A ministerial association is an
ecumenical Christian
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group that is active on the local level.
Clergy from various congregations, including
Anglican
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,
Baptist
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,
Catholic
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,
Congregationalist,
Lutheran
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,
Methodist
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,
Moravian,
Orthodox,
Presbyterian
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, and
Reformed
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, often meet monthly to discuss local issues that they can collectively address, in addition to hosting events such as community
Lenten
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services,
or an interdenominational
Good Friday
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service.
United Methodist Church clusters
In the
United Methodist Church
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there are church clusters which consist of three of more congregations.
See also
*
Local ecumenical partnership
References
External links
What is a Ministerial Association?
Christian ecumenism
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