church officer

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Wilson wrote about his wife, Martha White, whom he married in March 1867, and he described his job as a church officer and caretaker, earning $18 a month.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

Complained one former church officer: "Except for the sign on the bulletin board in front, you'd never know it was a Presbyterian church."

From Time Magazine Archive

For forty years he had been a respected merchant, a church officer, a husband, father, and citizen, of irreproachable reputation, with enduring friendships.

From The Delicious Vice by Allison, Young Ewing

You have done very well as a soldier for this occasion; let us see if you can do your duty equally well as a church officer.

From Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the Pacific by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and a fat preferment.

From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose