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I get more out of behavior than words. When I witness first hand strangers reaching out to help strangers and showing unconditional love, I feel better than when I hear people talk about how great thou art. Hence, actions speak louder than words.

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What is a congregation?

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con⋅gre⋅ga⋅tion

/ˌkɒŋgrɪˈgeɪʃən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [kong-gri-gey-shuhn] Show IPA

–noun

1. an assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship.

 

2. the act of congregating or the state of being congregated.

 

3. a gathered or assembled body; assemblage.

 

4. an organization formed for the purpose of providing for worship of God, for religious education, and for other church activities; a local church society.

 

5. the people of Israel. Ex. 12:3,6; Lev. 4:13.

 

6. New Testament. the Christian church in general.

 

7. Roman Catholic Church.

a. a committee of cardinals or other ecclesiastics.

 

b. a community of men or women, either with or without vows, observing a common rule.

 

8. (at English universities) the general assembly of the doctors, fellows, etc.

 

9. (in colonial North America) a parish, town, plantation, or other settlement.

Origin:
1300–50; ME congregacio(u)n (< AF) < L congregātiōn- (s. of congregātiō); see congregate, -ion

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faithful, fold, congregating

con·gre·ga·tion     (kŏng’grĭ-gā’shən)  Pronunciation Key
n.

  1. The act of assembling.
  2. A body of assembled people or things; a gathering.
    1. A group of people gathered for religious worship.
    2. The members of a specific religious group who regularly worship at a church or synagogue.
    3. A religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken.
    4. A division of the Curia.
  4. Roman Catholic Church
    1. A religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken.
    2. A division of the Curia.

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Congregation

Con`gre*ga”tion\, n. [L. congregatio: cf. F. congr['e]gation.]

1. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass.

The means of reduction in the fire is but by the congregation of homogeneal parts. –Bacon.

2. A collection or mass of separate things.

A foul and pestilent congregation of vapors. –Shak.

3. An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of persons met for the worship of God, and for religious instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet.

He [Bunyan] rode every year to London, and preached there to large and attentive congregations. –Macaulay.

4. (Anc. Jewish Hist.) The whole body of the Jewish people; — called also Congregation of the Lord.

It is a sin offering for the congregation. –Lev. iv. 21.

5. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as intrusted some department of the church business; as, the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church. (b) A company of religious persons forming a subdivision of a monastic order.

6. The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees. [Eng.]

7. (Scotch Church Hist.) the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.

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Language Translation for : congregation

Spanish: congregación, feligresía, German: die Gemeinde,

 

Japanese: 会集

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congregation
noun
1. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
2. an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; “a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph”; “a great congregation of birds flew over”
3. the act of congregating

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Congregation

(Heb. kahal), the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Num. 15:15). Every circumcised Hebrew from twenty years old and upward was a member of the congregation. Strangers resident in the land, if circumcised, were, with certain exceptions (Ex. 12:19; Num. 9:14; Deut. 23:1-3), admitted to the privileges of citizenship, and spoken of as members of the congregation (Ex. 12:19; Num. 9:14; 15:15). The congregation were summonded together by the sound of two silver trumpets, and they met at the door of the tabernacle (Num. 10:3). These assemblies were convened for the purpose of engaging in solemn religious services (Ex. 12:27; Num. 25:6; Joel 2:15), or of receiving new commandments (Ex. 19:7, 8). The elders, who were summonded by the sound of one trumpet (Num. 10:4), represented on various occasions the whole congregation (Ex. 3:16; 12:21; 17:5; 24:1). After the conquest of Canaan, the people were assembled only on occasions of the highest national importance (Judg. 20; 2 Chr. 30:5; 34:29; 1 Sam. 10:17; 2 Sam. 5:1-5; 1 Kings 12:20; 2 Kings 11:19; 21:24; 23:30). In subsequent times the congregation was represented by the Sanhedrim; and the name synagogue, applied in the Septuagint version exclusively to the congregation, came to be used to denote the places of worship established by the Jews. (See CHURCH.) In Acts 13:43, where alone it occurs in the New Testament, it is the same word as that rendered “synagogue” (q.v.) in ver. 42, and is so rendered in ver. 43 in R.V.

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congregation

an assembly of persons, especially a body assembled for religious worship or habitually attending a particular church. The word occurs more than 350 times in the King James Version of the English Bible, but only one of these references is in the New Testament (Acts 13:43). As it is used in the Old Testament, congregation sometimes refers to the entire Israelite community, and at other times it means a gathering or assembly of people

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APRIL 23, 2009 – Established discussion forum to openly discuss faith, religion, God and anything else that helps us live lives with love in our hearts better than we would have without learning from others.

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InternetCongregation.org has the mission to look for commonalities in all religions and to strive to find ways we may all live together in harmony.

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From:    Wake County
Sent:    Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:56 AM
To:    Jim Ray

Jim,

There is nothing else you need to do in order to marry someone in North Carolina.  The statute states you need to be ordained or licensed in your faith in order to marry someone.  When a couple comes to you to get married they will present two copies of the marriage license.  You and the witnesses will need to complete both copies, then you are responsible for mailing the license back to the office that the couple received it from, Wake County provides a self addressed envelope for this purpose.

If I can be of any further assistance please let me know.

Team Leader Recording Department
Wake County Register of Deeds

From:       “Jim Ray” <jim@neuse.net>

To:         Wake County

Date:       03/31/2009 09:55 PM

I became an ordained minister and wanted to know if there is any other
requirement or form necessary to perform wedding ceremonies. Please advise.

Regards,

Jim Ray

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