church council

Of course the church council has every right to end his membership if they want to.

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COSTELLO: Pastor, Mr. Rader had just been elected president of the church council.

CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2005 2005

Just two days before that, Dennis Rader had stopped off before Lenten observances at Christ Lutheran, where he's president of the church council.

CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2005 2005

Now, as you pointed out, this is a man who had lived in the community, was president of his church council.

CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2005 2005

Paul Carlstedt has been a friend of Rader for decades, and is a member of the congregation that just elected Rader president of the church council.

CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2005 2005

COSTELLO: Pastor, Mr. Rader had just been elected president of the church council.

CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2005 2005

So somebody was worried about that happening, didn't want that to happen, perhaps after some kind of power within the church, and decided possibly to purge the church council.

CNN Transcript May 21, 2003 2003

And some think that somebody was trying to purge the church council.

CNN Transcript May 21, 2003 2003

Mr Leeuw said the reinvestment of the Stockenstroom funds was done after a decision by the church council, which he chaired at the time.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

According to this plan, purely congregational matters are decided by the vote of the congregation, either directly or through the church council.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913