How do you use Congregation in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like assembly or collection, plus the exact meaning.
Congregation in a sentence
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Congregation meaning
- The act of congregating or collecting together.
- A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
- A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.
Synonyms of Congregation
Example sentences (20)
The congregation decided to stay and fix the church to preserve its history and to continue to serve the community.
Everett said she is part of a Colorado congregation with members that meet in four different regions of the state.
Speaking to the congregation, Eng Okwuosa said, “Let us do whatever we are doing to the glory of God and humanity.
During the Service the congregation will proceed to the war memorial in the church grounds for the laying of wreaths.
It was a church service like no other as an “alter ego” clown appeared to leave the congregation in stitches.
Congregation executive director Jason Schnissel says the organization is “thoroughly vetted” and dedicated to saving lives.
It’s a performance keyed to win new converts to the Parsons congregation, which would suit Prinz just fine.
Bibles were among items destroyed and the congregation were without their church for five months while repair work was done.
No one mowed lawns in our congregation, which consisted entirely of apartment buildings and condominiums.
The congregation still faces a challenge, however: there's not a child — or hardly even someone not silver-haired — among them.
Lange took the religious name of Mary and served as the congregation’s superior general for two terms.
Shabbat at Temple Beth Emet: Rabbi Mark H. Sobel leads the service, 7 p.m. Check the congregation’s “Chai Times” on the website.
Speaking to a group of several hundred churchgoers in Wisconsin, he decided to poll the congregation.
The couple each held a child over their shoulders as they conversed while seated in the congregation.
That is exactly what we hope to do by building this partnership between our congregation and the broader community,” Chapman said.
Addressing the congregation, Canon McPhillips said: “Her young death is a hard knock to comprehend.
Despite the loss in membership, Temple Ner Simcha is still open and still serving its congregation.
The Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines, was at the church recently to congratulate the congregation and present it with a special plaque.
Niger State has the largest congregation of shea trees in the world which has not been explored.
In our churches, our Pastors are often called the Shepherd of the flock, with the flock being the congregation or members of the Church.
Common combinations with congregation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the congregation 100×
- congregation of 18×
- congregation in 14×
- congregation for 13×
- congregation and 11×
- congregation to 10×
- of congregation 6×
- congregation is 5×
- its congregation 5×
- at congregation 5×
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