congregation
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After the service, two members of the congregation stopped to chat.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
One morning, I joined a small congregation of commuters attempting to convince the turnstiles that our phones were, in fact, perfectly legitimate fare payment.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
The sermon, the 74-year-old later told me, was inspired by the questions he was getting from the congregation, which numbers around 150.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The Sisters of Nazareth allow requests for both remote enquiries and on-site research, but visits must be approved by the congregation and are supervised.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
We didn’t join a church in Washington, because we didn’t want to subject another congregation to the kind of bad-faith attacks that had rained down on Trinity, our church in Chicago.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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
He wants to begin “reclaiming” mainline institutions and congregations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
On Thursday afternoon, Jewish congregations and organisations in the state took extra security measures and the Michigan State Police patroled other Jewish sites.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Smoke could be seen billowing from Temple Israel, one of the largest Reform Judaism congregations in the country, after the attack and fire engines were on the scene.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
He was used to us getting hand-me-downs firom the congregations and that was fine with him.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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