congregation

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During her tenure, Rabbi Israel helped the congregation grow from just over 30 families to nearly 100 during her time there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Rev. David Black leads the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago in Hyde Park, a congregation that describes itself as “progressive” with “traditional theology,” and also as multigenerational, multiracial, multiethnic and multicultural.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Nearly 20 people associated with Zion Church, a large, long-running Protestant congregation in the Chinese capital, were arrested in October, including founder Ezra Jin, part of one China’s largest crackdowns on Christians in years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

I guess what I’m getting at is: It didn’t feel exalted, but I felt purpose and that it was OK to have some responsibility — like a pastor with a congregation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Danny told me later that it contained the sayings of the Ba’al Shem Tov and had been presented to his father as a gift on his fiftieth birthday by the members of his congregation.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok