Congregation definition

Congregation means the Congregation of the University referred to in Statute IV;

Congregation means a local Christian assembly formed for the purpose of common religious worship, education, service and other church activities.

Congregation means a group of persons within the assigned area of the District adhering to the Lutheran Faith who regularly meet for the administration of the Means of Grace and who have constituted themselves as an organised body by the adoption of a constitution;

Examples of Congregation in a sentence

• During periods of unpaid leave, the Congregation will continue paying premiums for health, dental, life, and long term disability insurance.

• Anti-Oppression Awareness: In calling a minister from a racial or cultural group historically under-represented in the Unitarian Universalist ministry, this Congregation accepts its responsibility to continue to offer its members and minister(s) opportunities to increase their ability to function in a multiracial, multiethnic capacity and to address the systemic nature of oppression within Unitarian Universalism.

• Within the first year of ministry, the Minister, Board of Trustees, and Committee on Ministry will arrive at specific understandings about the sharing of power and responsibility, goals for the coming year, and a plan for periodic review and renewal of the ministry of the Congregation.

• It will continue until the Minister provides the Congregation with at least ninety days’ notice of intent to resign or retire, or until the Congregation provides the Minister with at least ninety days’ notice of intent to dismiss, or until the long-term disability or death of the Minister.

• Every three to five years, the Board of Trustees will assess the ministry of the congregation as part of a periodic review and renewal of the leadership and ministry of the Congregation.

More Definitions of Congregation

Congregation means a body of Anglicans who gather together for worship and who are governed by the Canons, the Constitution and the incorporating documents of the Diocese.

Congregation means any number of persons duly recognised as a congregation by any Presbytery of the said Church.

Congregation means a body of persons who have responded to the call of Christ in repentance and in faith, who symbolize their unity through the practice of baptism and communion and who are visibly grouped for the expressed purpose of implementing their obedience to Christ as head of the church;

Congregation means a gathering of more than one person where the individuals are not members of an Immediate Family Unit or Single Household Unit.

Congregation means a Parish or Aided Parish as defined or described in these canons.

Congregation means a congregation of the Church as recognised pursuant to the practice and procedures of the Church.

Congregation means the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis, Inc., an Indiana nonprofit corporation.