5 sentences with 'congregations'
Example sentences and phrases with the word congregations and other words derived from it.
• « Before Constantine's conversion, Christianity spread through missionary work, which succeeded in founding congregations throughout the Roman Empire, but did not seriously disrupt the polytheism or religious diversity of the Empire. Imperial patronage changed that because it linked secular power to Christian identity. »
• « The bishops were the heads of the congregations in each city, overseeing a team of priests and deacons who interacted with the daily worshippers and led the services. »
• « Byzantine priests repeatedly warned their congregations to repent of their sins, for it was sin that was undermining the survival of the empire. »
• « In the 1940s, the Orthodox faith spread in Lutheran Finland thanks to refugees from Karelia, which strengthened the existing small Orthodox congregations. »
• « The orthodox congregations in Finland possessed irreplaceable art treasures, most of which were saved from destruction during the war and taken to Finland. »