federated church

noun

1. a church whose membership includes two or more congregations of different denominational affiliation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of federated church¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The other—the federated church—is favored by the people in the churches and opposed by many of the officials.

From Project Gutenberg

On the other hand, the members of a local community are usually ready to form a federated church when they understand it.

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Particularly will this be true when a minister of their own denomination is to be made pastor of the federated church.

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That led to the decision to form a federated church under the leadership of one pastor.

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This opinion was expressed after an experience of sixteen years of the federated church.

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