Room in which vestments and paraments are stored and in which ministers vest.

a room used for church meetings and classes

An elected body of people, usually around 10 people, to make decisions necessary for an Episcopal church's continued function. Terms of office vary from time frame to time frame, and parish to parish

A room attached to a church, where the clergy and choir robe in religious garments.

The vestry consisted of the custos, two or more of the local magistrates, ten vestrymen (landowners), and the rector of the Anglican church. The vestrymen were elected annually by the freeholders. The vestrymen in turn appointed all the parochial officers at their first meeting. These vestries, which formerly ran the local parish government, were replaced by Parochial Boards during the government reorganization that took place between 1865 and 1874.

in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held

a room attached to a parish church where the vestments and ornaments are kept, and which is also used for parochial meetings

a room within or attached to a church which is used to store vestments and other items used in worship

a room for the storage of sacred vessels, liturgical books and priestly vestments; and where the clergy don their cermonial attire; also known as a sacristy

The governing body of a parish. Its name derived from the room in a church building in which it usually met, which in turn came from its function as a room where the priest put on his vestments. Its membership comprised a chairman (the minister of the parish), the churchwardens, and a number of respected householders of the parish.

a room for the housing of church records and vestments where the clergy and choir change and prepare for services

Twelve members of the congregation who have been elected to serve with the rector as the governing board of the parish.

an elected group of parishioners who, with the Rector, guide and direct the church.

The vestry handles the parish's business matters and serves as a council of advice for the rector. Vestry members are elected by the congregation at an annual meeting. The rector presides at meetings of the vestry. Atonement's vestry consists of 9 lay persons, serving staggered 3-year terms, and is headed by a senior warden and junior warden.

A group of church members who manage temporal affairs, or our annual congregational meeting

The lay governing body of a parish church.

The legal representative of the parish with regard to all matters pertaining to its corporate property. The number of vestry members and the term of office varies from parish to parish. The basic responsibilities of the vestry are to help define and articulate the mission of the congregation; to support the church's mission by word and deed, to select the rector, to ensure effective organization and planning, and to manage resources and finances.

The church board or leadership body of an Episcopal parish.

administrative group within a parish; the ruling body of a church.

Where priests etc. put their robes on in church (did I need to explain that?). ("Here Comes The Groom")

Vestry is to the Cathedral something like a board of directors is to a company. The Dean fills a role similar to that of a company's Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. A portion of Vestry is elected by the Congregation at each Annual Meeting. Canonically, Vestry takes charge of the property and regulates all its temporal concerns. Vestry elects and calls a Dean and provides for his or her maintenance. Vestry provides for paying all lawful assessments on the Congregation, keeps order in the Church during Divine Services and, in general, acts as helpers to the Dean; it being understood always that the spiritual concerns of the Church are under the exclusive direction of the Dean, in subordination to the Ecclesiastical Authority and Laws of the Diocese. Further, it is the duty of the Vestry to maintain the property. Vestry members are elected for six-year terms, staggered so that no more than three, nor less than two, terms expire in any year. At the completion of a term, members must wait a year before running for Vestry again.. Click here to see Vestry's membership. Click here for more about how the Cathedral's Vestry operates.

the place adjoining the altar where the vestments are kept.

governing board of a local Episcopal church consisting of lay members, much like the board of deacons in a Baptist church; the group that usually makes basic decisions about church budget, building plans, etc. Usually headed by a Senior Warden assisted by a Junior Warden who often follows the Senior Warden in office.

The rector, wardens and vestry members of a parish. The Wardens and Vestry are the official representatives of the parish in the absence of a Rector. The Wardens have special roles and need the firm support of their Vestry colleagues. Source

The word vestry has two meanings that are more or less unrelated, though they have a common origin. A vestry is a room in which people put on vestments, or robes. A changing room. Since people typically do not take off their street clothes to put on vestments, a vestry room is not a private place but often rather more of an alcove. vestry can also be like a board of directors for a parish. In many provinces of the Anglican Communion, including those in the West Indies, the business affairs of a parish are managed by a vestry that consists of members elected from the congregation.

Literally, a "robing room". Today has two definitions. The room(s) in a church where clothes, vestments, registers, etc. are kept. By use of the vestry for parish meetings, the name is also now given to the group of church officers which guides a parish.

A vestry is a storage room in or attached to a church. A vestry is also an administrative committee of a church.