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
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 presbytery is cut off from the nave by a low balustrade, in the centre of which, rising in a bold sweep, is a very fine bronze gate.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by William Wiehe Collins
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
The recommendation on holding office is still to be approved by a majority of the 85 presbyteries, when it is brought before the general assembly for final action.
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 J. H. Kurtz
