Sentences with phrase «of several denominations»

We explored weddings from the perspective of several denominations and the classes really enjoyed it.

Our community is the headquarters of several denominations, and our Kentucky / Tennessee region is the origin of several American - birthed church movements.

In schools, colleges and hospitals Christians of several denominations might find themselves working together.

After having spent a year with the Church of South India, which had united Anglicans and Protestants of several denominations, I was enthusiastic about church unity.

Signers include the heads of several denominations, including the Progressive National Baptist Convention, the Disciples of Christ and the Reformed Church in America.

Not exact matches

And also...» Several historically black denominations continued a years - long practice of not submitting fresh figures.»

Plus, I would add notable bishops of major denominations, several of them have had a prominent public presence: Desmond Tutu, Rowan Williams, Eugene Robinson, Katharine Schori, Mark Hanson, Elizabeth Eaton.

The demographic breakdown between the two denominations is difficult to assess and varies by source, but a good approximation is that greater than 75 % of the world's Muslims are Sunni and 10 — 20 % are Shia, [1][2] with most Shias belonging to the Twelver tradition and the rest divided between several other groups.

From Merriam Webster: «a member of any of several church denominations denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming the Reformation principles of justification by faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the primacy of the Bible as the only source of revealed truth; broadly: a Christian not of a Catholic or Eastern church.»

We have several different churches, some even from the same denomination, each working independantly of one another.

Several denominations of Christianity believe they are the only ones «saved».

The baptisms were an emblem of something bigger — a nationwide surge of such conversions in several denominations and a spate of reports of Muslims seeing Jesus in their dreams.

Network sustaining - time programs, produced by networks in association with the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Roman Catholic Church, the National Council of Churches, and several other recognized faiths and denominations.

The community grew to become a peaceful conglomeration of Christians from several different denominations.

Some of the reasons mentioned are: competitive missionary activities in several parts of the world; the re-emergence of tensions between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church concerning the Eastern Rite Catholic churches; the use of humanitarian help to influence people to change their denomination; the growth of religious fundamentalism and the impact of sects and religious movements.

Several denominations have programs through which they encourage their clergymen to engage in continuing education, including clinical training and study in the area of counseling.

In several parts of the country, the United Methodist denomination has established programs employing pastoral counseling specialists to counsel with clergymen and their families, and to provide in - service training for parish ministers.

Given the latest medical data concerning the distinct characteristics of the fetus and its ability to survive outside the womb at a startlingly early age, it is little wonder that in the past few years several of the denominations that once took a more open position on abortion have retreated somewhat: the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is now studying the issue; in a 1980 statement on social principles, the UMC moved to a more qualified position; the Episcopal Church and the recently formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seem to be in the process of toning down their earlier positions (or those of a predecessor body) The Lutherans defeated a resolution in their 1989 Assembly which would have been consistent with the liberal position of the LCA predecessor body, and a 1988 Lutheran - Episcopal dialogue report refers to the fetus as «embryonic humanity» with claims on society.

The cozy relationship enjoyed by the leaders of the Rwandan Catholic Church and of several Protestant denominations with the Hutu government.

Emergent as a movement has never sought to be a brand, much less a new denomination, but instead is a friendship network among members of several church bodies.

While the SBC and several of its entities nearly folded during the depression years, the denomination experienced its greatest growth after World War II as evangelistic efforts, the postwar religious revival, and the baby boom swelled the membership rolls of most congregations.

It became clear that the arrivals would require more than what one group could offer: they would need the coordinated efforts of several churches and denominations.

On that occasion, several denominations came together to discuss their common witness to Jesus Christ, with the hope of putting an end to useless and counterproductive rivalries.

There are several denominations of Protestants; I have attended Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist.

Largely influenced by Beckwith and the work of AGNT, a commitment to social engagement has begun to find its way into several New Thought denominations.

Several denominations within the body of Christ do openly accept gay people.

His comments come as the Catholic Church of England and Wales joined the «fleshandblood» campaign, alongside several other denominations and organisations such as the Church of England, the Baptist Union, the Evangelical Alliance and the Churches of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

With more than 4 million members in 10,000 congregations, the ELCA is the largest of several Lutheran denominations in the United States.

In the past half century the several Christian groupings, usually called denominations, have slowly been moving toward restoration of visible unity.

Denominations can take a forthright stand (as several have done) holding that responsible family planning through the use of the most effective contraceptives is not only ethically permissible, but is the only Christian approach to parenthood in the face of the population explosion.

Several of our denominations have been leaders in this work, which is motivated by humanitarian concern and often is necessary, although institutionalization is not always the best solution.

I know that it is very common for people in Manhattan to go several subway stops to get to a place of worship that meets their needs, often bypassing other religious centers of their same denomination.

Pretty much every denomination has several thousand such skeletons... many of them literal... so none of us should get too proud.

On the West coast a halfway house for alcoholic men is sponsored cooperatively by several churches of one denomination.

(I like that several of you tried to sell me on your denomination because it is more «un-cool» than the others!

It is encouraging that several of the major denominations have developed plans and resources in the areas of alcoholism education, community action, and rehabilitation.

It is significant that the following denominations have, in official statements, endorsed the view that abortion should be legally permitted in several situations: the United Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Church in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, the Lutheran Church in America, the Reformed Church in America.

It is one of the remarkable developments of recent years in American Christianity that more and more parishes, of all denominations, are establishing schools of religion, «parish institutes,» or special series «of classes,» which meet regularly for several weeks or even several months; and these are marked by thoughtful planning and high seriousness on the part of the clergy and on the part of the congregation.

I'm aware of several churches where the denomination bought and paid for the land, but the congregation paid for the building.

This was one of several meetings prompted by concern in a number of quarters in our denomination about the state of theology.

The East - West Report lists several examples of him urging legislation to limit non-Orthodox denominations and regulate religious activity in Russia.

For example, in the presence of the advantage held by the paid - time religious programmers, several denominations which had previously cooperated with others in the common production of religious programs have now decided to compete on their own through the purchase of their own television stations, the production of their own programs, and the cultivation of their own audiences.

Several Pentecostal denominations have instituted policies to handle cases of pastoral moral turpitude and financial misconduct, but they have found those policies hard to enforce.

The nine colleges founded by the several denominations during the colonial period were of this nature, but since they were dominated and staffed by clergymen, ministerial training was a central aspect of their work.

I had passed several churches of various denominations along the rural west Tennessee road that leads to the sprawling prison complex.

This is the first time that Italian wine legislation has permitted introduction of a new type of wine at the summit of a denomination's quality pyramid, and the first time that a legal revolution of such breadth was achieved thanks to several years» work by vintners and members of the consortium.

Several congregations have memberships of more than 1,000, and St. Peter Lutheran Church, with more than 3,000 on the rolls, is the largest congregation in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod denomination.

The searches have uncovered huge raw cash (sums) of various denominations, local and foreign currencies, with real estate worth several millions of naira and documents affirming unholy acts by these judges.»

The small denominations are good for giving somebody a single book, while the larger denominations will let them get several books or one of our special titles which are $ 20 or $ 25.

The Treasury Department offers a quick chart that shows the growth of an I Bond (including yield) for several denominations.