In Western Christianity, this day is observed principally in the Catholic Church, although some churches of Anglican Communion and the Old Catholic Churches also celebrate it.

Since the Oxford Movement there has also been a modest flourishing of Benedictine monasticism in the Anglican Church and Protestant Churches.

He is referring, not only of the French Nobles, but the Companies also plundering the peasants and Churches.

A small number of Boers may also be members of Baptist, Pentecostal or Lutheran Churches.

The Oriental Orthodox Churches ( also called Old Oriental Churches ) are those eastern churches that recognize the first three ecumenical councils — Nicaea, Constantinople and Ephesus — but reject the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon and instead espouse a Miaphysite christology.

Pope Paul VI also increased the number of cardinal bishops by giving that rank to patriarchs of the Eastern Catholic Churches who are made cardinals.

In 1965 Pope Paul VI decreed in his motu proprio Ad Purpuratorum Patrum that patriarchs of the Eastern Catholic Churches who were named cardinals would also be part of the episcopal order, ranked after the six cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian sees ( who had been relieved of direct responsibilities for those sees by Pope John XXIII three years earlier ).

Churches also hold a one-hour Wednesday evening testimony meeting, with similar readings, after which, those in attendance are invited to share accounts of healing through prayer.

The General Council of Congregational Christian Churches was formed from a merger between the National Council of Congregational Churches and the General Convention of the Christian Church, also known as Christian Churches or Christian Connection ( not to be confused with, although partially related to, the Disciples of Christ ).

Some religious leaders in traditional creedal Churches have also come to question the utility of creeds.

The Old Catholic Church and the various groups classified as Independent Catholic Churches also lay claim to the description Catholic.

It is also affiliated with other ecumenical organizations such as Churches Uniting in Christ, Christian Churches Together, the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches.

At a summit in Aleppo, Syria, in 1997, the World Council of Churches ( WCC ) proposed a reform in the calculation of Easter which would have replaced the present divergent practices of calculating Easter with modern scientific knowledge taking into account actual astronomical instances of the spring equinox and full moon based on the meridian of Jerusalem, while also following the Council of Nicea position of Easter being on the Sunday following the full moon.

This applies to the validity and efficacy of the ordination of bishops and the other sacraments, not only of the Independent Catholic Churches, but also of all other Christian churches, including the Roman Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodoxy and the Assyrian Church of the East.

The Oriental and Eastern Churches have also been working toward reconciliation as a consequence of the ecumenical movement.

This episcopal structure is found in the ancient Churches: in the various churches of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and other Eastern Church lineage, and also those of Anglican lineage.

These Churches also trace their episcopal lineages to the ancient apostolic succession.

The Roman Catholic Church, the Old Catholic Churches ( in full communion with, but not members of, the Anglican Communion ), and the Eastern Orthodox churches are recognized, and also their bishops, by Anglicans.

The post-war period also saw growth of the ecumenical movement and the founding of the World Council of Churches, which was generally regarded with suspicion by the evangelical community.

Old and disused church buildings can be seen as an interesting proposition for developers as the architecture and location often provide for attractive homes or city centre entertainment venues On the other hand, many newer Churches have decided to host meetings in public buildings such as schools, universities, cinemas < ref >

In the Amharic Bible used by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church ( an Oriental Orthodox Church ), those books of the Old Testament that are still counted as canonical, but not by all other Churches, are often set in a separate section titled " Deeyutrokanoneekal " ( ዲዩትሮካኖኒካል ), which is the same word.

These groups include the ' Brethren ' ( often both ' Open ' and ' Exclusive '), the Churches of Christ, Mennonites, Primitive Baptists, and certain Reformed churches, although during the last century or so, several of these, such as the Free Church of Scotland have abandoned this stance.

However, Arthur Mackmurdo's book-cover for Wren's City Churches ( 1883 ), with its rhythmic floral patterns, is often considered the first realisation of Art Nouveau.

Protestants often assert that practices that seem especially strange to them, such as regular fasting ( several Protestant Churches practice fasting ), veneration of relics and icons, honoring the Virgin Mary ( known as the Theotokos to the Orthodox and as Mother of God to Catholics ), and observing special holy days, must have been introduced after the time of Constantine ( or even introduced by Constantine as a way to lead the Church into paganism ).

The two denominations are now referred to collectively as the " Spencer Churches " ( or, less often, the " Union Churches ").

The sees of Rome and Constantinople were often at odds with one another, just as the Greek and Latin Churches as a whole were often at odds both politically and in things ecclesiastical.

They are often called, in English, Oriental Orthodox Churches, to distinguish them from the Eastern Orthodox Churches.

In the Eastern Churches, clergy often make their confession in the sanctuary.

Churches were often built on pre-Christian sacred sites, though.

Traditional Presbyterian Churches in Scotland and elsewhere often had a Central pulpit, that is, the Pulpit was located in the centre of the chancel in the position where most churches have the communion table or altar.

The believers in the Local Churches often audibly call on the Name of Jesus which can be considered a form of instant prayer.

* An often inaccurate translation of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches

:: Churches often hand out the dole to parishioners in hard times.

The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada, often known simply as The Fellowship is a conservative Baptist association in Canada.

The Dormition of the Theotokos (, Koímēsis, often anglicized as Kimisis ) is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches which commemorates the " falling asleep " or death of the Theotokos ( Mary, the mother of Jesus ; literally translated as God-bearer ), and her bodily resurrection before being taken up into heaven.

* Within the Apostolic Christian Churches ( Nazarean ), singing often includes instrumental accompaniment.

The churches often label their church signs as Church of Christ, Instrumental to differentiate them from the Churches of Christ ( non-instrumental ) movement of Alexander Campbell and others.

The labarum, an amalgamation of the two Greek letters rendered as ☧, is a symbol often used to represent Christ in Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christian Churches.

Churches were not constructed with the same degree of urgency, and were most often built of native stone — a more durable material than the wood of which barns were made, and more time consuming to lay.

This led to at least the perception, perhaps even the reality, of two parallel Roman Catholic Churches in China, often referred to as the " official " Church and the " underground " one.

He also played organ at Philadelphia's Christ Church and composed or edited a number of hymns and psalms including: " A Collection of Psalm Tunes with a few Anthems and Hymns Some of them Entirely New, for the Use of the United Churches of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church in Philadelphia " ( 1763 ), " A psalm of thanksgiving, Adapted to the Solemnity of Easter: To be performed on Sunday, the 30th of March, 1766, at Christ Church, Philadelphia " ( 1766 ), and " The Psalms of David, with the Ten Commandments, Creed, Lord's Prayer, & c. in Metre " ( 1767 ).

In the twentieth century, some Presbyterians played an important role in the Ecumenical Movement, including the World Council of Churches.

John R. Mott also played an important role in the founding of the World Student Christian Federation in 1895, and the World Council of Churches in 1948.

The rise of women leaders in the temperance and missionary movements also played an important role in separating the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.

Because of Living Stream Ministry's prominence within the Local Churches as the publisher and promoter of the Recovery Version of the Bible as well as Witness Lee's ideas, the publisher has played a significant role in defending and responding to some of the controversies surrounding the movement.

Some of the Sunday Christian programming on 2CH include Sunday at 7. 30 Morning Service Talk and Nightsong with Kel Richards at 8 pm, as well as a brief one minute Christian News Commentary from the NSW Council of Churches played following the news at 9am, 12 noon, 2 pm and 5 pm ; its presenters include the Rev.

By the end of the series, both Churches were in prison and Intergang was being run by Bill Church, Sr .' s young wife, Mindy ( played by Jessica Collins ), who appeared to be an airhead, but was actually a ruthless mastermind.

His introduction to cricket came via his older brother, Horrie ; Horrie was a useful batsman who played in the local Western Suburbs Churches league and paid Sid sixpence to bowl to him after he finished work.

The Phoenix Prize for spiritual art arose from the winding up of the Christian Media Association ACT Inc., an incorporated body in the Australian Capital Territory, that for some 30 years had been a forum for the Christian church organisations of the ACT Churches Council to provide a single voice in the media, principally to provide video advertisements on local, commercial television channels that were played in the nature of public service announcement.

* played an instrumental role in re-organizing the Christian-Muslim Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches, and in preparing the International Inter-religious Conference organized by the World Council of Churches ( June 2005 ).

She has also played a key role in Action of Churches Together in Scotland.