New Jerusalem Church

noun

1. the church composed of the followers of Swedenborg; the Swedenborgian church.

New Jerusalem Church

noun

1. a sect founded in 1787, based on Swedenborgianism Often shortened toNew Church

Example Sentences

“I left the Baltimore area and came home and established a church. Really, my mother, Catherine, was the founder of the church, New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ Jesus on the North Road,” Carr said, referring to the church which has since relocated to the Cordova Road.

From Washington Times

He also loved the music at church: At Mount Olive Baptist with his mother, and New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ with his father.

From Washington Times

He also loved the music at church: At Mount Olive Baptist with his mother, and New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ with his father.

From Seattle Times

Edward MacKenzie Jr. is the former director of operations at the Boston Society of the New Jerusalem Church, whose members belong to the Swedenborgian denomination.

From Washington Times

Swedenborg made no attempt to found a sect; but after his death, his followers, in 1788, formed themselves into a society under the denomination of “The New Jerusalem Church.”

From Project Gutenberg