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congregation

[kong-gri-gay-shuhn] / ˌkɒŋ grɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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The 62-year-old leader of the US's largest United Methodist congregation - with 24,000 congregants - had promised voters civility, moderate policy stances and and open ear to their concerns.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

His congregation currently runs homes in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, housing around 1,300 people in total.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

For Wilson, the arrangement offered a way to preserve the congregation without requiring it to shoulder the entire cost of maintaining and redeveloping the property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

She eventually rises from the dead and dances her way through the congregation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Music education in the U.S. began after the Pilgrims and Puritans arrived, when ministers realized that their congregation needed help singing and reading music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

But the portable and durable form suited a young religious movement preaching to plebeian congregations across the Roman Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Still, some critics question whether giving religious groups special zoning treatment is constitutional; others warn that cash-strapped congregations could collaborate with developers for profit rather than mission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The food bank was a success and still operates today, having unfortunately outlived two of the congregations that founded it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

And historian Dr Michael Lambert, from Lancaster University, argued that archives held privately by religious congregations could help "unlock" important pieces of history.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

He believed that the congregations in his churches should be able to join in hymn-singing with confidence and enthusiasm, and this meant having easy-to-pick-up tunes to sing.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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