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In the Catholic Church, an association of the Christian faithful or simply association of the faithful ( Latin: consociationes christifidelium [1] ), sometimes called a public association of the faithful, [2] is a group of baptized persons, clerics or laity or both together, who, according to the 1983 Code of Canon Law, jointly foster a more ...
Canon law (from Ancient Greek: κανών, kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler ') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law, or operational policy, governing the Catholic Church ...
The Ordnung is a set of rules for Amish, Old Order Mennonite and Conservative Mennonite living. Ordnung ( pronounced [ˈɔʁdnʊŋ] ⓘ) is the German word for order, discipline, rule, arrangement, organization, or system. Because the Amish have no central church government, each assembly is autonomous and is its own governing authority.
Ecclesiastical polity is the government of a church. There are local ( congregational) forms of organization as well as denominational. A church's polity may describe its ministerial offices or an authority structure between churches. Polity relates closely to ecclesiology, the theological study of the church.
Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches. The Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (JWG) is an ecumenical organization working to improve ties between the Catholic Church and its separate brethren, mainly consisting of Eastern Orthodox and ...
Coordinates: 39.133°N 76.990°W. Living Word International Christian Church is a multi-ethnic, Intergenerational, interdenominational church located in Silver Spring, Maryland. When the church first founded in 1982 then incorporated in 1985, it was called Immanuel's Church. The church is a large, diverse congregation focused on fulfilling its ...
The Changsha Church Christianity (simplified Chinese: 长沙市城北堂; traditional Chinese: 長沙市城北堂; pinyin: Chángshāshì Chéngbeǐtáng) is a 20th-century Chinese traditional architecture church.
The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc. is an affiliate of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops established in 1946 and based in Washington DC, which owns the copyright on the New American Bible Revised Edition, the translation most commonly used in US Catholic churches and incorporated in the lectionary for Mass used in the USA.