congregation
Example Sentences
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Over dinner the Croatian pastor introduced me to two families, newer members of his congregation.
It was put on the market by the Church of Scotland earlier this year - one of several properties it is selling to cover rising costs amid shrinking congregations.
From BBC
Even after Blanc arrives, he’s confounded to find himself occasionally standing on the sidelines, a bystander in Jud’s moral crusade to herd his congregation toward righteousness.
From Los Angeles Times
I recall a Mass during the Reagan years in which the celebrant told the congregation at great length that nuclear war would be a Very Bad Thing.
When the attacker ran out of bullets, he tried and failed to reload another 10-round magazine, then fled as “several members of the congregation moved to confront him,” an FBI affidavit said.
From Washington Post
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