presbytery

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 local presbytery of the Presbyterian Church USA asked its leaders last year to embark on a period of self-assessment.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2017

Explosive allegations have arisen from the city where Cardinal Pell was a priest from 1973-83, at one stage living in a presbytery with Ridsdale.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2016

The preservation of the parish Lady Chapel is therefore due to its position at the west of the presbytery.

From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various

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

Then if it is approved by three-fourths of the constituent presbyteries and ratified by both assemblies in 1950, a reunited General Assembly may be held in 1951.

From Time Magazine Archive

Presbyterians' 257 regional presbyteries, similar approval by the General Assemblies and presbyteries of the other two denominations.

From Time Magazine Archive

This declinature, with a letter sent by the different presbyteries, were, in a short time, subscribed by between three and four hundred ministers, all assenting to and approving of it.

From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by John Howie