitors
Building maintenance workers
custodians · groundskeepers · maintenance workers · caretakers · facilities managers
sextonscongregants
Members attending religious services
parishioners · worshippers · churchgoers · patrons · benefactors