Sentence examples for of local churches from inspiring English sources

Pastors and members of local churches took sides, both for and against.

Peace led to the redecoration of dozens of local churches, and Rubens was in demand.

A network of local churches and charities is trying to help those out of work.

Her coalition included home-schooling parents — T-shirts were made specifically to identify them in the crowd — and members of local churches.

Marple wasn't fooled for a moment by Miss Conway, an American tourist who claims to be on a brass-rubbing tour of local churches.

The relationship of local churches to the cooperative bodies has undergone similar change, which has occasioned ongoing discussion among all Baptist groups.

It also emphasized the necessity of the active participation of all believers in determining the church's destiny and in the establishment of local church governance.

Near the start of this approach to the highest hill in Cornwall, the isolated outcrop of Lanlavery Rock used to be a popular place for picnics and gatherings of local church groups and schools.

The campaign has sent congregation volunteers marching orders -- a schedule of 22 "duties," beginning with the submission of local church membership directories to party headquarters, the better to compare them with voter registration lists.

Friday's statement said that the Vatican took "very seriously the central issues raised by the report, including the governance of local Church leaders with ultimate responsibility for the pastoral care of children".

At the film's center is Bess (Emily Watson), a shy and troubled young woman who, defying the scowls of local church elders, marries Jan, a raffish Scandinavian oil worker (Stellan Skarsgård).