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Church, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia)Church, Benjamin, 1639–1718, New England colonial soldier in King Philip's War, b. Plymouth, Mass. He took a leading part in the Great Swamp Fight (Dec., 1675), W of Kingston, R.I., and finally hunt...church music
(Encyclopedia)church music. 1 Music intended for performance as part of services of worship. With few exceptions, music is essential to the ritual of every religion; the singing of prayers and portions of Scripture...Evangelical Church
(Encyclopedia)Evangelical Church: see Evangelical United Brethren Church. ...Falls Church
(Encyclopedia)Falls Church, independent city (2020 pop. 14,917), NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. as a town 1875, as a city 1948. There is diver...High Church
(Encyclopedia)High Church: see England, Church of. ...Anglican Church
(Encyclopedia)Anglican Church: see England, Church of; Anglican Communion. ...Greek Church
(Encyclopedia)Greek Church: see Orthodox Eastern Church. ...Amish Church
(Encyclopedia)Amish Church: see Mennonites.Episcopal Church
(Encyclopedia)Episcopal Church, Anglican church of the United States. Its separate existence as an American ecclesiastical body with its own episcopate began in 1789. During the American Revolution the personal l...Assyrian Church
(Encyclopedia)Assyrian Church: see Nestorian Church. ...Browse by Subject
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