local preacher

noun

1. (in early Methodism) a layperson appointed to supervise the congregation and conduct services between visits of a circuit rider.
2. (in the southern U.S.) a lay preacher.

Word History and Origins

Origin of local preacher¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

During her father’s trial, she is virtually kidnapped by a local preacher, who ensures she can’t return to her Cherokee relatives.

From New York Times

A local preacher had been telling families that the Crumbs were “agents of the devil.”

From New York Times

Some elderly people say they suffered burning eyes, while local preacher Duncan Kariuki, 43, said his one-year-old child had to be hospitalised for smoke inhalation.

From BBC

A local preacher prepared his three children to go to the airport last month to welcome their uncle, only to find out the morning of the arrival that the flight had been canceled.

From New York Times

“When I say people went out of business, it didn’t happen one by one. It happened in groups,” said Wade, donning a catfish-adorned baseball cap while a local preacher carried in a television he had procured for the restaurant.

From The Guardian