vestry

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In the vestry, surrounded by racks of well-pressed white surplices and brightly coloured vestments, I met Ian and Paul, one of the couples he has blessed.

From BBC

But the church has worked with the Bats in Churches team to find a solution - they've built a sealed-off loft conversion above the vestry.

From BBC

Doreen Golding, 83, the Pearly Queen of Bow Bells and the Old Kent Road, shouted to the group as she led the way to the church vestry.

From New York Times

By 1767, the Pohick vestry decided the old chapel wasn’t stately enough to serve as the parish’s main church, so they looked into building a more elegant structure.

From Washington Post

"We put out an appeal on Facebook and that brought people from outside the church, from different walks of life and faiths," said vestry member Samuel Stewart.

From BBC