An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of persons met for the worship of God, and for religious instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet.
A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as intrusted some department of the church business; as, the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church.
A company of religious persons forming a subdivision of a monastic order.
the group of people who attend church; the members present for the worship service.
A particular form of religious life whereby men (priests or brothers) or women (sisters) live together and share a common commitment of ministering to God's people. Each member of a congregation takes vows of poverty, chastity and obedience while living according to a specific 'rule' for each congregation.
members of a religious group who gather together to worship
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
a company of Christians, with their children, associated together according to the Scriptures for worship and work in the name of Christ, subscribing to a form of church government, and choosing and ordaining some to perform selected ministries
a gathering of Jesus' followers
a group of people gathered together
a local fellowship of believers who are called together for worship, nurture, and outreach in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ
an assembly of baptist ocngregation for a given purpose
an assembly of people for a given purpose
an assembly of people for congregtaion of the most holy redeemer purpose
an assembly of people for conrgegation purpose
an assembly of people for university congregatinoal church purpose
a thick gathering of people connected to each other in many different ways
The people who gather to pray together. Another Latin word which means to gather together.
group of people gathered for worship
an assembly of believers in Messiah. See also church. See also Kehilah.
A gathering of people for worship. The term may also refer to a parish church, or the people who participate in the life of the parish.
A group of baptized Lutherans who are formally organized and officially recognized by the Lutheran church.
group of people who make up a local church community
Members of a worshipping community who make up the parish church.
1)The group of people who attend a particular church 2) Those present for a specific worship service.
a gathering of individuals around the means of grace, usually in a specific geographic location.
A parish or a mission. A mission differs from a parish; it is normally headed by a Vicar who is appointed by the Bishop, and has an Advisory Board instead of a Vestry.
Local group of a religious denomination
A congregation is the group of members who make up a local Christian church, Jewish synagogue, or other religious assembly. It can also refer to the people who are present at a worship service in the building, particularly in contrast to the minister, rabbi or choir who may be seated apart from the general congregation.
A congregation is a type of dicastery of the Roman Curia, the central administrative organism of the Catholic Church. Each Congregation is led by a prefect, who is a Cardinal. Until recently, if a non-cardinal is appointed to head a congregation, he served as a pro-prefect until he was made cardinal in a consistory.
A congregation is a religious institute of Roman Catholics in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken. In the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, public vows are divided into simple vows and solemn vows. Professed members of religious orders take solemn vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience (the vows of religion), while members of religious congregations only take simple versions of them.