Church vs. Ministry

Churchnoun

(countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where religious services take place.

Churchnoun

Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity.

Churchnoun

(countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.

Churchnoun

(countable) A particular denomination of Christianity.

Churchnoun

Christian worship held at a church; service.

Churchnoun

A (non-Christian) religion; a religious group.

Churchnoun

assembly

Churchverb

To conduct a religious service for (a woman) after childbirth.

Churchverb

(transitive) To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.

Churchnoun

A building set apart for Christian worship.

Churchnoun

A Jewish or heathen temple.

Churchnoun

A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together.

Churchnoun

A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.

Churchnoun

The collective body of Christians.

Churchnoun

Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm.

Churchnoun

The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil.

Churchverb

To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women.

Churchnoun

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

Churchnoun

a place for public (especially Christian) worship;

Churchnoun

a service conducted in a church;

Churchnoun

the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church;

Churchverb

perform a special church rite or service for;

Ministrynoun

Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity

Ministrynoun

The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)

Ministrynoun

A ministration

Ministrynoun

The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.

Ministrynoun

(Christianity) The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.

Ministrynoun

(Christianity) Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.

Ministrynoun

The act of ministering; ministration; service.

Ministrynoun

Agency; instrumentality.

Ministrynoun

The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.

Ministrynoun

The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.

Ministrynoun

Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.

Ministrynoun

religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)

Ministrynoun

building where the business of a government ministry is transacted

Ministrynoun

a government department under the direction of a minister

Ministrynoun

(in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister

Ministrynoun

the work or vocation of a minister of religion

Ministrynoun

the period of tenure of a minister of religion

Ministrynoun

the spiritual work or service of a Christian or a group of Christians, especially evangelism

Ministrynoun

(in certain countries) a period of government under one prime minister

Ministrynoun

the action of ministering to someone