presbytery
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The church linked to the school is a member of the presbytery, which includes congregations in middle Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Sister Mary Ross, 79, lived in the presbytery next door and was awoken by the blaze.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2022
Stationed since 7 a.m. within the pale-green walls of the tiny presbytery room, he was supposed to have been relieved after working an eight-hour shift.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2019
For the first time since they shared the St Alipius presbytery at Ballarat in the 1970s, George Pell will be back under the same roof as the worst of the worst.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2019
A partly subterranean chapel, six or eight feet lower than the pavement of the church, extends under the presbytery.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by N. Parker Willis
In the lead-up to the debate, a report to the General Assembly showed that 29 of 42 presbyteries supported the change, which would also allow Kirk buildings to be used for gay weddings.
From BBC ● May 23, 2022
Ahead of the vote, a report to the General Assembly showed that 29 of 42 presbyteries supported the change, which would also allow Kirk buildings to be used for gay weddings.
From BBC ● May 20, 2022
The draft was passed by voice vote and sent to the church's 188 presbyteries for ratification.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the Southern church's constitution, a negative vote by only 16 of the 61 presbyteries would kill the merger.
From Time Magazine Archive
This action was taken, no doubt, in obedience to the summons issued by the General Assembly in 1640 to the presbyteries to complete the removal and destruction of all monuments.
From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various
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