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presbytery

[prez-bi-ter-ee, pres-] / ˈprɛz bɪˌtɛr i, ˈprɛs- /
NOUN
rectory
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The school and the Covenant Presbyterian Church are connected with the Nashville Presbytery, which includes congregations in the Presbyterian Church in America, across Middle Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Tom Cramer, a leader at Los Ranchos Presbytery and a former pastor at Geneva Presbyterian, called the Taiwanese congregation “dear friends” and “sisters and brothers in Christ.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2022

If the Baltimore Presbytery gives its approval next month, the two congregations will begin worshiping as one body — Govans Presbyterian Church — at the Govans site Dec. 3.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2017

After the church closed, the Presbytery first rented the building to another group.

From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2016

The next night he actually stayed home with her instead of going to the Presbytery meeting.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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