presbytery

Marek Mielewczyk was a 13-year-old altar boy when a priest asked him to come to his presbytery.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2019

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

The local presbytery of the Presbyterian Church USA asked its leaders last year to embark on a period of self-assessment.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2017

If the bishops throughout the world were not united with each other in as complete a harmony as the presbytery with the bishop in a particular diocese, these words would not be true.

From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

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

A model of democracy is the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. Once a year each of its 289 presbyteries elects a moderator to be its presiding officer.

From Time Magazine Archive

The draft was passed by voice vote and sent to the church's 188 presbyteries for ratification.

From Time Magazine Archive

The hymnbook thus modified was published in 1859, and its introduction into church use left to the judgment of presbyteries, while its use in schools and in confirmation instruction was insisted upon forthwith.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.