congregation
Example Sentences
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Unsanctioned congregations, some with hundreds of members, operate outside of the official state-run churches.
For the small congregation, the Eaton fire was a test of faith.
From Los Angeles Times
After a year’s forced hiatus, Kharouf went back to work for Syria’s religious endowments ministry, giving approved sermons to his congregation.
When the congregation responds with rhythmic panting that slowly builds to shrieks of grief and passion, Ann finally feels at home — the burdens she’s been carrying all her life, cast into the ether.
From Salon
There were also pictures of the King at a synagogue in Manchester, where he met members of the congregation who had tried to stop an attacker.
From BBC
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